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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 752
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/16/2002 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| HEAD LAC-AT NURSING HOME VISITING HER MOTHER-TRIPPED ON A CORD-FELL- HIT A CABINET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| FELL OVER CORD;LAC HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT. TRIPPED ON A CORD AT HOME AND FELL ONTO A NAIL HEAD LACERATING HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2002 | Age: 9 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 wire or wiring systems, Chairs |
| PT RUNNING BUMPED HEAD ON DOORBELL AWOKE IN CHAIR, LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2002 | Age: 11 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 wire or wiring systems, Doorsills or frames |
| PT STATES TRIPPED OVER CABLE CORD AND HIT HEAD ON DOOR JAMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2002 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| WAS HIT IN HEAD WITH A CORD - CAUSED SEIZURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2002 | Age: 14 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 wire or wiring systems |
| FELL OVER CORD;CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT SUSTAINED LAC TO SCALP AFTER FALLING ON AN ELECTRICAL BOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2002 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| TRIPPED OVER A CORD SCALP LACERATION 1.5 CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2002 | Age: 45 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 wire or wiring systems, Electrical outlets or receptacles |
| WHILE PLUGGING CORD INTO A SOCKET, ACCIDENTALLY HIT HEAD ON A CHINA CAB INET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| LAC TO SCALP, HIT BACK OF HEAD ON METAL ELECTRICAL BOX.! |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PATIENT WAS AT A FRIEND'S SEEING HOW FAR COULD GET COPPER WIRING IN THE GROUND WAS HIT WITH TUBING. DX-SCALP LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2002 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| 79 YOF VISITING SPOUSE IN HOSPITAL TRIPPED OVER CORD FROM CALL BELL IN ROOM. FELL HITTING HEAD CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Tables |
| 55 Y/O F C/O LAC TO HEAD - STATES TRIPPED OVER CORD, HIT HEAD ON COFFE TABLE. DX: CONTUSION FOREHEAD, SCALP LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2002 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| CLOSED HEAD INJURY CONTUSION FACE TRIPPED OVER AN ELECTRIC CORD AND FEL L, HIT HEAD ON DRESSER% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| HIT HEAD ON LIGHT SWITCH DX: BHT FACIAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Floors or flooring materials |
| THINKS TRIPPED OVER ELECTRICAL CORD, HIT HEAD. PAIN BACK OF HEAD, MID BACK. ? LOC.FOUND ON FLOOR. DX; CHI/ BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2002 | Age: 70 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: Hematoma |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL BACKWARD AFTER TRIPPING OVER A CORD AND LANDED ON THE FLOOR D X: SCALP HEMATOMA AND CERVICAL ST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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