Accidents - Electrical wire or wiring systems - 16-25 years old - Years 1997-2010 - All Of Body

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,908
See also: Lethal accidents, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	88
Year 1998:	264
Year 1999:	222
Year 2000:	146
Year 2001:	138
Year 2002:	30
Year 2003:	179
Year 2004:	205
Year 2005:	122
Year 2006:	15
Year 2007:	180
Year 2008:	189
Year 2009:	15
Year 2010:	109

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/10/2010	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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, Poles
18YOM USING WOOD POLE WITH METAL END TO CLEAN IVY FROM SIDE OF HOUSE, T OUCHED ELECTRIC WIRE, ELECTRICUTED W/TINGLING/NUMBNESS;SHOCK,BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2010	Age: 21 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
21 YOM C/O LEG PAIN COMING THRU DOOR WHEN A "BOOM" AND A TRANSFORMER WENT OUT WAS KNOCKED DOWN. DX-ELECTRICAL SHOCK LIGHTENING STRIKE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2010	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
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
16 YOM ELECTRICAL SHOCK FROM LIGHT SWITCH - LWBS
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 01/20/2010	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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
21 YOM HAD A TREE BRANCH FALL ON AN ELECTRICAL WIRE/ ELECTRIC SHOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2009	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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
PT SUS ELECTRIC SHOCK AFTER TOUCHING ELECTRICAL WIRE IN BATHROOM WITH DAMP HANDS%
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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

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: 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: 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: 09/03/2006	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
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
ELECTRIC SHOCK.PT RECIEVED A 110 VOLTAGE WHEN UNPLUGGED SURG PROTECTOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2005	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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
SHOCKED TOUCHING LIGHT SWITCH DX. ELECTRICAL SHOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2005	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
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 SUST ELECTRIC SHOCK TO HAND ON A SWITCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2005	Age: 25 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
PT SUSTAINED ELECTRICAL SHOCK TO ARM YESTERDAY WHEN PLACING A SURGE PRO TECTOR. D: MUSCLE INJURY, TRICEPS, POSSIBLE ELECTRIC SHOCK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2005	Age: 23 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
PT C/O ELECTRIC SHOCK WHEN REACHING FOR LIGHT SWITCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2005	Age: 24 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
24 YO MALE WAS SHOCKED BY 480V WIRE ELECTRICAL SHOCK LEFT UPPER EXTREMITY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2004	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems
WHILE RIDING IN TRUCK HIT BY LIVE ELECTRICAL WIRE DX: ELECTRICAL SHOCK, NO EVIDENCE OF INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/30/2004	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems
SMELL OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AT SCHOOL SMOKING MADE HER ILL AND HAD DIFFI CULTY BREATHING, STABLE AT D/C-
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2004	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems
PT WALKING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THERE WAS AN ELECTRIC POWER WIRE STREWN A CROSS THE ROAD AND STEPPED ON IT FELT A SHOCK THROUGHOUT BODY- ESI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2004	Age: 21 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
ELECTROCUTED, BURN TO FINGER ON LIGHT SWITCH. DX ELECTRIC SHOCK R FINGE R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2003	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
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
GRABBED RED WIRE, UNABLE TO LET LOOSE, COLLAPSED IN YARDDX; ELECTRIC S HOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2003	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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
PT IN A TREE AT HOME WHEN HE TOUCHED THE POWER LINE AND SUSTAINED AN EL ECTRIC SHOCK- PULSELESS AND APNEIC TRANSFERRED
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 07/04/2003	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	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
ELECTRICL SHOCK TO RIGHT HAND, TOUCHED CORD THAT RABBIT HAD BITTEN THROUGH. DX ELECTRICAL SHOCK AND BURN RIGHT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2003	Age: 18 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, Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches
PT. SUSTAINED ELECTRIC SHOCKKK WHEN HIT A 220 VOLT POWER LINE WITH A PAIR OF PLIERS CAUSING CHEST AND HEAD PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2002	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
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, Manual cleaning equipment
ELECTRICAL SHOCK - WAS WASHING WALL WITH WET SOAPY SPONGE AND WASHED A N LIGHT SWITCH AND RECEIVED AN ELECTRIC SHOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
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
SHOCKED SELF ON LIGHT SWITCH DX. ELECTRICAL SHOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2001	Age: 23 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, Footwear
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2001	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2001	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2000	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/20/2000	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2000	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/12/2000	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
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, Chairs
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/1999	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/1999	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/1999	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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, Furniture
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/1999	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/1998	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/1998	Age: 23 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/1998	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/1998	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Electrical outlets or receptacles
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/1998	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Mobile/Manufactured home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/1997	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/1997	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: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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