Accidents - Hair clippers and trimmers - Year 2007

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 799
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	52
6-15 years old:	164
16-25 years old:	150
26-50 years old:	256
50+ years old:	175

Accidents - Body Parts:

Head:	242	Toe:	111
Face:	100	Finger:	91
All Of Body:	84	Neck:	61
Ear:	40	Mouth:	15
Elbow:	15	Hand:	15
Foot:	15	Eyeball:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/23/2007	Age: 9 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: Hair clippers and trimmers
PT W/ABSCESS TO SCALP, NOTICED YEST AFTER CLIPPING HAIR, NOW W/PAIN OVE R SITE OF ABSCESS; SCALP ABSCESS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/2007	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
C/O RASH TO UPPER LIP P USING FRIEND'S ELECTRICAL CLIPPER >> RASH
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 12/16/2007	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers, Floors or flooring materials
GOT ELECTRIC SHOCK FROM HAIR CLIPPERS WHILE TRIMMING DAD'S HAIR, KNOCKE D HER TO THE FLOOR AT HOME. DX; ELECTRIC SHOCK TO FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2007	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: Toe		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
PT DX INFCTED BUNION RT GREAT TOE - PT HAS A BUNION AND HE PICKED ON IT W/A NAIL CLIPPER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2007	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
ONSET OF DIAPHORESIS/LIGHTHEADEDNES/CLAMMINESS GETTING HAIR CUT AT *** BARBER SHOP, STATES CLIPPERS FELT FUNNY ON HIS HEAD, PASSED OUT
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 09/12/2007	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
PATIENT GETTING HAIRCUT AT HAIRSTYLIST, WENT LIMP, EYES ROLLED BACK X1 MINUTE, THEN GROGGY/DISORIENTED/SCARED; SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2007	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
61 YO F LACERATION TO GREAT TOE DROPPED HAIRCLIPPERS ON TOE CLIPPERS WERE STILL RUNNING*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2007	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
PT RECEIVED LAC TO R EAR FROM CLIPPERS USED WHILE HAVING HAIRCUT TODAY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2007	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
PT C/O ELBOW PAIN AFTER USING NAIL CLIPPER TO CLP OLD SKIN DX: ELBOW PAIN/CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2007	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
PT GOT HAIR CUT AT BARBER SHOP W/CLIPPERS & SCALP IS SWOLLEN W/BUMPS ON HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2007	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
CUT SELF WITH HAIR CLIPPERS/FACIAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2007	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
C/O P T STATES CUT FINGER ON CLIPPERS WHILE CUTTING HAIR DX RT FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2007	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
HAND LAC-CUT ON HAIR TRIMMING DEVICE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2007	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
MOM CUTTING PATIENT'S HAIR AT HOME, TURNED HEAD AND END OF SCISSORS SCR ATCHED PT'S EYE; CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2007	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
CONTUSION TO FOOT AFTER DROPPING HAIR CLIPPERS ON HER FOOT 2 WEEKS AGO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2007	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
22YOF C/O RT 3RD TOE PAIN, HAIR CLIPPERS FELL ON FOOT. DX - TOE LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2007	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
ABSCESS BACK OF HEAD-C/O ABSCESS TO BACK OF HEAD AFTER USING A HAIR CLI PPER YESTERDAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2007	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
PATIENT CUT FINGERS WHILE WORKING ON HAIR CLIPPERS; 2ND/3RD/4TH FINGER LACS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2007	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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
AT HOME PT HAD HAIR CUT WITH CLIPPERS RIGHT BEFORE BLEEDING TO SCALP STARTED, DX HEADACHE, SCALP,ABRASION,SINUSITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2007	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
PT SHAVED HEAD W/CLIPPERS ON THURSDAY, USED MAGIC SMOOTH HAIR REMOVER ON SAT AND TODAY DEVELOPED SEVER BURNING AND PAIN. DX. CHEM BURN SCAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2007	Age: 17 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: Hair clippers and trimmers
PT RECENTLY HAD HAIR CLIPPED AND DEVELOPED AN ABSCESS 2 DAYS LATER, NOW W/PAIN TO SCALP; SCALP ABSCESS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2007	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
LAC R IND FING/44YOF CUT FINGER WHILE REMOVING CAP ON EYEBROW RAZOR AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2007	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
GETTING A HAIR CUT W/ HAIR CLIPPERS -MOLE BLEEDING RIGHT NECK MOLE LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2007	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
SCALP ABRASION-C/O REDNESS AND PAIN TO SCALP AFTER GETTING A HAIRCUT WI TH A HAIR CLIPPER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2007	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
NOSE TENDER, SWOLLEN 2 DAYS AFTER TRIMMING NASAL HAIR. DX: CELLULITIS NASAL TIP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2007	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
50 YO TRIMMING HIAR FROM NOSE WITH CLIPPERS CUT NOSE LAC FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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