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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,296
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2010 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| 65YOF AT HOME SHAVING LEGS LAC R LOWER LEG/ DX ABRASION R LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2010 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| 61YOF WAS SHAVING LEGS THE OTHER DAY & NICKED ONE OF HER VARICOSE VEINS, +BLEEDING, TODAY, HAS POOLING OF BLOOD IN LEG. DX -BLEEDING VEIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2010 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| A 40 YOF STATES KNICKED A VARICOSE VEIN WHILE SHAVING, CONTUSION TO LEG WITH BLEEDING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| 18 YO F WITH 3 DAYS OF REDNESS ON CALF. EVERYTIME SHE SHAVES PT STATES SHE BREAKS OUT IN RASH. HAS METAL ALLERGY. DX:CELLULITIS, CALF. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| 18YOF CUT RIGHT CALF WHILE SHAVING LACERATION LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2010 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| 68 YOF INJURED LOWER LEG FROM SHAVING. DX-LOWER LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2010 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| 61 YOF-WHILE SHAVING LEGS-HAD LARGE AMOUNT OF BLEEDING FROM VARICOSE VE IN ON LLL DX BLEEEDING VARICOSITY LLL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2010 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| 49YOF CUT LEG WHILE SHAVING. DX. BLEEDING VARICOSE VEIN.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2010 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| 40 YO M, C/O CUTTING RIGHT LOWER LEG WHILE SHAVING HIS LEG WITH A RAZOR AT HOME, DX LEG LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2010 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| 28 YOF INJURED SHIN FROM CUTTING WHILE SHAVING. DX-LEFT SHIN LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2010 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| 13 YO F, C/O CUTTING RIGHT LOWER LEG WHILE SHAVING SATURDAY, DX LEG LAC ERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2010 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| DX CELLULITIS LEG: 13YOF STATES SHAVED LEGS YTDY, NOTED SX THIS MORNING CONCERN FOR R CALF SWELL' & TENDERNESS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2010 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| 63 YOF CUT RLL WHILE SHAVING DX: RLL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2010 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| DX CELLULITIS LEG/FOLLICULITS: 25YOM NEW TATTOO ON R LEG 2WKS AGO. BEEN SHAVING LEGS & HAS DIFFUSE PUSTULES APPEAR. PN IN R SWELL' CALF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| DX FOLLICULITIS/CELLULITIS, RLE: 17YOF SM RED ITCHY BUMPS ON R LL LEG PAST WEEK. W/ INC' PN & REDDNESS. UNSURE LESIONS RESULT OF SHAVING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2010 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| 55 YOF WAS SHAVING HER LOWER LEGS WITH RAZOR WHEN SHE CUT HERSELF. DX-LAC LOWER LEGS WITH HEMORRHAGE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| 18YOF USED *** HAIR REMOVER ON RLE & LLE, STARTED TO BURN, REMOVED WITH WATER THEN SHAVED WITH RAZOR C/O BURNING. DX - ALLERGIC RXN, RASH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2010 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| 22 YOF PT C/O TENDER AREAS ON RLE. STARTED 2 DAYS AGO AFTER SHAVING. MULTIPLE SUPERFICIAL ABCESSES RLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2010 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| 40 YOF CUT RT LOWER LEG,NICKED VARICOSITY WHILE SHAVING;SPURTING BLOOD 5 DAYS AGO. DX:LAC VARICOSE VEIN RT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2010 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| 36 YOF PT C/O INJURY TO R LOWER LEG WHILE SHAVING. PUNTURE WOUND VERIC OSE VEIN R LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2010 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| 82 YR OLD FEMALE SHAVING LEGS AND CUT SHIN AND NOW INFECTED LESION AND RASH ON LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2010 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| 55 YOF INJURED LOWER LEG SHAVING. DX-LEFT SHIN LACERATION 1 CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2010 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| 66 W/FM CUT LOWER LEG WHILE SHAVING AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2010 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Razors or shavers, Soaps |
| 46YOF, C/O B/L LEG RASH&REDNESS AFTER SHAVING WITH SOAP ON MONDAY >>RASHH/FOLLICULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| 20YOF AT HOME SHAVING LEG CUT LOWER LEG AND ANKLE/ DX R LEG AND ANKLE 3CM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2010 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| RT LOWER LEG LAC.69YOF WAS USING A RAZOR TO SHAVE LEGS AND LACERATED LO WER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2010 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| 84 Y/O F CUT LEG SHAVING LWR LEG ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2010 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Razors or shavers |
| DX URTICARIA: 38YOF AFTER SHAV'G PUT ON OLIVE OIL ON LEGS, LATER DEVELOPED WHEALS & ITCH'G ON LOWER LEG W SHE HAD SHAVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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