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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 324
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/11/2007 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PATIENT TOUCHED A LIVE WIRE, APPROX. 220 VOLTS, HIT IT WITH HIS INDEX, MIDDLE FINGER ON THE RIGHT HAND. DX-ELECTROCUTION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/08/2007 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Tableware and accessories |
| TOUCH SWITCH WASH DISHES, DX; ELECTRIC SHOCK HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2007 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT WAS REWIRING THE KITCHEN AT HOME - ELECTRICAL SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2007 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT C/O PAIN "SHOCK" FROM A FAULTY WIRE AT HOME. DX. L ARM PAIN, ELECTR ICAL SHOCK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2007 | Age: 27 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: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT RECEIVED ELECTRICAL SHOCK WHEN DOING SOME ELECTRICAL WORK AT HOME. COMPLAIN HEADACHE AND TIGHTNESS IN CHEST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2007 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT WAS ROLLING UP A WIRE HE FOUND IN THE YARD AND IT SHOCKED HIM - LICE ELECTRICAL WIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2007 | Age: 30 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: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| CHILD FOUND UNCONSCIOUS IN BACKYARD BY CABLE FROM CABLE CO. AT SAME TIM E, CIRCUT BREAKERS WENT OUT IN HOUSE. D:POSS. ELECTRICAL INJ, AMS. ADM |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/08/2007 | Age: 35 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: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT RECEIVED ELECTRIC SHOCK IN ARM FROM CABLES AT HOME WHILE RECEIVING P HYSICAL THERAPY ON KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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