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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 468
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/13/2004 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Doors |
| NO SURE WHAT HAPPENED, SOMEONE RANG BELL, MOM WENT TO DOOR, HEARD CRY; CLAVICLE FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2004 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| LIGHT SWITCH SPARKED DX. ELECTRICAL BURN TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2004 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT STEPPED ON A PIECE OF ELECTRICAL WIRE AT HOME SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE W OUND TO LEFT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2004 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| 19 MONTH OLD FEMALE BURNED FINGER ON ELECTRIC WIRE ELECTRICAL BURN 5TH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2004 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT STUCK A PIECE OF ELECTRICAL WIRE IN LEFT EAR AT HOME PERFORATED EAR DRUM PUNCTURE WOUND EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2004 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dental Injury |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT TRIPPED OVER CABLE WIRE AND FELL - TOOTH LOOSE. D: DENTAL INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2004 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| FOUND UNRESPONSIVE AT HOME, CAME IN CONTACT WITH ELECTRICAL CORD; QUEST IONNABLE ELECTROCUTION, CARDIAC ARREST, PT EXPIRED AFTER ADMIT TO PICU |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 05/31/2004 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| CUT HEAD WITH ELECTRICAL CORD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2004 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT. WAS WALKING BEHIND DAD IN THE PARK & DAD TURNED AROUND & SAW ELEC. BOX ON FIRE & PT. SCREAMING. LEGS & BACK BURNED. DX: ELECTRICAL BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/11/2004 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| CHIN LAC/5YOM TRIPPED OVER A CORD IN SCHOOL 20 MINUTES AGO AND CUT CHIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2004 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| CONTUSED BACK WHEN HIT WITH ELECTRIC CORD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2004 | Age: 8 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| TRIPPED OVER A CORD RIGHT KNEE SALTER ! FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2004 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| CHI WHEN RUNNING AND TRIPPED ON ELECTRIC CORD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2004 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| FINGER SPRAIN - 5 YOM TRIPPED OVER A CORD AND FELL INJURING HIS RIGHT I NDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/29/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT WAS RUNNING AND TRIPPED OVER A CABLE. DX FACE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/29/2004 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT TRIPPED ON CORD AND FELL, CONTUSION TO ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2004 | Age: 1 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| HELD BY FATHER THAT WAS ELECTROCUTED BY LIGHT SWITCH, FELL IN DADS ARMS . DX S/P FALL NO APPARENT INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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