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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 727
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/29/2010 | Age: 10 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 |
| 10 YO M CLIMBING TREE, SHOCKED BY ELECTRIC WIRE IN LIMBS. DX ELECTRIC S HOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2010 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| A 8 YOM TURNED ON A LIGHT SWITCH AND FELT BURN TO HAND, DX ELECTRICAL S HOCK TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2010 | Age: 18 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, Poles |
| 18YOM USING WOOD POLE WITH METAL END TO CLEAN IVY FROM SIDE OF HOUSE, T OUCHED ELECTRIC WIRE, ELECTRICUTED W/TINGLING/NUMBNESS;SHOCK,BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2010 | Age: 58 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: Other |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| 58 YOM SYNCOPE EPISODE S/P DOING ELECTRIC WORK AT HOME WITH ELECTRIC WI RES, PT WAS NOT ELECTRICUTED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/23/2010 | Age: 58 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 |
| 58YOM, WORKING ON THE OUTSIDE ELECTRICAL UINT @ PARENT'S HOUSE&GOT SHOC KED X3>>ELECTRICAL SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2010 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| 32 YO M, C/O DIZZINESS AND BURNING SENSATION ON RIGHT SIDE OF FACE AFTE R LIVE WIRE TOUCHED HIS FACE, DX ELECTRICAL EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2010 | Age: 7 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 |
| 7 YR OLD MALE AT MUSEUM TOUCHING DISPLAY OF ELECTRIC TUBE AND GOT ELECT RIC SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2010 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| 60 YOM TOUCHED ELECTRIC WIRE AND FELL 6 FEET. DX ELECTRICAL SHOCK |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 06/26/2010 | Age: 21 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 |
| 21 YOM C/O LEG PAIN COMING THRU DOOR WHEN A "BOOM" AND A TRANSFORMER WENT OUT WAS KNOCKED DOWN. DX-ELECTRICAL SHOCK LIGHTENING STRIKE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2010 | Age: 44 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 |
| DX ELECTRICAL SHOCK R ARM/LEG/FOOT/LWBS: 44YOF FLIP' ON LIGHTSWITCH W/ R INDEX F; C/O TINGLING R ARM & R LEG. R FOOT PN & TINGLING. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 06/02/2010 | Age: 41 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 |
| 41 Y/O/M SHOCK FROM A LIVE ELECTRICAL WIRE AT HOME DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN DX/ ELECTRICAL INJURY CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/11/2010 | Age: 32 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 |
| 32 YOM-PT STEPPED IN A PUDDLE OF WATER THAT WAS EXPOSED TO 220 ELECTRIC AL CURRENT-KNOCKED TO GROUND & LOC FOR 5 MINS DX ELECTRICAL SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2010 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| 37 YO M TRANSFORMER FELL OFF POLE, PT WAS SHOCKED AND THROWN 30 FEET BY FIREBALL. DX ELECTRICAL BURNS TO BODY, +FIRE DEPT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/22/2010 | Age: 11 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 |
| 11YOF TOUCH A LIGHT SWITCH AND GOT SHOCKED BRIEFLY FOR A SECOND OR TWO ARM FEELS A LITTLE ACHY DX:ELECTRIC SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| 16 YOM ELECTRICAL SHOCK FROM LIGHT SWITCH - LWBS |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 02/10/2010 | Age: 68 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, Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| 68YOM WORKING ON HIS LIGHTSWITCH IN THE GARAGE WITH A PAIR OF PLIERS AN D FELT A SHOCK ALL OVER BODY WITH CHEST PAIN ELECTRIC SHOCK INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2010 | Age: 21 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 |
| 21 YOM HAD A TREE BRANCH FALL ON AN ELECTRICAL WIRE/ ELECTRIC SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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