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Accidents - Hair clippers and trimmers - 50+ years old - Year 2010

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 422
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Face:207Finger:79
Neck:63Ear:55
Head:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/21/2010Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
62 YOM HAS A CUT IN HIS NOSE FROM THE NOSE HAIR CLIPPERS. DX NOSE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/24/2010Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
56 YO M, C/O NOSEBLEED, PT STATES HE WAS CUTTING NOSEHAIR WITH TRIMMER AND MAY HAVE CUT HIMSELF, DX NASAL ABSCESS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/22/2010Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
67 YOM WITH RT UPPER EAR LACERATION GETTING HAIR CUT AND WAS KNICKED WI TH HAIR CLIPPERS- DX-RT EAR PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/14/2010Age: 79 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
79YOM HAS LAC TO SEPTUM WHILE TRIMMING NOSE HAIR DX;* NOSE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/27/2010Age: 58 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
58YOF,DEVELOPED ABCESS TO HER NECK /NAPE AREA S/P A RECENT HAIR CUT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/19/2010Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
52 YOM MAY HAVE INFECTION FROM HAIR CLIPPERS FOLLICULITIS SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/30/2010Age: 62 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
62YOF SUSTAINED LAC TO FINGER WHEN SHE WAS USING A HAIR TRIMMER*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/18/2010Age: 59 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
59YOF LAC LT 2ND DIGIT WITH ELECTRIC SHEARS DX: FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/06/2010Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
A 52 YOM TO ER, STATES HAD HAIRCUT, FEELS BARBAR "BURNED" FACE WITH HAI R CLIPPERS, BURN TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/31/2010Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
69 YOM-PT WAS GETTING A HAIRCUT & L NNARE STARTED TO BLEED DX ACUTE ANTERIOR EPISTAXIS *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/10/2010Age: 92 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
92YOM HAD (L) EAR CLIPPED BY BARBER, PT ON ***, EAR WILL NOT STOP BLEED ING DX;# ABRASION (L) EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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