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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 493
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/19/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension cords |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL OVER AN EXTENSION CORD. DX: L WRIST SPRAIN, L ELBOW SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension cords |
| LEFT 5TH FINGER FX.PT TRIPPED OVER AN EXTENSION CORD AND FALL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension cords, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| TRIPPED OVER EXTENSION CORD AND HAND WENT THROUGH GLASS ON HIS GUN CABI NET. DX LACERATING RIGHT HAND# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension cords |
| PT WITIH CONTUSION TO CHEST WALL FROM TRIPPING OVER EXTENSION CORD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension cords |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A POWER STRIP TWISTING RIGHT ANKLE , SPRAIN OF RIGHT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Extension cords |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL OVER EXTENSION CORD DX: RT HIP AND KNEE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension cords |
| FACIAL LAC-ACCIDENTLY CUT ON METAL HOOK ON UTILITY CORD-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Extension cords |
| PT WITH RIGHT ELBOW PAIN AFTER FALLING FROM TRIPPING OVER EXTENSION COR D |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Extension cords |
| PT STEPPED ON AN ELECTRICAL PLUG. L FOOT PAIN. FOOT OPEN WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension cords |
| PT TRIPPED OVER EXTENSION CORD AND FELL ON KNEE IN GARAGE AT HOME KNEE HIT METAL DX/ RIGHT KNEE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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