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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,130
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2008 | Age: 22 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 |
| LUMBAR STRAIN.PT TRIPPED OVER A CORD AND INJURED BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cords, electrical, Pillows |
| PT WAS HAVING A PILLOW FIGHT AND A CORD WRAPPED AROUND PT C/O CUT ON HE AD. DX: LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Cords, electrical, Ceilings and walls |
| CHI/17YOF AT HOME FELL IN BASEMENT WHEN TRIPPED OVER CORD. JPT HIT HEAD ON BRICK WALL. HAS LARGE PAINFUL BUMP. NO LOC.FEELS DIZZY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| PT STEPPED ON AN ELACTRICAL CORD AND BOTH METAL PRONGS WENT INTO LEFT F OOT PW FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cords, electrical, Cutting torches |
| UPPER LIMB BURN-TRIPPED ON CORDS-FELL-HIT ARM ON HOT METAL SHE WAS SCUL PTURING W/A BLOW TORCH-@ SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| PT SUSTAINED CORNEAL ABRASION AFTER BEING SCRATCHED BY A CORD* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2008 | 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT TRIPPED OVER ELECTRICAL CORD AND FELL TO FLOOR AT HOME KNEE PAIN SPRAIN RT KNEE WITH CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Cords, electrical, Counters or countertops |
| TRIPPED OVER CORD AND FELL, HIT HEAD ON COUNTER. DX; LACERATION FACE, MILD CLOSED HEAD INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| JUMPED OVER CORDS IN LIVING ROOM AT HOME INJURING ANKLE. DX; ANKLE SPR AIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| NECK STUCK IN POWER CORD, SHOCKED, DX; SUPERFICIAL, PARTIAL THICKNESS B URNS ON CHEST & NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Cords, electrical, Floors or flooring materials |
| TRIPPED OVER CORD IN FLOOR, FELL HIT HEAD. DX CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| DX DIS, L 5TH FINGER/LIGMAMENTOUS DISRUPTION L 5TH DIP: PT HERE W SUDDEN ONSET PAIN, DEFORMITY AT L 5TH F; TRIPPED ON CORD AND FELL DOWN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| PT WRESTLING WITH FRIENDS WHEN STEPPED ON ELECTRICAL CORD AND FELL ONTO OUTSTRETCHED ARM. D:ELBOW/WRIST STRAINS, FOOT PUNCTURE WOUND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| TRIPPED OVER CORD, HURT LOW BACK. DX LS STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| TRIPPED OVER A CORD SPRAIN WRIST # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| PT WAS HIT WITH END OF CHARGER CORD DX: CORNEAL AB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| LACERATION RT.HAND.4TH.FINGER.PT.REFEFRS WHILE WHILE PULLING ELECTICAL CORDS CUT FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| 18YOF WAS HOME BENT OVER TO GO UNDERNEATH A CORD,DEVELOPED LOW BACK PAIN;LOW BACK MUSCLE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| PT TRIPPED OVER CORD-CONTUSION WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| TRIPPED OVER ELECTRIC CORD AND SPRAINED ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2008 | Age: 16 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 |
| SHOCKED BY ELECTRIC CORD/ELECTRIC SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| TRIPPED OVER CORD AT SCHOOL DX; L WRIST SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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