Accidents - Razors or shavers - 50+ years old - Year 2008

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,778
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Lower Leg:	709	Face:	510
Upper Arm:	247	Finger:	230
Ear:	220	Mouth:	206
Foot:	87	Ankle:	86
Pubic Region:	80	Neck:	75
Head:	74	Upper Leg:	73
Hand:	71	Lower Trunk:	29
Upper Trunk:	14	Elbow:	14
Lower Arm:	14	Wrist:	14
All Of Body:	14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/30/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Razors or shavers
HAS CUT TO (L) LEG FROM SHAVING----DX;NS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/24/2008	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Razors or shavers
NECK LAC.PT WAS USING A SHAVER AND LACERATED NECK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Razors or shavers
53 YOF CUT HER FINGER ACCIDENTIALLY WITH RAZOR SSFINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2008	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Razors or shavers
HAS A LAC TO LIP FROM SHAVING----LIP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2008	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Razors or shavers
66 YOM GRABBED A RAZOR AT HOME AVULSION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2008	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: Razors or shavers
RT SHIN LAC.PT WAS USING A NEW RAZOR TO SHAVE LEGS AND LACERATED SHIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2008	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: Razors or shavers
CUT HER LEG WHILE SHAVING LAST NIGHT AT HOME. LACERATION TO LOWER LEGS*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Razors or shavers
LLL LAC TODAY, CUT SHAVING LEGS DX: LLL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2008	Age: 51 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: Laceration
Product: Razors or shavers
DX CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE/ATYPICAL CH PAIN/LAC LEG: C/O CP/R ARM PAIN STATES SHE GOT ANXIOUS AFTER CUT'G RLE W SHAV'G, STATES IT KEEPS BLDG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2008	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Razors or shavers
CUT CHIN SHAVING, CONTINUES TO GET WORSE. CHIN CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2008	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Razors or shavers
64 Y/O CUT LOWER LEG WHILE SHAVING LEGS WITH RAZOR. DX-LAC LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Razors or shavers
LEFT FACIAL LAC, PT CUT HIMSELF WITH A RAZOR WHEN SHAVING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2008	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Razors or shavers
BENDING TO SHAVE HER LEGS AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL FX WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Razors or shavers
PT WAS BENDING DOWN TO SHAVE LEFT ANKLE YESTERDAY FELT POP IN LOWER BAC K STRAIN LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2008	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Razors or shavers
59YFC SHAVING LEGS WITH RAZOR AND CUT LOWER LEG/LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2008	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Razors or shavers
PT LAC EAR WITH SAFTEY RAZOR WHILE SHAVING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2008	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Razors or shavers
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION BELOW EYE 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Razors or shavers
PT SHAVING HER LEG AT HOME AND CUT LEG 2 DAYS AGO DX/ ABRASION WITH CELLULITIS LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2008	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: Razors or shavers
PT CUT L LOWER EXTREMITY W/RAZOR WHILE SHAVING LEGS. DX. LAC R LOWER L EG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2008	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Razors or shavers
75 YO FEMALE CUT LEFT LOWER LEG WITH RAZOR WHILE SHAVING LACERATION LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2008	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: Razors or shavers
CONTUSION WITH LACERATION TO RIGHT LOWER LEG AFTER NIPPING IT WHILE SHAVING LEGS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Razors or shavers
PT CUT LIP WITH A RAZOR 2 DAYS AGO AREA RED & SWOLLEN DX WOUND INFECTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2008	Age: 83 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: Razors or shavers
SHAVING AND ELBOW BECAME SORE RESULTING IN TENDONITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Razors or shavers
PT WITH LAC TO FINGER FROM A RAZOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Razors or shavers
LAC L POST THIGH/53YOF WHILE AT HOME, WAS SHAVING LEGS AND NICKED L UPP ER THIGH WITH SHAVER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2008	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Razors or shavers
CUT EAR LOBE WHILE SHAVING/ LWT
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 08/13/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Razors or shavers
OPENING A RAZOR TO SHAVE AND LAC THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Razors or shavers
LEFT ANKLE LAC, PT CUT ANKLE WHEN SHAVING LEGS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2008	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Pubic Region		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Razors or shavers
78 YO M ABRASION TO GENITAL AREA AFTER SHVING GENITAL AREA WITH A RAZOR *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2008	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Razors or shavers
CUT WITH RAZOR WHILE SHAVING, DX; LAC. FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2008	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Razors or shavers
PT CUT LOWER LEG WHEN SHAVING WITH A RAZOR AT HOME AND CUT VARICOSE VEIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2008	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Razors or shavers
PT LAC CHIN WHILE SHAVING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Razors or shavers
CUT HEAD WHILE SHAVING ABRASION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Razors or shavers
PAIN AND IRRITATION TO UNDERARM AFTER SHAVING DX: RASH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Razors or shavers
56 YO MALE HAS LUMP ON BACK OF HEAD FROM SHAVING LYMPHADENOPATHY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Razors or shavers
51 YOF DISLOCATED LEFT HIP BENDING OVER TO SHAVE LEGS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2008	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Razors or shavers
LAC FINGER ON A RAZOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2008	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Razors or shavers
PT WAS SITTING IN BATHROOM GETTING SHAVED AND SYNCOPIZED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/26/2008	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Razors or shavers
58 YO INJURED ARM ON RAZOR LAC FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Razors or shavers
55 YO FEMALE SHAVED UNDER ARM FOLLICULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2008	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: Razors or shavers
LACERATION TO RIGHT ANKLE WHILE SHAVING. DX-ACUTE LACERATION LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Razors or shavers
R HAND LAC/60YOM STS CUT HAND AT HOME WORKING WITH NEW RAZOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2008	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Razors or shavers
76 YOM KNICKED SELF ON LIP WITH RAZOR AND NOW HAS LARGE BLISTER ON LOWE R LIP, DX: CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Razors or shavers, Cosmetics
SHAVED ARMPITS,THEN USED HUSBAND'S DEODORANT (HUSBAND HAS HX MRSA) PT D EVELOPED RED,TENDER AREAS IN ARMPITS DX: CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2008	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Razors or shavers
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HER CHIN WHILE SHAVING AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Razors or shavers
CUT TO FOOT USING RAZOR DX: LACERATION TO FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2008	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Razors or shavers
SHAVING AND CUT A BLEMISH ON CHIN AND CANNOT STOP BLEEDING. DX FACIAL L ACERATION#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Razors or shavers
CUT TO EAR WHILE SHAVING WITH RAZOR DX: EAR LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2008	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Razors or shavers
PT CUT UPPER LIP WITH SHAVER-LIP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Razors or shavers
PT RECEIVED CECLLULITIS AXILLA AREA OF ARM AFTER SHAVING AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2008	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Razors or shavers
ABSCESS LEFT CHEEK-C/O PAIN AND REDNESS WITH DRAINING SORE AFTER HE CUT HIMSELF 2 DAYS AGO WITH A RAZOR WHILE SHAVING.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/25/2008	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Razors or shavers
PT CUT SELF WITH SHAVING, 2 SUPERFICIAL NICKS BELOW CHIN. D: SUPERFICIA L LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2008	Age: 64 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: Razors or shavers
SHAVING HER LEGS AND CUT HER LOWER LEG SHAVING OVER A VARICOSE VEIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2008	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Razors or shavers
CUT SELF SHAVING AT HOME. DX; SKIN AVULSION FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2008	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Razors or shavers
CUT OFF A MOLE WHILE SHAVING. DX. FACIAL ABRASION.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2008	Age: 68 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: Razors or shavers, Tablet or capsule drugs
68 YO F SUPERFICIAL LACERATION TO CALF CUT SELF WHILE SHAVING PT ON**** IX*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Razors or shavers
CUT THUMB ON A RAZOR. DX. SKIN AVULSION.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Razors or shavers
LAC TO ANKLE, BLEEDING VARICOSITY, BUT ANKLE WHILE SHAVING LEGS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2008	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Razors or shavers
RT INDEX FINGER LACERATION.PT LACERATED FINGER WHILE USING A RAZOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Razors or shavers
PT CUT SELF SHAVING 5 DAYS AGO. DX: FACIAL ABSCESS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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