Accidents - Radios - Year 2008

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 909
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	165
6-15 years old:	98
16-25 years old:	197
26-50 years old:	331
50+ years old:	115

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Eyeball:	161	Lower Leg:	115
Toe:	93	Hand:	91
Foot:	91	Knee:	90
Finger:	86	Mouth:	72
Head:	32	Upper Trunk:	30
Face:	21	All Of Body:	21

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/25/2008	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Radios
FELL ONTO A RADIO. DX LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/23/2008	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Radios
PT WITH LAC TO FOOT FROM A RADIO ANTENNA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2008	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Radios, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
HIT BY RADIO THAT FELL FROM ENTERTAINMENT STAND CONTUSION / SPRAIN KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2008	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Radios
CORNEAL AB-HIT EYE ON RADIO ANTENNA-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2008	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Radios
PT FELL HITTING ANTIQUE RADIO. DX: R 8TH RIB FX, R HIP CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2008	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Radios
ACCIDENTALLY POKED SELF IN RT EYE WITH RADIO ANTENNAE. SUBCONJUNCTIVIT IS LENS,TRAUMATIC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2008	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Radios
FOOT LAC-STEPPED ON BROKEN RADIO ANTENNA-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2008	Age: 13 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Radios
MOM FOUND PT HOLDING BABY MONITOR, CRYING AND BLOOD IN MOUTH. THINKS F ELL ON ANTENNA. DX MOUTH INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2008	Age: 8 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Radios
PT WAS PLAYING W/ BABY MONITOR WHEN SHE FELL FORWARD W/ MOUTH OPEN. ANT ENNA OF MONITOR CUT HER HARD PALATE WHEN SHE FELL. DX MOUTH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2008	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Radios
HAND FX. PT PUNCHED A RADIO INJURING HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2008	Age: 6 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Radios
FOUND IN CRACK HOUSE WHEN RADED BY POLICE, POSSIBLE DRUG EXPOSURE;DX PO ISONING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Radios
PT BENT OVER TO PICK UP AN OBJECT AND POKED SELF IN THE RIGHT EYE WITH THE ANTENNAE FROM A RADIO ABRASION EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2008	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Radios
FELL ONTO RADIO ANTENNA,PUNCTURED LEFT PALM. 1.5CM LACERATION/PUNCTURE LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2008	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Radios, Beds or bedframes
HIT HEAD ON SISTER'S RADIO, ON HER BED- NO LOC DX: SCALP LACERATION, FB LT EAR, POSSIBLE INSECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2008	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Radios, Foods
PATIENT TRIPPED & FELL WHILE HE HAD A RADIO IN ONE HAND AND A COKE IN ANOTHER, SCRAPED THE LT SIDE OF ELBOW & KNEE. DX-LEFT KNEE ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2008	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Radios
FELL ON RADIO;DX CHI, FACE LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Radios
3 YOM STEPPED ON A RADIO ANTENNA AND LACERATED LEFT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2008	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Radios
PATIENT HIT HAND ON A RADIO AT HOME. DX-PUNCTURE WOUND HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2008	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Radios, Glass alcoholic beverage bottles
PT TRIPPED OVER RADIO FELL ON ETOH BOTTLE LAC LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2008	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Radios
HIT HEAD ON CORNER OF RADIO. DX SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2008	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Radios
PT FELL WHILE BALANCING ON LEG TRYING TO REACH FOR RADIO, FX LEG
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/16/2008	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Radios
PT DROPPED A RADIO ON FOOT. DX; FOOT PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2008	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Radios
RT MIDDLE KNUCKLE LACERATION-SUS A 1CM LACERATION TO RT MIDDLE FINGER W HEN A RADIO FELL ON IT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2008	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Radios
WHILE TRYING TO FIX RADIO, PLUGGED IT IN AND IT EXPLODED, BURNS TO FACE , NO F.D. ATTENDANCE NOTED IN ER RECORD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2008	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Radios
PT HURT HEAD WHEN A PORTABLE RADIO FELL ONTO HIS HEAD. D; SCALP LACER ATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2008	Age: 56 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: Radios
PT WAS WORKING ON HIS HAM RADIO WHEN IT SPARKED. DX: 20000 VOLT ELECTROCUTION W/ RESULTING FULL THICKNESS BURN L INDEX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/19/2008	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Radios
PT HIT EYE ON RADIO AT SCHOOL, NOW W/SM LAC TO EYEBROW, NO LOC; EYEBROW LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2008	Age: 13 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Radios
CUT FINGER ON RADIO ANTENNA;DX LACERATED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2008	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Radios
PATIENT FELL AND HIT LOWER LEG ON METAL PIECE OF RADIO; LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2008	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Radios
LIP LAC. FELL & LANDED ON A RADIO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2008	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Radios
PTS MOM STATES CHILD WAS PLAYING WITH RADIO AND IT DROPPED ON FOOT DX RT FOOT CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Radios
JAMMED FOOT ON BOOM BOX RADIO DX: CONTUSION TO TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2008	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Radios
TRIPPED OVER A RADIO ANTENNA. DX LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2008	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Radios
PT WALKED INTO A RADIO ANTENNA INJURING EYE DX: SMALL RIGHT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2008	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Radios
RT FOOT CONTUSION.PT DROPPED A RADIO ON FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2008	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Radios
RADIO FELL ON HEAD;DX CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2008	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Radios
LAC TO HAND FROM A RADIO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2008	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Radios, Stereo or hi-fi components or accessories
RADIO OR STEREO SPEAKERS FELL ON PTS HAND X3 DAYS AT HOME, TODAY W/CONT INUED PAIN AND SWELLING TO HAND; HAND CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2008	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Radios
KICKED A RADIO - BAREFOOT. DX TOE FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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