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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 730
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/11/2008 | Age: 20 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 |
| 20 YOM SPLIT TELEPHONE WIRE WITH MOUTH ELETRICAL SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2008 | Age: 3 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 |
| UNSUPERVISED, STUCK FINGER INTO UNCOVERED JUNCTION BOX OF LIGHT SWITCH, +CHOCKED&CREAMED>> ELECTRIC SHOCK/HAND SWELLING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2008 | Age: 31 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 CRAWLING UNDER HOUSE AND HIS HEAD HIT A WIRE AND PT GOT A SHOCK DX// ELECTRICAL INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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, Medical equipment, general |
| NS: STATES DIDN'T KNOW ELECTRICAL SWITCH WAS BAD WHEN HE TOUCHED IT, RECEIVED ELECTRIC SHOCK,HAS PACEMAKER,CHEST UNCOMFORTABLE FEELING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2008 | Age: 12 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, Vacuum cleaners |
| RAN OVER WIRES WHILE VACCUUMING AND FELT AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK IN ARM. DX . ELECTRIC SHOCK.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| 48 YO F ELECTRICAL INJURY SHOCK TO HANDS FROM LIVE WIRE* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | 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, Pet supplies |
| 21 YO F ELECTRICAL SHOCK TELEPHONE LINE DOWN DOG LEASH GOT CAUGHT IN LINE PT GOT SHOCK IN L HAND* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2008 | Age: 78 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 |
| ELECTRICAL SHOCK-GRABBED A 120 VOLT LIVE WIRE-WAS SHOCKED-FELL TO THE G ROUND-WAS UNABLE TO GET UP-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/07/2008 | Age: 29 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 |
| 29 YO MALE TOUCHED A LIVE WIRE AND WAS ELECTROCUTED ELECTRIC SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2008 | Age: 40 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, Camping equipment |
| DRIVING A METAL TENT STAKE INTO GROUND AND HIT UNDERGROUND POWER LINES DX ELECTRIC SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/11/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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'S SAILBOAT MAST HIT AN ELECTRICAL WIRE AT THE MARINA & PT WAS ELECTROCUTED. DX: R PTX, ELECTROCUTION W/3% FULL THICK BURNS BIL FEET |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/26/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| PT GRABBED A HOLD OF 2 POLES, 1 APPARENTLY ATTACHED TO A LIVE WIRE AND WAS ELECTRICUTED X 5 SECONDS. D: ELECTRICAL SHOCK 110 VOLTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2008 | Age: 35 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, Ladders |
| PT WAS FIXING SOMETHING IN ATTIC & AND RECEIVED AN ELECTRIC SHOCK FROM 229 VOLT WIRE & WAS KNOCKED OFF LADDER DX: ELECTRIC SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| ELECTRICAL SHOCK WHEN TURNING OFF BREAKERS ON PANEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 WALKED INTO A DOWNED POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL SHOCK/CARDIOPULMONARY AR REST |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
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