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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 794
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 |
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