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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 189
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/11/2008 | Age: 20 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 |
| 20 YOM SPLIT TELEPHONE WIRE WITH MOUTH ELETRICAL SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Pet supplies |
| 21 YO F ELECTRICAL SHOCK TELEPHONE LINE DOWN DOG LEASH GOT CAUGHT IN LINE PT GOT SHOCK IN L HAND* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| ELECTRICAL SHOCK WHEN TURNING OFF BREAKERS ON PANEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| PT WALKED INTO A DOWNED POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL SHOCK/CARDIOPULMONARY AR REST |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
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