Accidents - Electrical outlets or receptacles - Years 1997-2010 - Head

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,509
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	53
Year 1998:	168
Year 1999:	216
Year 2000:	192
Year 2001:	40
Year 2002:	118
Year 2003:	47
Year 2004:	168
Year 2005:	83
Year 2006:	30
Year 2007:	31
Year 2008:	120
Year 2009:	93
Year 2010:	145

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	570
6-15 years old:	387
16-25 years old:	116
26-50 years old:	174
50+ years old:	261

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 09/25/2010	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles
72YOM ATTEMPTING TO PLUG IN AN UNSPECIFIED ITEM IN AN OUTLET AT HOME AN D LOST BALANCE AND FELL ONTO HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2010	Age: 18 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles
18MOM, MOM HEAD BIG "BANG" RAN TO THE ROOM FD ELECTRIC PLUG FELL OUT, ? IF ELECTROCUTED, +BOGGY TO THE FOREHEAD>>CHI/HEMTATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2010	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles
2 YR F HIT HEAD ON WALL PLUG OUTLET;DX LACERATED SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2010	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles
37 YOM CUT HIS HEAD ON METAL RECEPTACLE IN ATTIC AT HOME LACERATION HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2010	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles
A 34 YOF STEPPED UP ON SIDEWALK AND HIT HEAD ON ELECTRICAL BOX, CONCUSS ION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2010	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles, Ceilings and walls
78YOF MECHANICAL FALL, ATTEMPTING TO PULL OUT AN ELECTRICAL PLUG FROM THE WALL WHEN IT GAVE FREE, SHE FELL BACKWARDS DX: HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2009	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles
PATIENT FELL HITTING TOP OF HEAD ON OUTLET; HEAD INJURY, SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2009	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles
RAN INTO ELECTRICAL OUTLET BOX;DX CHI, FACE LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2009	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles, Ceilings and walls
PATIENT HIT HEAD ON OUTLET COVER/BOX ON WALL AT DAYCARE; SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2009	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles
SCALP CONT: OVER ANTICOAGULATION; STATES HAD A RECEPTACLE FALL ON HERHE AD FROM CEILING,FEELS "PRESSURE" WORRIED BECAUSE ON ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2009	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles
TRIPPED AND HIT BACK OF HEAD ON AN OUTLET. DX LACERATION SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2008	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles
SCALP LAC-HIT PLASTIC OUTLET BOX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2008	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF THE SCALP BY FALLING AGAINST AN ELECTRIC O UTLET AT SCHOOL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2008	Age: 16 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles
PT SUSTAINED DUE TO HEAD INJURY WHILE HE FELL AT HOME STRIKING HEAD ON WALL OUTLET. DX: HEAD TRAUMA ?
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2008	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles
HIT HEAD ON ELECTRIC OUTLET/SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2007	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles
PT TRIPPED AND FELL, HIT HEAD ON OUTLET, LACERATION TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2007	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles
PT TRIPPED AND FELL WHILE RUNNING, HIT HEAD ON OUTLET, LACERATION TO HE AD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2006	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles
TRIPPED&FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HEAD ON ELECTRIC PLUG " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2006	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles
5 YO MALE WAS HIT IN HEAD WITH ELECTRICAL OUTLET COVER BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2005	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles
8 YOM STRUCK HEAD ON OUTLET SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2004	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles
DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY: HIT HEAD ON ELECTRICAL BOX AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2004	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles
CHILD RUNNING WHEN TRIPPED OVER COUSIN AND FELL AGAINST PLASTIC ELECTRI CAL OUTLET FACEPLATE. D: HEAD INJURY, RADIAL FX, LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2004	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles
PT DX HEAD HEMATOMA - S/P HIT HIS FOREHEAD TO METER OUTLET (ELECTRIC SOCKET) AT SCHOOL TODAY WHILE RUNNING AROUND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2004	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles
CHI AND CUT SCALP WHEN RAN INTO METAL ELECTRICAL BOX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2004	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles
SUPERFICIAL SCALP INFECTION, STRUCK HEAD ON METAL OUT LET BOX (USED A LONG TIME AGO) ON WEDNESDAY, NOW HAS DISCHARGE(NOT STATED KIND)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles
HIT HEAD ON A HANGING ELECTRICAL OUTLET- LACERATION ON LT. SIDE OF HEAD DX: SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2003	Age: 14 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles
CHILD WAS IN BATHROOM WASHED HANDS THEN TOUCHED LIGHT SWITCH WHICH HAD NO OUTLET COVER PT WAS SHOCKED AND FELL. DX CHI ELECTRICAL SHOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles, Ceilings and walls
PT FELL HITTING HEAD ON ELECTRICAL SOCKET IN WALL, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2003	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles
LACERATION HEAD - 60 YOF FELL HITTING BACK OF HEAD ON ELECTRICAL PLUG P RONGS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2003	Age: 13 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles, Mattresses
MATTRESS FELL ON PATIENT PUSHING HER HEAD INTO OUTLET IN WALL AT HOME; MINOR HEAD INJURY, SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles
PATIENT HIT HEAD ON PLASTIC LIGHT SWITCH AT HOME; SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles
PT WITH LIGHT FIXTURE FALLING ON TOP OF HEAD, CONMTUSION/LWBS
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 09/28/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles
DX SINGED HAIR AND EYEBROWS: ELECTRICAL OUTLET THREW SPARK AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles
DX SINGED HAIR ON HEAD: ELECTRICAL OUTLET THREW SPARK AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2002	Age: 22 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles
CHILD FELL AT HOME AND HIT HEAD ON ELECTRIC OUTLET. D: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, FOREHEAD LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles
CUT HEAD ON ELECTRICAL OUTLET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles
HIT HEAD ON ELECTRICAL BOX AT SCHOOL DX. SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2001	Age: 16 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles, Stairs or steps
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2001	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2001	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2000	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2000	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2000	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2000	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/1999	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/1999	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/1999	Age: 8 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: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles, Skating
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/1999	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/1998	Age: 19 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/1998	Age: 20 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles, Wrestling
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/1998	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles, Tables
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/15/1998	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles, Ceilings and walls
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/1997	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/1997	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/1997	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/1997	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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