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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 828
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/13/2007 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT MAY HAVE CHEWED ON ELECTRICAL CORD, REDNESS LOWER LIP/BURN INSIDE AN KLE (EXIT WOUND), BURN ANKLE/FOOT, ELECTRIC SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/11/2007 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PATIENT TOUCHED A LIVE WIRE, APPROX. 220 VOLTS, HIT IT WITH HIS INDEX, MIDDLE FINGER ON THE RIGHT HAND. DX-ELECTROCUTION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/08/2007 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Tableware and accessories |
| TOUCH SWITCH WASH DISHES, DX; ELECTRIC SHOCK HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2007 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| CLIMBED TREE 20 FT UP,GRABBED A LIVE ELECTRIC WIRE BY MISTAKE,BURNING H AND,BEING ELECTROCUTED,FELL TO GROUND,INTUBATED,TRANSF TO SHRINERS |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 09/06/2007 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT WAS REWIRING THE KITCHEN AT HOME - ELECTRICAL SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PATIENT HAD A 480 VOLTS ELECTRICAL SHOCK TODAY, TOUCHED OVERHEAD LINE USED TO POWER CRANES. DX-ELECTRICAL SHOCK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2007 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT C/O PAIN "SHOCK" FROM A FAULTY WIRE AT HOME. DX. L ARM PAIN, ELECTR ICAL SHOCK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2007 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT RECEIVED ELECTRICAL SHOCK WHEN DOING SOME ELECTRICAL WORK AT HOME. COMPLAIN HEADACHE AND TIGHTNESS IN CHEST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2007 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT WAS WALKING BAREFOOT AT THE PARK AND STEPPED ON A METAL DISTRIBUTIO N BOX AND SUSTAINED A SEVERE SHOCK ALL OVER BODY ESI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2007 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PATIENT GRABBED ELECTRIC FENCE THAT MOM DIDNT EVEN KNOW WAS ON-ELECTRIC SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2007 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT WAS ROLLING UP A WIRE HE FOUND IN THE YARD AND IT SHOCKED HIM - LICE ELECTRICAL WIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2007 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| CHILD FOUND UNCONSCIOUS IN BACKYARD BY CABLE FROM CABLE CO. AT SAME TIM E, CIRCUT BREAKERS WENT OUT IN HOUSE. D:POSS. ELECTRICAL INJ, AMS. ADM |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/03/2007 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Computers |
| 22 YO F ELECTICAL SHOCK INJURED PLUGGING COMPUTER INTO ADAPTOR* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters |
| ELECTRICAL SHOCK UPPER EXTREMITY AND CHEST AREA: CHANGING FUSE AT HOME, GRABBED LIVE WIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2007 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT TURNED ON LIGHT SWITCH AND GOT A SHOCK YESTERDAY TO HAS TINGLING IN ARM AND CHEST PAIN DX// ELECTRICAL INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2007 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT WAS TURNING OFF THE LIGHT AT SCHOOL AND WAS SHOCKED BY ELECTRICAL SW ITCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2007 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT RECEIVED ELECTRIC SHOCK IN ARM FROM CABLES AT HOME WHILE RECEIVING P HYSICAL THERAPY ON KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2007 | Age: 8 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Ceilings and walls |
| FIRE DEPT++/CARBON MONOXIDE INHALATION SMOKE INHALATION/ELECTRICAL WIRI NG IN WALL CAUGHT FIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2007 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| SHOCKED BY SURGE PROTECTOR/ELECTRICAL SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2007 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PRESENTED WITH NUMBING SENSATION AND HEAD PAIN., CLAIMS TO HAVE EXPERI ENCED AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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