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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 823
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/13/2010 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| 29 YOM INJURED HAND ON COPPER WIRE. DX-LEFT HAND LACERATION 6 CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2010 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| 38 YR OLD REMALE BUMPED FOREHEAD ON LIGHT SWITCH RESULTING IN HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2010 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| 36YOM WIRE ARCHED AND BURNED HAND/ SUPERFICIAL PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN R T HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2010 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| 48 YOM WAS WORKING ON BREAKER (ELECTRICAL BOX) AT HOME AND BURNED HAND 2ND DEGREE BURN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2010 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| DX PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN: 33YOF C/O R HAND BURN AFTER PN W/ HOT GREASE WAS IGNITED BY ARCING CURRENT F LIGHT SWITCH SPLASH' ON HER HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2010 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| 50YOM SUSTAINED A RIGHT HAND ELECTRIC BURN WHILE WORKING ON AN ELECTRI CAL BOX IN HIS GARAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2010 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| L ORBITAL FX/41YOF WHILE AT DEMOLITION DERBY, SLIPPED IN THE MUD AND HI T L EYE AREA ON ELECTRIC JUNCTION BOX. NO LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2010 | Age: 32 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: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| 32 YO M, C/O DIZZINESS AND BURNING SENSATION ON RIGHT SIDE OF FACE AFTE R LIVE WIRE TOUCHED HIS FACE, DX ELECTRICAL EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2010 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| 41 YOM CUT FINGER W/ELECTRICAL WIRE. DX: L INDEX LAC 1.5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2010 | Age: 44 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: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| DX ELECTRICAL SHOCK R ARM/LEG/FOOT/LWBS: 44YOF FLIP' ON LIGHTSWITCH W/ R INDEX F; C/O TINGLING R ARM & R LEG. R FOOT PN & TINGLING. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 06/20/2010 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| 26 YOM INJURED HAND BURNING ON ELECTRICAL WIRE. DX- 2ND DEGREE <1% TBSA RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2010 | Age: 41 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 |
| 41 Y/O/M SHOCK FROM A LIVE ELECTRICAL WIRE AT HOME DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN DX/ ELECTRICAL INJURY CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/11/2010 | Age: 32 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: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| 32 YOM-PT STEPPED IN A PUDDLE OF WATER THAT WAS EXPOSED TO 220 ELECTRIC AL CURRENT-KNOCKED TO GROUND & LOC FOR 5 MINS DX ELECTRICAL SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2010 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| 43YOM TRIPPED OVER ELECTRICAL WIRE AND FELL INJURING RIGHT ELBOW CONTUSION ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2010 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| 37 YO M TRANSFORMER FELL OFF POLE, PT WAS SHOCKED AND THROWN 30 FEET BY FIREBALL. DX ELECTRICAL BURNS TO BODY, +FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/31/2010 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| 31 YOM, WALKED INTO LIGHT BOX, AT HOME, SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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