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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 909
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2007 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| PT TRIPPED OVER AN ELECTRICAL CORD AT HOME. APPLIANCE UNKNOWN DX. FOOT SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2007 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| 18Y/O,M,TRIPPED OVER A CORD, TWISTED FOOT, FX L 5TH METATARSAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2007 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| KNEE STR. PT STRAINED KNEE WHEN TRIPPING OVER A CORD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cords, electrical, Counters or countertops |
| TRIPPED ON A CORD IN BATHROOM FELL HITTING COUNTER PT HAS LIP LAC AN D HEADACHE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2007 | Age: 25 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: Fracture |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| FRACTURE LEFT WRIST-TRIPPED OVER CORD INJURED WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2007 | Age: 23 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: Cords, electrical |
| RT HAND NUMBNESS.PT WAS SHOCKED WITH A ELECTRICAL CORD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2007 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cords, electrical, Knives |
| CUTTING CORD WITH POCKET KNIFE, CUT FINGER DX FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2007 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| PATIENT TRIPPED ON A UNSPEC CORD AND DX WITH ACUTE FOOT INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cords, electrical, Ceilings and walls |
| PATIENT TRIPPED OVER CABLE CORD AND FELL ON CORNER OF WALL AND INJURED SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| LEFT FOOT LACERATION-SUS 2CM LACERATION TO LEFT FOOT WHEN SHE STEPPED O N AN ELECTRIC PLUG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| PATIENT TRIPPED OVER ELECTRICAL CORD. DX; OCNTUSION TO LEFT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| RIGHT LEG LAC, PT FELL OVER A CORD INJURING LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| KNEE ABR. PT TRIPPED OVER LAMP CORD FALLING TO KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2007 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| PT REPORTS TRIPPED OVER CORD AND FALLING ONTO R SIDE. DX. CONT SHOULDE R, SPRAIN/STRAIN LUMBAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A CORD AT HOME STRIKING CHEST FRACTURED RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cords, electrical, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| FOOT ENTANGLED IN CORD,FELL OFF STAGE AT LOCAL BAR SPRAIN RT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| L ANKLE SPR/22YOF STS TRIPPED OVER CORD LAST NIGHT AND C/O OUTER L ANKL E SWELLING AND PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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