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Accidents - Razors or shavers - 50+ years old - Year 2002 - Lower Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 570
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Date: 11/26/2002Age: 67 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Razors or shavers
67 YO FEMALE CUT LEFT LEG WITH RAZOR WHILE SHAVING LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/03/2002Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Razors or shavers
DX RIGHT CALF LACERATION: CUT SELF WHILE SHAVING WITH RAZOR AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/02/2002Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Razors or shavers
CUT LOWER LEG WHILE SHAVING DX: LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/20/2002Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Razors or shavers
57 YO FEMALE CUT LEG WITH RAZOR WHILE SHAVING CELLULITIS RIGHT LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 09/06/2002Age: 79 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Razors or shavers
79 YOF CUT LEG WITH RAZOR SUPERFICAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/08/2002Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Razors or shavers, Containers
CUT L CALF WITH A RAZOR KNIFE SITTING IN A BASKET. 3CM DEEP LAC R CALF $
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/06/2002Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Razors or shavers, Bathtubs or showers
PATIENT WAS TAKING A SHOWER AND "NICKED" HER LEG WITH A RAZOR. DX-ABRASION LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/28/2002Age: 64 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Razors or shavers
CUT HER R LEG W/A RAZOR IN AREA OF VARICOSE VEIN. DX. SCRATCH TO R LEG IN AREA OF VARICOSE VEIN, ABRA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/01/2002Age: 68 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Razors or shavers
LOWER LEG ABRASION - WAS TRYING TO SHAVE OFF ROUGH SKIN WITH SHAVER AND ABRADED AN AREA ON RIGHT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/09/2002Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Razors or shavers
PT SHAVING LEGS WITH A RAZOR AT HOME, LAC LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/01/2002Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Razors or shavers
WAS SHAVING LEGS AND ACCIDENTLY HIT A VARICOSE VEIN. COULD NOT STOP THE BLEEDING. DIAGNOSIS WAS BLEEDING LEFT LOWER LEG. DO NOT CONTACT PT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/15/2002Age: 58 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Razors or shavers
LACERATED LEG SHAVING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/01/2002Age: 75 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Razors or shavers
PT SHAVING LEFT LOWER LEG WITH A RAZOR AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERAT ION TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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