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Accidents - Razors or shavers - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Head

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 624
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Years:
Year 2000:77
Year 2001:16
Year 2002:83
Year 2003:16
Year 2006:88
Year 2008:74
Year 2009:181
Year 2010:84

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 09/27/2010Age: 85 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Razors or shavers, Doors
MULT. SCALP ABRA'S & SUPER. LAC'S: NEAR SYNCOPE EPISODE; 85YOM SHAVING, DIZZY, FELL BACK, HITTING HEAD ON DOOR, ABRA'S HEAD, SUPERFICIAL LAC'S
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/31/2010Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Razors or shavers
67 YOM CUT SCALP WITH RAZOR WHILE SHAVING HIS HEAD LACERATION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/31/2009Age: 92 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Razors or shavers, Floors or flooring materials
PT WAS SHAVING AND DROPPED THE SHAVER ON FLOOR & BENT OVER & FELLON FLO OR AT *** DX; CONTUSION TO SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/08/2009Age: 73 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Razors or shavers
PASSED OUT WHILE SHAVING IN BATHROOM; + LOC. PAIN IN BACK OF HEAD,BILAT RIBS, LITEHEADED W/CP, SYNCOPE. DX: SYNCOPE, HYPONETREMIA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 10/26/2009Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Razors or shavers
HEAD LAC, PT CUT HEAD WHEN SHAVING IT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/09/2009Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Other
Product: Razors or shavers
PT STATES HAD HAIR SHAVED OF HEAD AND PUBIC AREA LAST WEEK AND NOW W/SP OTS ON SCALP AND HEAD IS SWOLLEN. DX. TINEA HEAD AND PUBIC AREA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/03/2009Age: 59 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Razors or shavers
SCALP AB-INJURED WHILE SHAVING HEAD-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/03/2008Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Razors or shavers
CUT HEAD WHILE SHAVING ABRASION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/09/2008Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Other
Product: Razors or shavers
56 YO MALE HAS LUMP ON BACK OF HEAD FROM SHAVING LYMPHADENOPATHY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/27/2006Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Other
Product: Razors or shavers
CLUSTER HEADACHE - SUDDEN ONSET THROBBING HEADACHE WHEN SHAVING
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 03/30/2006Age: 77 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Razors or shavers
IN-HOSPITAL PT,FELL WHILE SHAVING,HIT HEAD SCALP LACERATION/CHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/22/2003Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Razors or shavers
DX:CONTACT DERMATITIS. SHAVED FACE AND HEAD USING A RAZOR AND SHAVING G EL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/13/2002Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Other
Product: Razors or shavers
IRRITAION TO SCALP AFTER SHAVING HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/06/2001Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Other
Product: Razors or shavers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/08/2000Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Razors or shavers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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