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Accidents - Hair clippers and trimmers - Year 2006 - Face

 

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 15
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/18/2006Age: 85 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
PATIENT WAS TRYING TO TRIM HIS NOSE HAIRS AND CLIPPED A SUPERFICIAL VEIN BELOW HIS NOSE AND CONTINUED TO BLEED. DX-LACERATION, UNDER NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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