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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 878
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/20/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Coaxial Cable |
| LT CORNEAL ABRASION.PT INJURED EYE WITH A CABLE WIRE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Coaxial Cable |
| PT WITH CORNEAL ABRASION FROM STRIKING A COAX CABLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Coaxial Cable |
| TRIPPED OVER CABLE;DX FRACTURED UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Coaxial Cable, Knives |
| PT STATES WAS CUTTING A CABLE, KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT FINGER. DX. L IN DEX FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2008 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Coaxial Cable |
| PT WAS PULLING A CABLE AND INJURED ELBOW. DX ELBOW SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Coaxial Cable |
| 28YOM WORKING AROUND THE HOUSE ACCIDENTLY LACERATED LT PINKIE FINGER ON A STAINLESS STEEL CABLE;FINGER LACERATION,1.5CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Coaxial Cable |
| 46Y/O,M,TRIPPED ON CABLE ON STREET AT STREET FAIR, FELL, L ELBOW PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2008 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Coaxial Cable |
| 62 YOF FELL OVER CABLE CORD WHILE WALKING AT HOME KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Coaxial Cable |
| 53YOM WORKING ON HIS TV CABLE,CABLE SNAPPED BACK STRIKING LT HAND; HAND CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Coaxial Cable |
| PT STRAINED LOWER BACK PULLING ON A WRENCH CABLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Coaxial Cable |
| PT WAS HELPING HUSBAND MOVE WHEN A METAL CABLE SNAPPED AND HIT HER ACRO SS THE ABDM AT HER PUBIC AREA. DX. CONT R THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Coaxial Cable |
| DX L CORNEAL ABRASION: STRUCK L EYE W CABLE TV WIRE (BARE WIRE PROTRUDE FROM END OF CABLE) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Coaxial Cable |
| DX LOWER BACK SPRAIN/STRAI: PULLED MUSCLE ON R SIDE LB W LIFT'G CABLES CYLINDER YTDY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Coaxial Cable |
| FELL OVER CABLE WIRE;DX LACERATED FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Coaxial Cable, Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| 31YOM WAS CUTTING CABLE WIRE WITH A RAZOR BLADE,SLIPPED CUTTING LT HAND FINGER;FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Coaxial Cable |
| PT WAS LIFTING A CABLE CADDY AND FELT A SHARP PAIN THRU ARM. DX; SHOULD ER SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Coaxial Cable |
| PT WITH PW TO EYE FROM A COAXIAL CABLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Coaxial Cable |
| PT WAS AT HOME, TRIPPED OVER A TV CABLE CAUSING A SPRAIN TO RT ANKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2008 | Age: 11 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: Coaxial Cable, Beds or bedframes |
| TRIPPED OVER CABLE WIRE IN PARENTS ROOM AND FELL AGAINST BED FRAME AND LAC LIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Coaxial Cable |
| PTS MOM STATES CHILD TRIPPED AND FELL OVER CABLE DX HEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Coaxial Cable, Ceilings and walls |
| DX CHI/L KNEE STRAIN/R WRIST STRAIN: LAYING INTERNET CABLE IN CEILING, FELL THRU DRY WOOD 8FT TO FLOOR BELOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Coaxial Cable, Floors or flooring materials |
| 48 YO GOT FOOT CAUGHT IN CABLE CAUSING FALL STRIKING ELBOW ON FLOOR SPRAIN ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Coaxial Cable, Garage doors |
| PT HAD A CABLE THAT WAS ATTACHED TO A GARAGE DOOR WRAPPED AROUND HIS FI NGER WHEN GARAGE DOOR FELL CAUSING FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2008 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Coaxial Cable |
| TRIPPED OVER A CABLE @ HOME&FELL ONTO OUTSTRETCHED HANDS >> WRIST SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Coaxial Cable, Computers |
| DX CORNEAL ABRASION: COMPUTER CABLE FELL FROM CEILING AND HIT HIM IN THE L EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2008 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Coaxial Cable, Floors or flooring materials |
| RADIUS FX-TRIPPED OVER A CABLE-FELL TO FLOOR-@ VOTING BOOTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Coaxial Cable |
| TRIPPED OVER A CABLE @ HER HOME&FELL DIRECTLY ONTO KNEE >> LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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