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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 808
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/05/2002 | Age: 4 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: Fences or fence posts |
| PT WAS PLAYING IN THE SNOW WHEN HE TOUCHED A METAL GATE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2002 | Age: 9 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: Fences or fence posts, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PT TOUCHED IRON GATE ON PORCH AND FELT A SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | 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: Fences or fence posts |
| PT RESTRAINED DRIVER, REMEMBERS DRIVING THEN BEING AT FENCE, ACUTE MVA, RULE OUT NEW ONSET SEIZURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/14/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT TRYING TO CATCH FENCE FROM FALLING ON SOMEONE ELSE AND FENCE ALSO IN TOXICATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2002 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| C/O TIGHT FEELING IN CHEST TODAY AFTER ELECT SHOCK 9/13/02, ELECT FENCE DX: S/P ELECTRICAL SHOCK, NORMAL FUNCT PACEMAKER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT DRANK UNKNOWN AMOUNTS OF VODKA, FELL AGAINST A FENCE AND BECAME LETHARGIC, POLICE CALLED (ALCOHOL INTOXICATION) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2002 | Age: 59 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: Fences or fence posts, Unattached appliance or lamp cords |
| PICKED UP FENCE THAT WAS LAYING ON TOP OF ELECTRICAL CORD SHOCK TO R AR M..ELECTRICK SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2002 | Age: 13 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: Fences or fence posts |
| RHUS DERMATITIS - RASH AFTER PULLING WEEDS AGAINST FENCE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2002 | Age: 57 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: Poisoning |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT WAS FOUND HOLDING HIMSELF UP ON FENCE - PT STATES "I AM NOT FEELING WELL" - DX ETOH INTOXICATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| CAME IN CONTACT WITH ELECTRIC FENCE DX. ELECTRIC SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/27/2002 | Age: 28 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: Fences or fence posts |
| ELECTRIC SHOCK/28YOWF SHOCKED BY A COW FENCE AT 2:40PM. FELT IT IN L HA ND AND ALSO IN HER BELLY. IS 5 MONTHS PREGNANT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT FOUND INTOXICATED AND FELL OVER FENCE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PASSED OUT WHILE MENDING FENCE AT HOME. DX: SYNCOPE, LOW BACK STRAIN,P OSS. CHEMICAL EXPOSURE TO WEED KILLER SPRAYED DAY BEFORE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2002 | Age: 13 months | 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: Submersion |
| Product: Fences or fence posts, Built-in swimming pools |
| AT HOME CHILD GOT THRU POOL FENCE FOUND UNDER H2O PULLED FOR H20 CPR ST ARTED INTUBATED TRANSFERED TO HOSP IN CRITICAL CONDITION DX NEAR DROWN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/16/2002 | Age: 8 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: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PATIENT CLEANED BRUSH OUT ALONG FENCE OUTSIDE, HAS RASH; POISON IVY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2002 | Age: 36 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: Fences or fence posts |
| WAS SHOCKED BY AN ELECTRIC FENCE DX: ELECTRIC INJURY TO BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PATIENT RESTRAINED DRIVER HAD A SEIZURE AND RAN CAR OFF ROAD INTO FENC E; SEIZURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2002 | Age: 12 months | 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: Fences or fence posts |
| MVA PT WAS RESTRAINED PASSENGER IN CAR DRIVEN BY MOTHER WHO HIT A FENCE POST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2002 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Submersion |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| OPENED GATE, FELL INTO LAKE DX. NEAR DROWNING |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/16/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PATIENT FELL INTO FENCE ETOH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2002 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| FULL ARREST - CRASHED VEHICLE INTO FENCE DX: CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 01/12/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| MOTORCYCLE SLID, FELL OFF AND HIT CURB AND FENCE. +HELMET. DX: MUL TIPLE ABRASIONS TO BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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