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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 673
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Wire |
| CHILD POSSIBLY SWALLOWED SMALL PIECE OF COPPER WIRE THAT WAS EMBEDDED IN TORTILLA. NO DISTRESS. D:CONCERN FOR INGESTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| LACERATION CHIN - 3 YOF TRIPPED ON WIRE AND FELL LACERATING CHIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Wire |
| PT. GOT WIRE FROM REMOTE CONTROL IN EYE TODAY. DX. FB R EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wire |
| PT GOT HIT W/A WIRE YESTERDAY - DX CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| LT EAR BLEEDING. PT PUT SMALL METAL WIRE INTO LT EAR. SMALL AB/LAC PROX IMAL LT EXTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Wire |
| STEPPED ON WIRE DX. PW FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2002 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Wire, Electrical outlets or receptacles |
| ELECTRICAL BURN ON HAND WHEN STUCK WIRE INTO ELECTRICAL OUTLET. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Wire |
| PT'S GRANDMOTHER STATES CHILD WAS PLAYING OUTSIDE & STEPPED ON A PC OF METAL WIRE, SHE COULD NOT REMOVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Wire |
| LT FOOT FB-AT HOME-STEPPED ON A SMALL WIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| STEPPED ON PIECE OF WIRE AND LACERATION WEBBING BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND TOE ON LEFT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Wire |
| PT WITH METAL WIRE PLACED INTO RT EAR X 1HR PTA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Wire |
| 3 Y.O. W FEMALE W/PW TO ANKLE. PT FELL & A PIECE OF WIRE PUNCTURED HER ANKLE. E9179 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Wire |
| FOREIGN BODY FOOT - WENT OUTSIDE INTO YARD, NO SHOES, STEPPED ON WIRE T HAT BECAME EMBEDDED IN RIGHT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2002 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wire |
| PT WAS ACCIDENTLY HIT IN THE EYE WITH A METAL WIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wire |
| MOTORCYCLE WENT UNDER WIRE THROWING FROM BIKE HAD HELMET ON, HIT IN ABD OMEN. MINOR ACCIDENT. RT GREESTICK CLAVICLE FX, FOREHEAD HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/18/2002 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Wire |
| PT FOUND A PIECE OF CABLE AND STARTED CHEWING ON IT. PT BEGANGAGGING. D X FOREIGN BODY INGESTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Wire |
| PUT WIRE IN EAR. DX: TYMPANIC MEMBRANE PX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Wire |
| PT WAS CHEWING ON A PIECE OF WIRE AND SWALLOWED IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2002 | Age: 3 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: Wire |
| 4 YOM HIT ON FACE WITH WIRE BY ANOTHER CHILD WHILE PLAYING.DX: ABRASION TO CHEEK (FACE). |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Wire |
| PUNCTURE TO EAR WHEN STUCK WIRE IN EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| LAC TO INNER L THIGH. POSSIBLE CUT WITH WIRE. DX: 9 CM L LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Wire |
| PUNCTURE TO TOE WHEN STEPPED ON WIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2002 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wire |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL ON A CABLE WIRE AT HOME - DX SOFT TISSUE INJURY LT ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Wire |
| PT C/O RT HAND STUCK W/A WIRE - DX PUNCTURE WOUND TO RT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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