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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 918
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/04/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PATIENT WAS WORKING ON ELECTRICAL AT HOME AND FELL IN AN 8 FT. CONCRETE HOLE, C/O PATIN TO NECK, ANKLE, SCALP. DX-CONTUSIONS SCALP, FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT HIT LIGHT SWITCH WITH HAND LACERATING FINGER. D: LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| LEFT HAND LACERATION-CUT HAND ON A NEW ELECTRIC BOX. SUS A 1.5CM LACERA TION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| 17 YO MALE TOUCHED LIGHT SWITCH AT SCHOOL AND IT SPARKED ELECTRICAL BURN RIGHT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT POKED IN EYE WITH COPPER WIRING AT HOME TODAY DX// RIGHT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| 23 YO MALE ACCIDENTALLY CUT LEFT ARM ON WIRE LACERATION ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Knives with replaceable blades |
| PT CUT LOWER ARM WITH BOX CUTTER WHILE CUTTING PLASTIC COATING OFF COPP ER WIRING. UNKNOWN IF WORK RELATED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PATIENT CUT WRIST ON COPPER WIRING-HE WAS SCRAPPING FOR MONEY-LAC WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| GOT STUCK WITH PIECE OF RUSTY WIRE DX: PUNC TO WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PATIENT HAD A 480 VOLTS ELECTRICAL SHOCK TODAY, TOUCHED OVERHEAD LINE USED TO POWER CRANES. DX-ELECTRICAL SHOCK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT WAS WALKING BAREFOOT AT THE PARK AND STEPPED ON A METAL DISTRIBUTIO N BOX AND SUSTAINED A SEVERE SHOCK ALL OVER BODY ESI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PATIENT FELL ELECTRIC FENCE-CONTUSION RIGHT SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO LT LEG DUE TO FALL OVER ELECTRICAL WIRE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 ELECTRICAL ADAPTER - PUNCTURE TO R FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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, Computers |
| 22 YO F ELECTICAL SHOCK INJURED PLUGGING COMPUTER INTO ADAPTOR* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2007 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Power lawn mowers |
| PATIENT WAS MOWING HER YARD WHEN STRUCK 3 COPPER WIRES WITH RIGHTLOWER LEG. DX-PUNCTURE WOUND LOWER LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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, Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| ELECTRICAL SHOCK UPPER EXTREMITY AND CHEST AREA: CHANGING FUSE AT HOME, GRABBED LIVE WIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT FELL HITTING ELBOW ON A LIGHT SWITCH. DX: L ELBOW CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Batteries |
| HOOKING UP COPPER WIRING TO AA BATTERY AND IT EXPLODED AT HOME. *DX: PUNCTURE WOUNDS TO THIGHS, PENIS, PUBIS, AND LEFT FOREHEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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