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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 206
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/04/2008 | Age: 24 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: Fans |
| WAS PLUGGING IN A LARGE FLOOR FAN AND WAS SHOCKED C/O PALPITATIONS AND N/V DX- ELECTRIC SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2008 | Age: 15 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: Fans, Electrical outlets or receptacles |
| PT GOT A SHOCK PLUGGING A FAN IN AN OUTLET AT HOME 2 DAYS AGO HAS CHEST PAIN DX// ELECTIC SHOCK INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2008 | Age: 33 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: Fans |
| CHANGING WIRE ON LARGE FAN AND GOT SHOCKED BURNING TWO FINGERS WITH CHE ST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2008 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fans |
| PNEUMONIA - 78 YO FEMALE PRESENTS WITH NON PRODUCTIVE COUGH SINCE THIS AM - SLEPT UNDER A FAN AND AWAKENED "FEELING AWFUL" - ADMITTED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/16/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fans |
| HAVING TROUBLE BREATHING AFTER SLEEPING IN FRONT OF FAN/CROUP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2008 | Age: 21 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: Anoxia |
| Product: Fans |
| H/O ASTHMA, REORTS PUTTING ON THE FAN TODAY THEN SHORTLY DEVELOPED SHOT RNESS OF BREATH >> ASTHMA EXCERBATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2008 | Age: 44 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: Fans |
| 44 YOM GOT AN ELECTRIC SHOCK WHILE PUTTING UP A CEILING FAN C/O NUMBNESS IN FINGERS RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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