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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,580
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/18/2008 | Age: 60 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: Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| LAC TO RT LEG FROM SHAVING. DX: ABRASIONS RT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2008 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| PT KNCKED LEG W/RAZOR WHILE SHAVING. DX: L LEG LAC 1 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2008 | 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: Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| PT CUT L LEG WHILE SHAVING WITH RAZOR AT HOME. DX. R LEG LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2008 | Age: 65 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| PT WAS SHAVING HER LEGS THIS AM AND NICKED ONE OF HER VERICOSE VEINS AB RASION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2008 | Age: 73 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: Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| PT WAS SHAVING HER LEGS AND CUT A VERICOSE VEIN AND IT STTARTED TO BLEE D LACERATION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2008 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| LOWER LEG LAC-CUT W/A RAZOR WHILE SHAVING-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2008 | Age: 62 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| PT SHAVING HER LEG AND SHE KNICKED A VERICOSE VEIN ABRASION LEG UNABLE TO STOP THE BLEEDING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2008 | Age: 59 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: Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| PT LACERATED LEG WITH A RAZOR. DX: SUPERFICIAL LACERATION 2 MM LEFT LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| PT SUS LACERATION TO LOWER LEG, CUT WHILE SHAVING WITH RAZOR% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2008 | 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: Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| CUT LEG WHILE SHAVING. DX LEG LACERATIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2008 | Age: 59 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: Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| 59 YO F BLEEDING VARICOSITY R LOWER LEG NICKED LEG WHILE SHAVING* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2008 | 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: Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| PT CUT LET LOWER LEG WHILE SHAVING WITH A RAZOR LAC LT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| LAC TO LEG WHEN USING A RAZOR TO SHAVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2008 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| LOWER LEG LAC-CUT LEG WHILE SHAVING-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2008 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| 63 YO FEMALE NICKED A VEIN WHILE SHAVING WITH RAZOR LACERATION LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2008 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers, Bathtubs or showers |
| 59 YO FEMALE CUT LEFT LEG WITH RAZOR WHILE SHAVING IN SHOWER AVULSION LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2008 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| PT WITH LAC TO LEG FROM A RAZOR WHILE SHAVING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2008 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| PT SHAVING LEGS AT HOME WITH A RAZOR BLADE AND NICKED LOWER LEG SUSTAIN ED AN AVULSION TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2008 | 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: Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| PT SHAVING LEGS AND CUT LEG DX/ ABRASION LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| 57 YO FEMALE CUT HERSELF SHAVING WITH RAZOR LACERATION SHIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| SHAVING LEGS WITH NONELECTRIC RAZOR LAC TO LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2008 | Age: 56 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: Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| PT WAS AT HOME SHAVING LEGS, HIT A VARICOSE VEIN ON LWR LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2008 | Age: 73 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: Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| REPORTS ACCIDENTALLY NICKED VARICOSE VEINS AREA ON THE LOWER LEG WITH A RAZOR @ HOME>> LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2008 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| PT SHAVING HER LEG WITH A RAZOR AND KNICKED A VERICOSE VEIN WITH THE RA ZOR STARTED TO BLEED AVULSION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2008 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| PT WAS SHAVING HER LEGS AND KNICKED A VEIN WITH THE RAZOR STARTED TO B LEED LACERATION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2008 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| PT SHAVING LEGS AND CUT A SMALL SPIDER VEIN LACERATION TO LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2008 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| WAS SHAVING LEGS AND ACCIDENTALY CUT SELF SMALL LAC WITH CELLULITIS TO LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2008 | Age: 75 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: Nonelectric razors or shavers, Tablet or capsule drugs |
| RLE VARICOSITY INJ. WITH BLEEDING, *** CLOSURE: USING SHAVER INSHOWER, CUT R LOWER LEG WHILE SHOWERING CAUSING SMALL NICK,ON *** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2008 | Age: 59 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: Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| RLE CELLULITIS R/O DVT: LAST WEEK WAS SHAVING HER LEG AND MIGHT HAVE"NI CKED IT" LEG RED AND SWOLLEN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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