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

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 164
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Ear:89Face:29
Finger:15Head:14
Hand:14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 10/01/2008Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
DX EPIDERMAL INCLUSION CYST R TEMPORAL AREA: PT W LUMP IN THE R TEMPORAL AREA X 4WKS; NOTICED AFTER TRIMM'G HIS HAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/02/2008Age: 80 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
80 YOM WAS GETTING HAIRCUT AND BARBER NICKED PT'S LEFT EAR WITH THE TRI MMERS, PT SUSTAINED LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/26/2008Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
PT DX HAND LACERATION - CUT HAND WITH EDGE OF TRIMMER AT HOME JUST PTA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/07/2008Age: 71 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
PT WITH ABSCESS ON HEAD AFTER GETTING HAIR CUT LAST WEEK WITH CLIPPERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/26/2008Age: 61 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
PT STATES CUT FINGER WHILE USING CLIPPERS DX RT FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/14/2008Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
PT CUT EAR WITH NAIL CLIPPER AT HOME DX/ RIGHT EAR LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/02/2008Age: 77 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
LEFT EAR LAC, PT WAS TRIMMING HAIR AND CUT EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/16/2008Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
LAC NOSE WITH TRIMMING SHEARS WHILE TRIMMING NOSE HAIRS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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