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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 129
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/09/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Knives, Electrical outlets or receptacles |
| MOM REPORTS APPROX 1 HR AGO CHILD STUCK A KNIFE IN WALL SOCKET. CHILD REPORTS FEELS LIKE LEGS ON FIRE. DX. MILD ELECTRICAL SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2008 | Age: 60 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: Knives, Electrical outlets or receptacles |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY STUCK A KNIFE IN ELECTRICAL OUTLET. DX ELECTRICAL SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2008 | Age: 29 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: Poisoning |
| Product: Knives, Alcohol |
| ALCOHOL INTX. FOUND W A KNIFE ON THE STATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Knives, Illegal drugs |
| PATIENT WAS FOUND HOLDING A KITCHEN KNIFE TO HIS THROAT THREATENING TO KILL HIMSELF, USED METHAMPHETAMINES. DX-DEPRESSION, METH ABUSE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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