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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,367
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/21/2010 | 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: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| DX LOW VOLTAGE ELEC SHOCK: 23YOF W PLUG' CELL CHARGE INTO CIGARETTE LIGHTER IN CAR, EXP ELEC SHOCK. SHE FELT MAYBE TASTE CH, TONGUE SWELL' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| 17YOF, WAS TALKING ON THE PHONE WITH BF WHEN THROAT STARTED CLOSING THE N PASSED OUT>>SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2010 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| 23YOF PASSED OUT AND FELL BACKWARD WHILE TALKING ON TELEPHONE SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/30/2009 | Age: 25 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: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| DX LOCALIZED PARASTHESIA OF FACE SECONDAY TO ELEC SHOCK: 25YOF TALK'G ON PHONE W OPEN SOMETHING WITH BOTH HANDS; FELT SENSAT'N SHOCK 2 FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/28/2009 | Age: 24 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: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| 24YO BLACK MALE PLUGGED IN CELL PHONE CHARGER & IT SHOCKED L HAND C/O L HAND & B/L LOWER LEG PAIN, DX MILD ELECTRIC SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2009 | Age: 22 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 |
| PT SUSTAINED AN ELECTRIC SHOCK WHEN PLUGGING IN PHONE CHARGER |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 08/27/2009 | Age: 17 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 |
| ELECTRICAL SHOCK WHEN USING CELL PHONE WHEN LIGHTENING STRUCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2009 | Age: 19 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, Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| ELECTRIC SHOCK -C/O BEING SHOCKED WHEN HER CELL PHONE CHARGER EX PLODED WHILE PLUGGING IT IN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2009 | Age: 20 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: Telephones or telephone accessories, Electrical outlets or receptacles |
| SHOCK FROM PLUG OUTLET/20YOM AT HOME WAS PLUGGING IN PHONE CHARGER AND RECEIVED SHOCK FROM OUTLET. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2009 | Age: 16 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: Other |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| WAS TALKING ON THE PHONE WITH DAD&SUDDENLY GOT SYNCOPED VERSUS HAD A SZ &FELL, +DROOLING>> SYNCOPE VS SZ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2008 | 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: Telephones or telephone accessories, Jewelry |
| PT WAS TALKING ON TELEPHONE LIGHTNING STRUCK AND BLEW EARRING OFF.FELL TO KNEES. ELECTRIC SHOCK EAR ARC FROM PHONE TO EARRING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2008 | Age: 21 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: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| TALKING ON TELEPHONE DURING STORM, STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. DX LIGHTNING ST RIKE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/26/2007 | Age: 18 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: Telephones or telephone accessories, Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| ELECTRIC SHOCK - 18 YO FEMALE PRESENTS WITH RIGHT ARM PAIN - RECEIVED E LECTRIC SHOCK THROUGH PHONE OR LIGHT SWITCH - ARM VERY PAINFUL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2007 | 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: Other |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PT NOTICED CELL PHONE CRACKED AND BLACK STUFF LEAKING OUT. C/O NUMB HAN DS, WIERD SMELL AND FEELING FUNNY. SOB. DIAG- HYPERVENTALATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2007 | 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: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| 25 YO FEMALE UNPLUGGED CELL PHONE CHARGER AND GOT ELECTRIC SHOCK ELECTRACUTION INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT STATED HE WAS SHOCKED WHEN HIS HAND WAS ON THE PHONE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2004 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT IN HIS YARD AT HOME TALKING ON HIS CELL PHONE WHEN THERE WAS A LIGHT ENING STRIKE FELT A TINGLE IN BODY AND POP IN EAR- LIGHTENING STRIKE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2004 | Age: 25 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: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PT SHOCKED PLUGGING IN PHONE; LOW VOLTAGE SHOCK TO ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2004 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| EARACHE - 18 YOF WAS USING A PAY PHONE ON WEDNESDAY, PICKED RECEIVER UP AND WAS SHOCKED, INCREASED PAIN AND SWELLING RIGHT SIDE SINCE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2004 | 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: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| 18 Y.O. B FEMALE W/ELECTRICAL SHOCK. PT STS SHE WAS SHOCKED BY THE TELE PHONE WHILE TRYING TO HANG IT UP @ HOME. |
| 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: 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: 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: 12/02/2002 | Age: 20 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: Other |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Chairs |
| 20 YO F TALKING ON TELEPHONE FELL OUT OF CHAIR SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/29/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PT FELL TO GROUND GRABBING CELLULAR PHONE WHEN HAVING A SEZIURE DX:SEIZURE, BITE TO TOUNGE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/24/2002 | 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: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| ELECTRICAL SHOCK. PT RECEIVED AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK FROM A TELEPHONE CORD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2001 | Age: 23 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: Poisoning |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2001 | Age: 19 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: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2001 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Not Stated Or Unknown |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2000 | Age: 16 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/1998 | Age: 25 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: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/1998 | Age: 19 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: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/1998 | Age: 24 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: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/1997 | 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: Other |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Floors or flooring materials |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/21/1997 | Age: 20 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: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/1997 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | 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: Anoxia |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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