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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 430
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/08/2007 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Umbrellas |
| PT CARRYING AN ALUMINUM UMBRELLA ON THE BEACH WHEN A LIGHTING STRIKE ST RUCK NEAR HIM- NOT NUMB AND TINGLING ALL OVER BODY ESI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2006 | 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: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Umbrellas |
| CARRYING UMBRELLA AND STRUCK BY LIGHTENING EAR/UPPER EXTREMITY PAIN ELE CTROCUTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2005 | Age: 14 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: Umbrellas |
| PT WAS HOLDING AN UMBRELLA AND FELT UMBRELLA FLY OUT OF HAND. D: NEA R LIGHTENING STRIKE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2003 | Age: 17 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: Umbrellas |
| PATIENT STRUCK BY LIGHTNING WHEN LIGHTNING STRUCK UMBRELLA SHE WAS HOLD ING, NECK TIGHT, HEART RACING; LIGHTNING STRIKE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2003 | Age: 41 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: Umbrellas |
| PT WALKING CARRYING UMBRELLA, LIGHTNING HIT TREE NEAR HER AND SHE HAD P AIN AND TINGLING, ELECTRIC SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2003 | Age: 46 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: Umbrellas |
| PT WALKING THROUGH PARKING LOT DURING THUNDER STORM CARRYING UMBRELLA, LIGHTENING STRUCK NEARBY. PT FELT PAIN & TINGLING - ELECTRIC SHOCK INJU |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Umbrellas |
| PATIENT WAS CARRYING UMBRELLA AND GOT STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. DX: HEADAC HE, NAUSEA, STRUCK BY LIGHTNING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2001 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Umbrellas |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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