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Accidents - Hair clippers and trimmers - 26-50 years old - Year 2008

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 147
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Head:102Neck:29
Face:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/26/2008Age: 40 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
40 YOM CUT INSIDE OF NOSE WHILE TRIMMING NOSE HAIRS LACERATION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/18/2008Age: 27 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
PAINFUL BUMPS TO HEAD AFTER USING SHAVER CLIPPERS ON HAIR DX: FOLLICULI TIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/21/2008Age: 39 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
MULTIPLE ABSCESSES ON HEAD AFTER SHAVING WITH CLIPPERS IN JAIL ABSCESS HEAD *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/18/2008Age: 43 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
DX FOLLICULITIS: C/O RASH ONSET AFTER GETTING HAIRCUT 2 DAYS AGO--BROKE OUT W RASH ON BASE OF NECK W ITCHING AND BURNING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/10/2008Age: 27 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
CONTACT DERNMATITIS.PT USED FRIENDS CLIPPERS TO SHAVE NECK AND NOW HAS A RED RAIDES RASH ON NECK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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