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Accidents - Hair clippers and trimmers - Year 2004

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 543
See also: Other years, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:209Mouth:75
Lower Arm:69Eyeball:69
Ear:69Lower Trunk:16
Face:15Head:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/28/2004Age: 35 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
35 YO MALE HAS CUT ON BACK OF HEAD FROM BLADE ON CLIPPERS WHILE GETTING HAIRCUT - LACERATION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/17/2004Age: 21 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
PT C/O CUT FINGER. PT CUT FINGER WITH CLIPPERS. DX TOP OF LFT THUMB LAC .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/01/2004Age: 21 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
ABRASION CORNEA - PATIENT PRESENTS W/RIGHT EYE INJURY - MOTHER SAYS CH ILD PULLED A HAIR CLIPPER OFF THE BATHROOM SHELF INTO RIGHT EYE-TRANS
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 09/06/2004Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
CUT SELF WITH HAIR TRIMMERS DX. FACIAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/21/2004Age: 24 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
CUT LIP SHAVING W/ ELECTRIC HAIR CLIPPERS ON FACIAL HAIR LOWER AND UPPER LIP ABRASIONS W/ LESIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/16/2004Age: 42 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
42 YO MALE'S UPPER LIP WAS STRUCK WITH ELECTRIC BARBER CLIPPERS BY ACCIDENT - LACERATION UPPER LIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/20/2004Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
PT WAS SHEERING SHEEP AND CUT LT FOREARM; LACERATION LT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/25/2004Age: 39 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
NICKED EAR WITH BARBER SHEARS ONE WEEK AGO--NOW EAR RED AND SWOLLENDX C ELLULITIS RIGHT EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/22/2004Age: 37 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
PT C/O LFT RING FINGER LAC. PT CUT FINGER WITH CLIPPERS. DX LAC TO FING ER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/05/2004Age: 23 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
PT C/O I USED UNSTERILIZED CLIPPERS TO SHAVE VAGINAL AREA AND NOW I HAVE AN INFECTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/21/2004Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
LACERATON TO RIGHT THUMB AFTER CUTTING IT ON A PAIR OF CLIPPERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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