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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 289
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/07/2004 | Age: 20 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: Floor lamps or table lamps |
| PATIENT HAD ELECTRICAL SHOCK WHILE PLUGGING IN AN ELECTRIC FLOOR LAMP AT HOME. DX-CARDIAC ARREST SECONDARY TO ELECTRICAL SHOCK. |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 11/30/2004 | Age: 3 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: Floor lamps or table lamps |
| PATIENT WAS SHOCKED WHEN SHE TRIED TO PLUG IN ELECTRIC FLOOR LAMP AT HOME. DX-ELECTRICAL SHOCK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2004 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | 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: Floor lamps or table lamps |
| PATIENT RECEIVED SHOCK FROM SOCKET OF FALLEN LAMP, TINGLING OF FINGERS, FELT JAW/TEETH TIGHTEN, BRIEFLY LIGHTHEADED; ELECTRICAL SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2004 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Floor lamps or table lamps |
| PT TOUCHED 2 LAMPS - WAS SHOCKED X 40 SECONDS. D: ELECTRICAL INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/17/2004 | 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: Floor lamps or table lamps |
| PT WAS IN GARAGE HOLDING A LAMP AND GOT AN ELECTRIC SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2004 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Floor lamps or table lamps |
| PLUGGING IN LAMP CORD THAT FAMILY DOG HAD CHEWED ON AND SUST ELECTRICAL SHOCK DX MINOR ELECTRICAL SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2004 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Floor lamps or table lamps |
| PT ETOH DRINKING AT A PARTY, HAD FLOOR LAMP FALL CAUSING LACERATION TO LIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2004 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Floor lamps or table lamps, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT AT HOME KNOCKED OVER A LAMP WHICH CAUGHT THE COUCH ON FIRE STAYED IN HOUSE GETTING ANIMALS OUT SMOKE INHALATION CAHGB- 1.1 FD ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/19/2004 | Age: 20 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: Floor lamps or table lamps |
| PT GRABBED A DESK LAMP AND FELT A SHOCK UNABLE TO LET GO FOR 5 SECONDS |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 01/14/2004 | 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: Floor lamps or table lamps |
| PT WAS SCREWING BOTTOM ONTO LAMP WHICH WAS PLUGGED IN & WAS SHOCKED. DX: ELECTRIC SHOCK R INDEX/MIDDLE FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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