Accidents - Telephones or telephone accessories - 16-25 years old - Year 2003

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,436
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Eyeball:	372	Hand:	258
Knee:	237	Lower Trunk:	233
Mouth:	224	Head:	164
Upper Trunk:	158	All Of Body:	145
Finger:	94	Shoulder:	94
Neck:	85	Face:	84
Ankle:	84	Lower Leg:	68
Foot:	61	Toe:	34
Ear:	33

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/28/2003	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Floors or flooring materials
ON PHONE, TOLD MOTHER DIED, PT FELL TO FLOOR, 16 WK PREG ABD PAIN S/P FALL PREGNANT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/24/2003	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
POKED IN EYE WITH CORD FROM CELL PHONE - CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2003	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Adhesives
PT GOT *** IN EYE WHILE ON CELL PHONE. D: CORNEAL ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2003	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
"HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A CELL PHONE" N/S IF INTENTIONAL DX: HEAD CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2003	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
HEMORRHAGE (L) EYEBALL, PT STS STRUCK HIMSELF WITH A CELL PHONE, C/O PAIN, PHOTOPHOBIA, DENIES VISUAL DISTURBANCE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2003	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
MVA UNRESTRAINED DRIVER, REACHING FOR TELEPHONE LOST CONTROL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED (SPINE FRACTURE AND BURST FX)
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/11/2003	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
CONTUSION LWR BACK, VIA EMS, PT STS TRIPPED OVER A PHONE CORD AT HOME, C/O PAIN, VOMITS, NAUSEA, NO LOC, HX OF PREGNACY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2003	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
FELL OVER PHONE CORD AND STRUCK JAW;HEADACHE NOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2003	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
PAIN REACHING FOR PHONE DX. SHOULDER DISLOC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2003	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
20 YO FEMALE ACCIDENTALLY HIT SELF IN HEAD WITH TELEPHONE LACERATION FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2003	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
PT WENT TO ANSWER HIS CELL PHONE WHEN HE POKED HIMSELF IN THE LEFT EYE ABRASION EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2003	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
20 YOF AT HOME SUDDENLY GOT UO TP ANSWER TELEPHONE AND FELT A POP IN LEFT KNEE-DX LEFT PATELLA SUBLUXTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2003	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
LYING DOWN REACHED QUICKLY FOR THE PHONE FELT A "POP" IN CHEST DX: CHEST STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2003	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
CELL PHONE ANTENNA ACCIDENTALLY POKED IN PTS EAR, CONTUSION TO EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2003	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
17 YO MALE HIT TREE WHILE REACHING FOR CELL PHONE CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2003	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
PT SEEN FACIAL (JAW) CONTUSION POST MVA. AIRBAG DEPLOYED CAUSING THE CE LL PHONE HE WAS SPEAKING ON TO HIT HIS FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2003	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
HIT WITH TELEPHONE ON HEAD. DX-1 CM SCALP LACERATION, MINOR HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2003	Age: 24 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: Telephones or telephone accessories
WAS HOLDING PHONE -PHONE RANG ELECTROCUTED NUMBNESS TINGLINGELECTRICAL SHOCK RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2003	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
PT REACHED FOR TELEPHONE AND HAD CHEST PX. DX: CHEST PX ATYPICAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2003	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
CUT ON PLASTIC ON CELL PHONE/ LAC LT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2003	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
PT REACHING FOR A TELEPHONE WHEN HE DISLOCATED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER- FREQ UENT SHOULDER DISLOCATIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2003	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Rugs or carpets
TRIPPED OVER TELEPHONE CORD FELL ON CARPET LEFT KNEE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2003	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
PT GOT ANGRY AND PUNCHED A PAYPHONE LACERATION RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2003	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
PT WAS HIT BY THROWN PHONE. DX: L EYEBROW LAC 2 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2003	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
BLUNT TRAUMA TO NOSE, HIT BY PHONE DX: NASAL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2003	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
PT TRIPPED OVER PHONE CORD AND TWISTED ANKLE DX: RIGHT ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2003	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
NECK STR. PT WAS TALKING ON TELEPHONE AND STRAINED NECK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2003	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
18 YOM DROPPED CELL PHONE; WENT TO FIND IT AND FELL DOWN HILL. LACERATI ON OF RIGHT KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2003	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
TRIPPED & FELL OVER PHONE CORD. ACUTE INJURY LT HAND & LUMBAR BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2003	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Dental Injury
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
PT HIT ON MOUTH WITH PHONE WHEN DOG JUMPED UP AND HIT PHONE. D: SUBLUXE D TOOTH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2003	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
PT WAS RUNNING FOR PHONE AND KICKED SOMETHING. DX: DISLOCATION R FIFTH TOE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2003	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Ceilings and walls
FELL THROUGH CEILING WHILE RUNNING TELEPHONE WIRE AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2003	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
RESTRAINED DRIVER ON CELL PHONE WHEN SWERVED CAR INTO DITCH AT 45MPH. A IR BAG DEPLOYED. D: CERVICAL/THORACIC STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2003	Age: 23 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: Telephones or telephone accessories
23 Y/O F C/O RT EYE TRAUMA. PT WAS HIT IN EYE WITH TELEPHONE ANTENA. DX CORNEAL ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2003	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
20 YO MALE PUNCHED A PAY PHONE CONTUSION LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2003	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
PT FELL ON CELL PHONE AT FOOTBALL GAME, CONTUSION R PARATHORACIC BACK,C HRONIC BACK PAIN WITH FIBROMYALGIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2003	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
DRIVING AND TALKING ON CELL PHONE AND SCRATCHED CORNEA OF EYE, ;CORNEA L ABRASION NOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2003	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
HIT WITH PHONE ON HAND - HAND CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2003	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
HIT IN MOUTH WITH CELL PHONE - LIP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2003	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
PATIENT HAVING DIFFICULTY BREATHING AFTER HAVING A FIGHT WITH MOM OVERT HE PHONE WHILE AT ***; BRONCHOSPASM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2003	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
TALKING ON PHONE AND FELT SUDDEN ONSET OF SHARP PAIN. LT. MID CHEST . D X. ACUTE COSTOCHONDRITIS CHEST PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2003	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
HIT BY TOSSED PHONE DX. LIP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2003	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
RT LITTLE FINGER FRACTURE.PT HAD A TELEPHONE FALL ON FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2003	Age: 23 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: Telephones or telephone accessories
PT POKED SELF IN EYE WITH CELL PHONE ANTEANA DX:CORNEA ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2003	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
STRAINED HAND WHEN STRUCK ON TELEPHONE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2003	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
WAS ARGUING WITH HER BOYFRIEND OVER THE PHONE AND STARTED HAVINGTROUBLE BREATHING. DIAG WAS HYPERVENTLING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2003	Age: 25 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: Telephones or telephone accessories
ANKLE SPRAIN - 25 YOF ROLLED RIGHT ANKLE WHILE GETTING THE PHONE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2003	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
PHONE ANTENNA GOT STUCK IN EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2003	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
HIT HAND AGAINST TELEPHONE DX-ACUTE R MIDDLE FINGER FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2003	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
ELOPEMENT PRIOR MD - 17 YOM STATES HE WAS RUNNING FOR THE PHONE, FELL L ANDING ON LEFT HIP, FATHER CAME IN STATING THAT CHILD LYING, NO INJURY
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 02/12/2003	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Dental Injury
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
PT WAS HIT IN MOUTH W\ A PHONE RECEIVER. UNKNOWN IF THIS WAS WAS DONE BY SOMEONE ELSE INTENTIAIONALLY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2003	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
PT STEPPED ON PHONE ADAPTOR DX: PUNCTURE WOUND LT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2003	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
ABRASION TO EYE WHEN STRUCK WITH CELL PHONE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2003	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
CONTUSED RIBS WHEN PHONE THROWN BY SIBLING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2003	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
PT FELL WHILE RUNNING FOR PHONE. DX: L KNEE SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2003	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Doors
22 Y.O. W MALE W/FINGER CONTUSION. PT MASHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE PAY PHONE & THE DOOR. E918
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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