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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 697
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/06/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| 17YOF C/O ABSCESS TO UNDERARM X 1 DAY, SHAVES UNDERARMS; ABSCESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2010 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| 24 YO M, C/O LEFT ARMPIT PAIN AFTER SHAVING AREA 1 WEEK AGO WITH A RAZO R, SWELLING, DX CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| 20YOF NOTICED BUMP UNDER ARM, BEGAN TO DRAIN CLEAR FLUID, DOES SHAVE WI TH RAZOR; HIDRADENITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/18/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| 18 YO F, C/O LEFT UNDERARM SWELLING AND PAIN AFTER SHAVING 1 WEEK AGO, WALKED OUT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 08/30/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| 20 YO F C/O OF BACK PAIN WHICH BEGAN 3 WEEKS AGO WHEN SHE WAS BENT OVER SHAVING LEGS. HX OF CHRONIC PAIN. DX:CHRONIC PAIN EXACERBATION, BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2010 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Razors or shavers, Bleaches |
| DX DERMATITIS: CHEMICAL (HOUSEHOLD BLEACH)/FOLLICULITIS: 23YOM SHAVED CHEST, NOTED INC' SORE, APPLIED HOUSEHOLD BLEACH. NOTES ABCESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2010 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| 22 YOF ABSCESS UNDER HER ARM AFTER SHAVING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| 17YOF WITH BUMPS IN AXILLA AFTER SHAVING 1 MONTH AGO, ALL BUT ONE BUMP HAS RESOLVED, GETTING LARGER, MORE PAINFUL; ABSCESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| 17YOF WITH ABSCESS IN ARMPIT AFTER SHAVING 1 WK AGO; ABSCESS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/06/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| PATIENT NOTICED RED PIMPLE UNDER ARM AFTER SHAVING 1 WEEK AGO, FLUTUANT AREA, DRAINAGE; ABSCESS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/09/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| 24 YO FEMALE HAS BOIL UNDER ARMPIT FROM SHAVING ABCESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| 22YOM WAS HOME,GIRLFRIEND WAS CUTTING OFF SKIN TAG,ON UPPER RIGHT BACK, WITH A SHAVER RAZOR;UPPER BACK LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| PATIENT HAS LARGE AXILLARY ABSCESS ASSOCIATED WITH SHAVING; ABSCESS DRA INED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2006 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| SHAVED CHEST AND HAS RASH DERMATITIS CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2006 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| THORACIC STRAIN - 25 YOM C/O SUDDEN ONSET THORACIC BACK PAIN WHILE SHAV ING THIS MORNING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2005 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| PT C/O LARGE RED LUMP IN ARMPIT X 1 WEEK , AFTER SHAVING DX: ABSCESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| PATIENT HAS LUMP UNDER ARMS DUE TO ALLERGY TO DEODORANT AND IRRITATION FROM SHAVING; HYDRO-ADENITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2001 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2000 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/1998 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/1997 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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