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Accidents - Hair clippers and trimmers - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Ear

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 228
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Years:
Year 2003:16
Year 2005:66
Year 2008:89
Year 2010:55

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/22/2010Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
67 YOM WITH RT UPPER EAR LACERATION GETTING HAIR CUT AND WAS KNICKED WI TH HAIR CLIPPERS- DX-RT EAR PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/10/2010Age: 92 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
92YOM HAD (L) EAR CLIPPED BY BARBER, PT ON ***, EAR WILL NOT STOP BLEED ING DX;# ABRASION (L) EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/02/2008Age: 80 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
80 YOM WAS GETTING HAIRCUT AND BARBER NICKED PT'S LEFT EAR WITH THE TRI MMERS, PT SUSTAINED LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/14/2008Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
PT CUT EAR WITH NAIL CLIPPER AT HOME DX/ RIGHT EAR LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/02/2008Age: 77 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
LEFT EAR LAC, PT WAS TRIMMING HAIR AND CUT EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/27/2005Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
51 YOM LACERATES EAR WHILE USING HAIR CLIPPERS TO CUT HAIR OFF EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/31/2003Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hair clippers and trimmers
USING ELECTRIC EAR HAIR CLIPPER AND LAC EARLOBE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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