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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 469
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Pins and needles |
| PT STATES WHILE TURNING LIGHT SWITCH OFF, SEWING NEEDLE HIT HAND |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 12/08/2002 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Tables |
| TRIPPED OVER A CORD AT HOME, FELL LANDING ON LT. HAND. STRUCK HEAD ON C OFFEE TABLE. DX. FX. LT. 4TH METACARPAL, LAC OF FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| 18 YEAR OLD MALE COUPLE OF WIRES IN CAR CAUGHT FIRE. HE GRABBED WIRES BURNING HIS HAND. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WASN'T CALLED TO THE SCENE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2002 | Age: 14 months | 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, Electrical outlets or receptacles |
| PATIENT PULLED ELECTRICAL CORD OUT OF WALL SOCKET AT HOME; ELECTRICAL B URN TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| CUTTING DOWN A TREE GRABBED A HIGH POWER LINE-HAND STUCK TO ELECTRIC POWER LINE- HAND REMOVED BY EMS -ELECTROCUTION -LEFT HAND SEVERE BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/27/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Electrical outlets or receptacles |
| ELECTICAL BURN TO R HAND AT 2215 TODAY, ATTEMPTED TO PLUG A CORD INTO E LECTRICAL OUTSET. DX. 2 DEGREE BURN R HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2002 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| HAND CONTUSION - 76 YOF TRYING TO FLIP LIGHT SWITCH AND STRUCK RIGHT HA ND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| ELECTRICAL BURNS (R) HAND, PT TOUCHED A ELECTRICAL WIRE, C/O NUMBNESS & PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2002 | Age: 3 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 |
| BURNED HAND WHEN TOUCHED ELECTRICAL CORD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| LT HAND LAC-CUT ON AN ELECTRICAL BOX WHILE PULLING ON ELECTRICAL WIRE WHILE AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| ELECTRICAL BURN TO BOTH HANDS- |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 03/26/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| CUT HAND ON LIGHT SWITCH. DX: LACERATION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2002 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Floors or flooring materials |
| TRIPPED OVER ELECTRIC CORD AT HOME AND FELL WITH ALL HER WEIGHT ON LEFT HAND, BROKE HAND WHEN SHE LANDED ON FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Aquariums or accessories |
| RIGHT HAND LAC, PT CUT HAND WHEN TRIPPING OVER A CORD AND BROKE GLASS A AQARIUM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2002 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| HAND LACERATION - CUT RIGHT HAND ON A LIGHT SWITCHPLATE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2002 | Age: 6 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, Other toys |
| ELECTRICAL BURN TO HAND - WAS PLAYING WITH AN ELECTRICAL LIGHT SWITCH W HILE HOLDING IN SAME HAND A METAL *** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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