Accidents - Wire - 16-25 years old - Year 2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 814
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Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	268	Foot:	162
Lower Arm:	76	Neck:	76
Shoulder:	63	Mouth:	38
Ankle:	32	Lower Trunk:	31
Eyeball:	16	Knee:	15
Hand:	15	Toe:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/26/2010	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wire
21 YOF POKED SELF W/METAL WIRE TO RT INDEX FINGER; + SWELLING/REDNESS DX: CELLULITIS,CUTANEOUS FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2010	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire, Knives with replaceable blades
23 Y/O MALE WAS ATTEMPING TO CUT WIRE WITH A UTILITY KNIFE AT HOME & IT SLIPPED AND CUT FOREARM DX: LACERATION RIGHT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2010	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire
21 YOF LACERATION TO LT. SHOULDER & UPPER ARM S/P CUT WITH A WIRE. 10 C M LAC.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2010	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wire
20 YOF TRIPPED ON A WIRE - STRAINED ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2010	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Wire
17 YOM C/O PIECE OF WIRE STICKING OUT HIS SIDE, DOESN'T KNOW HOW IT GOT THERE. DX-FOREIGN BODY SIDE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2010	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Wire
METAL WIRE STUCK IN FINGER DIVING INTO *** CREEK FOREIGN BODY I FINGER 16YOM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2010	Age: 25 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
25YOF, CLEANING THE HOUSE LAST PM&TRIPPED OVER A WIRE&FELL >>ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2010	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wire
21YOF WALKED OVER A WIRE AND TRIPPED LANDED ONTO LOWER BACK CONTUSION
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 08/05/2010	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Wire
A 20 YOM GOT WIRE STUCK IN HIS FINGER. DX: FOREIGN BODY RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2010	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire, Luggage
16YOWF PT ACCIDENTALLY CUT TOP OF R FOOT ON A WIRE FROM SUITCASE. DX. LAC R FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2010	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire, Knives
22 YOF WAS CUTTING COPPER WIRE W/KNIFE AND SLIPPED. DX: L THUMB LAC 3 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2010	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Wire, Tables
23YOF WAS CLEANING OFF A TABLE AND GOT A WIRE STUCK IN L RING FINGER D X- F/B
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2010	Age: 23 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: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Wire, Footwear
23YOM, STEPPED ON A WIRE @ THE PARK WENT THRU SHOE INTO FOOT >>PW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2010	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Wire
24 YOM PW TO R HAND W/WIRE DX: PW `
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2010	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wire
17 YOM INJURED FOOT STEPPING ON WIRE 2 DAYS AGO. DX-RIGHT PLANTAR FOOT WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2010	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire
20YOF-FINGER LAC-CUT ON A WIRE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2010	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire, Doors
19YOM, TRIPPED OVER A WIRE&FELL GETTING FOOT CAUGHT UNDER A DOOR >>TOE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2010	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Wire, Footwear
21 YOM STEPPED ON PIECE OF WIRE L FOOT, WENT THRU ***DX: PW DX: PW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2010	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wire
17YOF, C/O FOOT PAIN&SWELLING AFTER TRIPPED ON A WIRE&FELL @ FRIEND'S H OUSE>>SPRAIN/CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2010	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Wire
23 YO F THUMB PUNCTURED BY WIRE. DX THUMB PUNCTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2010	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wire
25YOM WAS RIDING MOTORCYCLE WHEH WIRE ACROSS ROAD CAUGHT NECK CERVICAL INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2010	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Wire
19YOF EATING ICE CREAM & WAS "JABBED" IN ROOF OF MOUTH W/ METAL WIRE DX;# PUNCTURE WOUND HARD PALATE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2010	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wire
24 YOF R INDEX FINGER LAC ON RUSTY WIRE DX: FINGER ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2010	Age: 19 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
19YO MALE WITH CORNEAL ABRASION FROM WIRE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2010	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wire
DX CONTU KNEE: 25YOM TRIP'D OVER WIRE 3D AGO FALL ON FLEX KNEE & LANDED OR R PATELLA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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