Accidents - Nonelectric razors or shavers - Years 1997-2010 - Head

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,698
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	85
Year 1998:	93
Year 2000:	17
Year 2001:	110
Year 2003:	85
Year 2004:	102
Year 2005:	21
Year 2006:	218
Year 2007:	264
Year 2008:	147
Year 2009:	273
Year 2010:	277

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	47
6-15 years old:	144
16-25 years old:	351
26-50 years old:	794
50+ years old:	360

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/10/2010	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers
46YOM SHAVING HIS HEAD KNICKED HEAD WHICH CAUSED A SMALL LACERATION GOT INFECTED CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2010	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers
43 YR OLD MALE SHAVED HEAD WITH AN OLD RAZOR AND DEVELOPED ABSCESS ON T OP OF HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2010	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers
40 Y MALE SHAVE HEAD WITH A ROZOR DX: SCALP ABCESS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2010	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers
5YOM RECENTLY HAD HEAD SHAVED AT HOME, NOW W/ABSCESS TO SCALP DRAINING PUS AND BLOOD SINCE YEST; ABSCESS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2010	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers
7 YO M CUT BACK OF HEAD W/ A STRAIGHT SHAVER WHILE HAVING A HAIRCUTDX SCALP LACERATION***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2010	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers
55 YOM HAS BUMPS ON HEAD AFTER SHAVING. DX: SCALP PRURITIS, INSOMNIA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2010	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers, Counters or countertops
86 YOM PASSED OUT WHILE SHAVING AND HIT COUNTER. DX: SYNCOPE, BLUNT HEAD INJURY, FACIAL ABR, L ARM SKIN AVULSION, THROMBOCYTOPENIA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2010	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers
50YOM, ON ***, WAS SHAVING HIS HEAD IN THE SHOWER WHEN THE RAZOER SLIPP ED CUTTING OCCIPIT>>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2010	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers
45 YOF CUTTING HAIR W/RAZOR BLADE, CUT TOP OF HEAD; HAS ABR RT PARIETAL REGION. DX; SUPERFICIAL 1.5" LAC SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2009	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers
PT DX DERMATITIS DUE TO COSMETICS - YOU HAVE CONTACTED DERMATITIS (HEAD) FROM A CLOSE RAZOR SHAVE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2009	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers
ACC CUT ON THE OCCIPIT WITH A STRAIGHT RAZOR WHILE GETTING HAIR CUT, OW WITH SWELLING&REDNESS TO THE AREA>>CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2009	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers
HAD LUMP ON BACK OF HEAD SO SHE SHAVED IT WITH A RAZOR ABRASION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2009	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers, Bathtubs or showers
WAS SHAVING WHEN DEVELOPED LIGHTHEADNESS&PASSED OUT THE FELL HITTING H EAD ONTO THE TUB, ?BRIEF LOC>>CHI/CONTS/SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2009	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers
48YO HISP MALE STS WAS SHAVING SCALP YESTERYDA, ABRASION & LACERATION BACK OF SCALP , DX SCALP ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2009	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers
PLAYING AROUND WITH A RAZOR BLADE. DX SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2009	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers
PT DX DX SCALP ABCESS WITH MILD CELLULITIS - S/P PT GOT CUT WITH RAZOR AT BARBER SHOP 7 DAYS AGO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2009	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers
NIPPED SCALP WHILE SHAVING 4D AGO, NOW WITH SWELLING&D/C TO THE SITE >>ABCESS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2009	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers
CUT AFTER SHAVING. SCALP ABRAS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2009	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers
71 YOM CUT TOP OF HEAD WHILE SHAVING ABRASION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2009	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers
26 YOM SHAVED HEAD WITH RAZOR CELLULITIS HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2008	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers
EAR LOBE, SCALP LAC. W A RAZOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2008	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers
PT DEVELOPED SKIN RASH ON SCALP & NECK AFTER SHAVING WITH A RAZOR DX: CELLULITIS TO SCALP & NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2007	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers
PT WITH BALD SPOT ON HEAD. GETTING WORSE. NICKED HIMSELF WITH RAZOR. D: ALOPECIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2007	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers
EYEBROW RAZOR LACERATED HEAD
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 05/13/2007	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers
BUMPS AND ABRASIONS TO HEAD AFTER SHAVING OFF HAIR DX: ABRASION TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2007	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers
PT CUT HEAD WHEN USING RAZOR FOR SHAVING-HEAD LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2007	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers, Sinks
FELL HITTING HEAD ON THE SINK WHILE SHAVING LEGS " LAC"
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 02/05/2007	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers
P/W SCALP RASH S/P SHAVING HEAD C A RAZOR " SKIN INFECTION"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2006	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers
PATIENT SHAVED HIS HEAD USING REGULAR RAZOR 5 DAYS AGO, NEXT DAY HAD RA ZOR BUMPS, NOW SPREADING, PAINFUL; FOLLICULITIS BARBER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2006	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers
PT TRIED TO SHAVE HEAD W/ RAZOR AND CUT SCALP DX: HEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2006	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers
PT GOT CUT WITH A RAZOR BLADE AT THE BARBER SHOP AND THINK ITS INFECTED HEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2006	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers
CUT TO BACK OF HEAD WHILE SHAVING DX: LACERATION TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2006	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers
PT WAS SHAVING SCALP W/NEW RAZOR AND CUT SELF. DX: SKIN AVULSION SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2006	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers
SCALP RASH-C/O SCALP RASH AFTER SHAVING AGAINST THE GRAIN WITH A RAZOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2005	Age: 21 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
WHILE MOM IN SHOWER, PT. CUT HAND ON RAZOR. STARTLED, HE HIT BACK OF HE AD ON CABINET. CRYING. NO CHANGE IN MENTAL STATUS. DX.: MILD CHI, ABRAS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2005	Age: 4 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers
GOT HEAD SHAVED TO PORMOTE HAIR GROWTH, THEN USED A SHAMPO, NOW C BUMP ON HEAD" ABCESS"
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/17/2004	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers
LACERATION HEAD-PT WAS SHAVING HIS HEAD AN CUT IT WITH A RAZOR. WAS USI NG A TRIPLE BLADE RAZOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2004	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers
GETTING A HAIRCUT AND WAS KNICKED ON HIS HEAD SKIN TAG BY THE BLADE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2003	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers
FLESH COLORED LUMP BEHIND EAR USED RAZOR BLADE TO LANCE IT DX LAC HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2003	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers
PT SHAVING HEAD WITH *** RAZOR WHEN HE LACERATED SCALP. D: SCALP AVULSI ON.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2001	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2001	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2001	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/27/2000	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/1998	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/1998	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers, Wire
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/1997	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/1997	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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