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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,503
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/12/2010 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| 9 YOF RUNNING IN HOUSE AND TRIPPED OVER CORD. DX: FRACTURE RADIUS/ULNA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2010 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| 34YOF FRACTURED RADIUS TRIPPED OVER A CORD IN THE DRIVEWAY AT HOME* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2010 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cords, electrical, Floors or flooring materials |
| 75YO WHITE FEMALE TRIPPED OVER TUBING CORDS AND FELL ON BATHROOM FLOOR @ HOME NO LOC +EMS DX R ARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2010 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| LOWER ARM ST. 46 YOM STRAINED ARM WHEN FALLING OVER A CORD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2010 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| A 50 YOF TRIPPED OVER CORD AND FELL ON ARM , DX CONTUSION TO ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2010 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| 20 MOM PRESENT TO ER AFTER HE TRIPPED OVER KITCHEN CORD INJURING HIS LE FT ARM- DX- DISLOCATION LOWER LT ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/23/2009 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| PT WAS RUNNING IN THE HOUSE AND TRIPPED OVER A CORD, FELL ON OUT STRETC HED ARMS, DX: FX RT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2009 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A CORD AND FELL. DX: R PROXIMAL RADIUS FX, R RADIAL HEAD FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2009 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| TRIPPED OVER A CORD AT HOME LACERATION FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2009 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| TRIPPED AND FELL OVER CORD, INJURED WRIST DX: RADIAL HEAD FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2009 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| TRIPPED ON ELECTRIC CORD AT SCHOOL;DX FRACTURED LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/23/2009 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| RADIUS HEAD FX-TRIPPED OVER A CORD-FELL ON ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2009 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| DX LWOBS: BLISTER L ARM: AWOKE W FLUID FILLED VESICLES ON ARM. PT SUSPECTS THERMAL BURN F ELECTRICAL CORD W SLEEP'G |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 06/18/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| C/O ARM CUT/BLEEDING, REPORTS WAS PULLING A CORD&IT CUT PT'S ARM, ?MECH >> LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2009 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| PT TRIPPED ON SOME CORDS-CONTUSION L FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2009 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| DX FX DISTAL RADIUS/SPRAIN ANK: LUE PN S/P FALL. S/P FOOSH AFTER TRIP'G OVER CORD. ADMITS TO PAIN L WRIST, MIK DISCOMFORT ELBOW & SH, R ANK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| FOREARM LAC-CUT ON A WIRE-LWOT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 01/27/2009 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| TRIPPED OVER CORD AND FELL. DX RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A CORD AND FELL. DX: R RADIUS FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2009 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| 3 PRONG PLUG OUTLET LAC LEFT ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| 51 Y/O TRIPPED OVER A CORD, FELL ON RIGHT WRIST AT HOME. DX-FX RIGHT DISTAL RADIUS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2009 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cords, electrical, Knives |
| 45YOM PUPPY BECAME TANGLED IN NYLON CORD,HE TOOK A KNIFE TO CUT CORD, ACCIDENTLY CUT HIS FOREARM;FOREARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2009 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| TRIP & FALL OVER CORD DX: FX RADIUS & ULNA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| LEFT RADIAL FX. PT FELL OVER A CORD INJURING ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| PULLING ON A MOWER CORD AND FELT A POP IN R FOREARM. DX SPRAIN R FOREAR M# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| FELL TRIPPING OVER CORD TO BOTH ARMS AND HANDS DX: FX R ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2008 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| TRIPPED OVER A CORD AND FELL FRACTURE DISTAL RADIUS LACERATION FORE HEAD # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| RIGHT FOREARM LAC, PT TRIPPED OVER A CORD AND FELL INTO GLASS THAT WAS STACKED IN A CORNER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| FX DISTAL RADIUS, TRIPPED OVER CORD @ FRIENDS HOUSE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2007 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| TRIPPED OVER ELECTRIC CORD/FOREARM CT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2007 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cords, electrical, Golf |
| 14 YO TRIPPED OVER CORD FALL ON GOLF CLUB INJURED ARM CONTUSION FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2007 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| PATIENT TRIPPED OVER A CORD AT HOME YESTERDAY, BROKE FALL WITH HAND; FO REARM FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2007 | Age: 11 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: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| 11 YOM TRIPPED OVER AN ELECTRICAL CORD, AT THE *** CENTER FORPERFORMING ARTS, LANDING ON RT FOREARM- DEFORMITY. DX: RT RADIUS FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2007 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cords, electrical, Doors |
| TRIPPED OVER CORD AT HOME, FELL ON OUTSTRETCHED UPPER EXTREMITY AND ARM HIT DOOR, FX RADIUS/ULNA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2007 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| GOT FOOT CAUGHT IN A CORD FELL OUTSTRETCHED LEFT RADIUS ULNA FRACTURE RIGHT SHOULDER SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2006 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cords, electrical, Electrical outlets or receptacles |
| ELECTRICAL CORD CAUGHT FIRE IN OUTLET & PT TRIED TO PUT IT OUT. +FD. DX: PARTIAL 1/2 DEG BURNS BILAT FOREARMS, BACK, BUTTOCKS. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/02/2006 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| TRIPPED OVER A CORD FRACTURE RIGHT DISTAL RADIUS ULNA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| SOFT TISSUE PAIN FROM FALL - TRIPEPD OVER A CORD ONTO ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2005 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| LOWER ARM LACERATED, FROM ELECTRICAL CORD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2005 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| LEFT RADIAL FX. PT TRIPPED OVER CORD INJURING ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2005 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| RADIAL HEAD FX-TRIPPED ON ELECTRICAL CORD-FELL-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2005 | Age: 88 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 Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| PT TRIPPED ON A CORD AT NURSING HOME DX: R PROXIMAL ULNA FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2005 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| TRIPPED OVER A CORD DOING CORN TODAY LACERATION R FOREARM R ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2005 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cords, electrical, Floors or flooring materials |
| FX L RADIUS; TRIPPED ON CORD @ HOME & FELL TO FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2005 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| LEFT FOREARM CONTUSION.PT TRIPPED OVER A LIGHT CORD AND INJURED FOREARM . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2005 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| PT, TRYING TO GET TO BATHROOM FAST, TRIPPED OVER CORD AND FELL. D: BOTH FOREARM BONE FXS, HYPONEUTREMIC, UTI, POSS. HUMERUS FX. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/09/2005 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| FELL OVER A CORD AND FX FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2004 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| PT TRIPPED ON ELECTRIC CORD AND FELL. DX: BILAT DISTAL RADIUS FX, L FOOT CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2004 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| 13YOM TRIPPED OVER A CORD AT SCHOOL PTA & INJURED LEFT ARM. PAIN, SWELL ING ECCHYMOSIS TO ELBOW-DX FRACTURE PROXIMAL RADIUS OLECRANON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2004 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| 59 YO F TRIPPED OVER CORD INJURED ARM FX FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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