Accidents - Wire - 16-25 years old - Year 2006

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,232
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	371	Internal:	117
Eyeball:	117	Foot:	106
Neck:	86	Shoulder:	79
Upper Trunk:	79	Lower Arm:	75
Ankle:	74	Hand:	30
Knee:	30	Face:	15
Lower Trunk:	15	Upper Leg:	15
Mouth:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/23/2006	Age: 21 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: Wire
TRIPPED OVER WIRE &FELL ROLLING ANKLE " SPRAIN"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2006	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Wire
PT PUNCHED LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH WIRE, PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2006	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wire
RT KNEE CONTUSION.PT TRIPPED OVER A WIRE AND INJURED KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2006	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wire
PATIENT GOT A LEFT TRAPEZIUS CERVICAL MUSCLE STRAIN AFTER INADVERTENTLY GETTING CLOTHESLINED BY A PIECE OF WIRE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2006	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Wire
ACCIDENTALLY POKED THUMB WITH A RUSTY WIRE. PUNCTURE WOUND, RIGHT THUM B
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2006	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wire, Floors or flooring materials
21 YO FEMALE FELL BACKWARDS OVER WIRE ON FLOOR CONTUSION LEFT BUTTOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2006	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wire
TRIPPED OVER WIRE - FELL UNCOOPERATIVE GIVING INFORMATION LEFT ANKLE INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2006	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Wire
PT SWALLOWED PIECE OF WIRE; INGESTED FB, TRANSFERRED TO CHILDREN'S HOSP ITAL
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 07/28/2006	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire
PT SWINGING A HOG WIRE WHEN IT STRUCK HIM IN THE RIGHT EYE LACERATION E YE TO THE OR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/28/2006	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire
FINGER LAC - CUT FINGER ON A WIRE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2006	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Wire
ACCIDENTLY CUT FINGER WHILE CUTTING WIRE FINGER AVULSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2006	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Wire
F.B. L CORNEA - WIRE STRUCK EYE WHEN STEPPING ON IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2006	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Wire
STEPPED ON A PIECE OF WIRE AT THE BEACH DX: L FOOT PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2006	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Wire
24 YO MALE STEPPED ON A RUSTY WIRE ON BEACH PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT HEEL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2006	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire
FOOT LAC-STEPPED ON A WIRE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2006	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire
CUT FINGER ON WIRE AT ZAXBYS RESTAURANT FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2006	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Wire
PT WAS CHEWING ON A PIECE OF WIRE AND HE SWALLOWED IT FOREIGN BODY INGE STION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2006	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Wire
PW TO FOOT WHEN STEPPED ON WIRE AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2006	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: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire, Plants, trees and shrubs
PT TRIPPED ON A GUY WIRE ON A TREE AND FELL INTO SOME GLASS CUTTING L K NEE DX: SUPERFICIAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2006	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Wire
25 YOM STATES THAT HE SWALLOWED A WIRE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2006	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire
PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY CUT HIS LT MIDDLE FINGER ON A WIRE DOING CON- STRUCTION. DX - FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2006	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire
C/O PT STATES CUT THIGH ON A PIECE OF WIRE DX LT THIGH LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2006	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire
PT AT RIVER 2 DAYS AGO, SLIPPED AND FELL CUTTING HAND ON A WIRE DX: R HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2006	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wire
25 YO FEMALE HAD TRUCK HIT POLE AND WIRE FELL ON ARM CONTUSION RIGHT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2006	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wire
PT WAS HIT IN THE FACE WITH A CABLE WIRE WHEN PULLING IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2006	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire
CUTTING WIRE AT SCHOOL AND LAC THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2006	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Wire
HIT BY PIECE OF WIRE/PW LIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2006	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire, Knives
PW L HAND W/KNIFE STRIPPING WIRE DX: HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2006	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire
LAC R FOREARM, PT SUST INJURY W/A PIECE OF WIRE AT HOME, C/O BLEEDING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2006	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire
LAC R INDEX FINGER ON WIRE DX: FINGER LAC LWBS
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 01/08/2006	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wire
PT POKED SELF IN EYE W/COPPER WIRE. DX: L EYE CORNEAL ABR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2006	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wire, Floors or flooring materials
PT TRIPPED OVER WIRE AND FELL ONTO TILE FLOOR HURTING RIBS. DX: CONTU SION OF RIBS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2006	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wire
PATIENT TRIPPED OVER WIRE AND FELL ONTO SIDE. DX: SHOULDER PAIN.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

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