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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 857
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/20/2003 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT C/O LOW BACK INJURY. PT FELL OVER CABLE CORD. DX CONT TO BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2003 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT STATES HE TRIPPED OVER AN ELECTRIC CORD AND FELL STRIKING HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2003 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| FOOT GOT CAUGHT IN ELECTRICAL CORD AND PT. FELL DX. HIP FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/21/2003 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| 80YOF-PAIN LUMBAR-TRIPPED OVER CORD AT HOME-FELL-LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 08/29/2003 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| LUMBAR STRAIN.PT TRIPPED OVER A CORD AND INJURED BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2003 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| RIGHT HIP FX. PT FELL OVER AN ELECTRICAL CORD AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/04/2003 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Floors or flooring materials |
| LEFT HIP FX . PT TRIPPED OVER A CORD AND FELL TO FLOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/01/2003 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Tables |
| LOW BACK STRAIN. LEFT ARM ECCHYMOSIS. TRIPPED ON CORD AND HIT HEAD AND LEFT ARM ON TABLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2003 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| TRIPPED OVER A CORD, FELL BACK ONTO LUMBAR SPINE AT HOME. DX. COMPRESS ION FX L, CONT LUMBAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2003 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| LUMBAR STR. PT TRIPPED OVER A CORD INJURING BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2003 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT TRIPPED OVER CORD AT PARTY AND FELL. +ETOH. D: HIP CONTUSION, SCALP CONTUSION, THORACIC STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2003 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| TRIPPED OVER CABLE WIRE DX FRACTURE RIGHT ANTERIOR/INFERIOR ILIAC SPINE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2003 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| LUMBAR STR; LEFT KNEE SPR. PT'S FOOT GOT CAUGHT IN A CORD AND PT FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2003 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT TRIPPED ON CORD IN APT. DX: LOW BACK PX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2003 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PELVIC FRACTURE - 86 YOF SLIPPED AND FELL OVER A CORD WHILE SHOPPING AT THE MALL, UNABLE TO GET UP, LEFT PELVIC FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/25/2003 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT. FELL ON ELECTRICAL CORD PLUG IN. DX. LOW BACK CONT ON R. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2003 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| TRIPPED AND FELL OVER ELECTRIC CORD AND FX HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/14/2003 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| 35 YOF FELL AT HOME OVER A CORD. C/O LOWER BACK PAIN. DX BACK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2003 | 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: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| CONTUSION HIP - PATIENT PRESENTS FROM NURSING HOME AFTER TRIPPING OVER A CORD AND FALLING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2003 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| 80YOF LOST HER BALANCE AND FELL REACHING FOR LIGHT SWITCHDX: CONT R THI GH/HIP AND L POSTERIOR CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2003 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| SPRAIN HIP, THIGH - 61 YOF REACHED FOR A CORD AT NOON AND FELT SOMETHIN G PULL, PAIN IN RIGHT GROIN AND LATERAL HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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