Accidents - Electrical wire or wiring systems - Year 2002 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 294
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	5
6-15 years old:	68
50+ years old:	220

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/09/2002	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
67YM TRIPPED ON CORD AND FELL INTO NIGHTSTAND DX; ABRASION AND REDNESS TO R ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2002	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems
PT STATES SHE GOT LEGS TANGLED IN A CORD AND FELL INJURING ARM & HIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2002	Age: 100 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems
RIGHT FOREARM LAC, PT TRIPPED OVER A CORD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2002	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems
ELECTRICAL WIRE BURNED LEFT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2002	Age: 84 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Ceilings and walls
TRIPPED OVER CORD AND FELL, STRIKING ARM ON WALL. LACERATION X4 TO LEF T FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems
PT TRIPPED OVER A CORD; C/O LEFT ARM PAIN DX: CONTUSION LEFT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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