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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 662
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/25/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension cords |
| PT STEPPED ON EXTENSION CORD, SLIPPED & INJURED ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension cords |
| DX:RIGHT ANKLE SPRAIN. TRIPPED ON EXTENSION CORD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension cords |
| EXTENSION CORD SNAPPED BACK WHILE PT WAS WORKING ON BOAT. DX: FOREHEAD LAC 2 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2002 | Age: 35 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: Electric Shock |
| Product: Extension cords |
| GOT SHOCKED PULLING OUT AN EXTENSION CORD;MINOR SHOCK TO SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension cords |
| LAC TO HEAD WHEN STRUCK BY E3XTENTION CORD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Extension cords, Furniture |
| PT TRIPPED OVER EXTENSION CORD WHEN MOVING FURNITURE AT HOME NOW WITH KNEE AND BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension cords |
| TRIPPED ON EXTENSION CORD DX. FOOT FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension cords, Tables |
| PT TRIPPED OVER EXTENSION CORD AND HIT FACE ON TABLE. DX LAC R LOWER EYE LID. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2002 | Age: 41 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: Electric Shock |
| Product: Extension cords |
| PT SUSTAINED AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK WHEN HE PICKED UP AN EXTENSION CORD TH AT WAS IN THE WATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Extension cords |
| PATIENT STEPPED ON AN EXTENSION CORD AND CUT HIS FOOT GOING TO THE BATHROOM. DX-SKIN AVULSION SOLE OF FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension cords |
| STRAINED ARM WHEN TRIPPED OVER EXTENTION CORD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension cords, Stairs or steps |
| TRIPPED ON AN EXTENSION CORD AND FELL DOWNSTAIRS. R ANKLE SPRAIN $ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension cords |
| SPRAIN LEFT WRIST, TRIPPED OVER AN EXTENSION CORD IN GARAGE AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension cords |
| FELL WHILE WALKING. TRIPPED OVER AN EXTENSION CORD. PAIN LT CALF. DX; LT CALF STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2002 | Age: 47 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: Extension cords |
| HIT IN LEFT EYE WITH EXTENSION CORD 15 MINUTES AGOCORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension cords |
| TRIPPED ON AN EXTENSION CORD INJURING HER R BIG TOE. R BIG TOE STRAIN $ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension cords, Floors or flooring materials |
| TRIPPED ON EXTENSION CORD AND FELL TO FLOOR STRAIN KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension cords |
| PT WAS PULLING ON EXTENSION CORD AND IT FLIPPED HIM IN THE EYEBROW DX: LACERATION RIGHT EYEBROW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Extension cords |
| WINDING EXTENSION CORD SHOULDER DISLOCATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension cords, Floors or flooring materials |
| TRIPPED ON EXTENSION CORD, FELL ON CONCRETE FLOOR DX. TIBIA FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Extension cords |
| PATIENT WAS WALKING THRU THE HOUSE AND TRIPPED ON AN EXTENSION CORD. DX-LEFT KNEE PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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