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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 210
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/21/2007 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles |
| CUT FINGER ON ELECTRIC OUTLET COVER-LAC FINGER OUTLET COVER SAYS 4061-ALSO DOES ELECTRIC OUTLETS & RECEPTACLES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2007 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles, Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| ELECTRICAL BURN FINGERS WHEN PUT BOBBY PIN IN ELECTRICAL OUTLET |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 12/09/2007 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles, Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT STUCK A BOBBY PIN IN A HOUSEHOULD ELECTRIC SOCKET AND THROWN FROM SO CKET, NOW W/PAIN AND BURN TO THUMB AND FORE FINGER; ELECTRICAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2007 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles, Floor lamps or table lamps |
| PT AT BABYSITTERS HOUSE,BABYSITTER HEARD POP & FOUND PT HOLDING LAMP CO RD AT ELEC SOCKET,BURNS TO FINGERS,BLISTERS;BURN,ELEC INJURY V HEAT INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2007 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles, Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PLACED BOBBY PIN IN SOCKET- SPARKS. DX ELECTRICAL BURNS TO FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2007 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles |
| PT WAS AT CARNIVAL AND TRIPPED CUTTING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER ON AN ELEC TRICAL BOX. DX FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2007 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles |
| BURNED FINGERS WHEN PUT TWIST TIE INTO ELECRIC SOCKET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2007 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles |
| PT WAS @ HOME RECEIVED SHOCK TO THE LEFT FINGERS/ARM AFTER TURNING ON A DIMMER SWITCH WITH NO COVER. DX 3 MIDDEL FINGERS ELECTICAL SHOCK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2007 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles, Extension cords |
| PLAYING WITH ELECTRICAL CORD TO TV WHILE IN SOCKET DX: L INDEX FINGER B URNED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2007 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles, Motor vehicles or parts |
| PT WAS PUTTING ELECTRIC OUTLET INTO BACK OF PICK UP TRUCK AT A FRIENDS HOUSE & INJURED FINGER, DX: LACERATRION TO THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2007 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles |
| HAND FELL OFF BED AND HIT OPEN UNFINISHED ELECTRICAL OUTLET, 5 BURN LIN ES FINGERS 2ND DEGREE, AMBULANCE CAME TO HOUSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2007 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles, Night-lights |
| PLUGGING IN NIGHT LIGHT, OUTLET BAD & WAS ELECTROCUTED, FINGER BLACK AR OUND CUTICLE, GRAY UNDER CUTILE, ERYTHEMA/EDEMA, BURNS FINGERS 2ND DEGR |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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