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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 966
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Pins and needles |
| PT STATES WHILE TURNING LIGHT SWITCH OFF, SEWING NEEDLE HIT HAND |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 12/22/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT RUNNING AROUND THE HOUSE AND ACCIDENTALLY RAN INTO A LIGHTSWITCH WIT H FOREHEAD. DX. HEAD INJURY/FOREHEAD LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | 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: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Coins |
| PATIENT GRABBED ELECTRICAL CORD AS A PENNY FELL FROM SOCKET, SHOCKED PT AND DROPPED CORD; NORMAL EXAM AFTER ELECTRICAL SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Chairs |
| PT RUNNING BUMPED HEAD ON DOORBELL AWOKE IN CHAIR, LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Doorsills or frames |
| PT STATES TRIPPED OVER CABLE CORD AND HIT HEAD ON DOOR JAMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PATIENT HIT HEAD ON ELECTRICAL BOX AT SCHOOL; FOREHEAD LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PATIENT TRIPPED OVER A CORD AT HOME AND CUT HIS RIGHT WRIST ON THE CORNER OF A DESK. DX-RIGHT WRIST LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT SUSTAINED LAC TO SCALP AFTER FALLING ON AN ELECTRICAL BOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PATIENT WAS SHOCKED BY NAKED WIRE COMING FROM LIGHT FIXTURE. 110V. HAD TO BE KNOCKED OFF WIRE. DX: ELECTRIC BURNS TO FINGER & REDNESS RT LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT. TRIPPED ON A CORD AT HOME AND FELL ONTO TILE FLOOR. DX. SPRAINED RT MIDDLE FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PATIENT JUMPED UP TO GRAB LIGHT SWITCH IN BASEMENT, SCRAPED ABDOMEN ON METAL; ABDOMINAL WALL LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A CORD AND LANDED FLAT ON HER CHEST, PT C/O PAIN TO MID CHEST. D: CHEST WALL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| BURNED EYEBALL FROM SPARKS WHEN ELECTRIC WIRE TOUCHED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| LAC TO SCALP, HIT BACK OF HEAD ON METAL ELECTRICAL BOX.! |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| CONTUSION (R) WRIST, PT SUST INJURY WITH A DOOR BELL AT THE FUNERAL HOM E, C/O PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2002 | Age: 13 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: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT CLIMBED TREE TO SAVE BIRD AND GRABBED ELECTRICAL WIRE.DX: ELECTROCU TION, R HAND BURN, FALL 10 FT. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 05/25/2002 | Age: 13 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 Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Bicycles or accessories |
| 13 Y/O MALE WAS CAMPING AND RIDING HIS BIKE WHEN HE RAN INTO AN ELECTRI CAL BOX CAUSING AN OPEN FX OF HIS TIBIA AND FIBULA. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/06/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| TRIPPED OVER ELECTRICAL CABLE AT A FAIR AT *** DX L FOOT CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| ELECTRICAL BURN NECK WHEN TOUCHED WIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT RAN INTO A LIGHT SWITCH AND SUSTAINED LACERATION TO RT CHEEK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| SHOCKED BY LOW VOLTAGE POWER LINE AROUND ZOO CAGE DX: ELECTRICAL INJURY WITHOUT BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT WALKING BAREFOOT AT HOME STEPPED ON A PIECE OF ELECTRIC WIRING FOREI GN BODY FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| =14YOM PICKED UP CORD AT SCHOOL KNEE PAIN DX/L KNEE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| LOW VOLTAGE ELECTRIC SHOCK FROM ELECTRIC WIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2002 | Age: 10 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: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A CORD; C/O LEFT ARM PAIN DX: CONTUSION LEFT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| TRIPPED OVER A CORD AT HOME AND TWISTED HER L ANKLE. L ANKLE INJURY $ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| FRACTURED FOOT WHEN TRIPPED OVER ELECTRIC CORD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| HIT HEAD ON LIGHT SWITCH DX: BHT FACIAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Other toys |
| ELECTRICAL BURN TO HAND - WAS PLAYING WITH AN ELECTRICAL LIGHT SWITCH W HILE HOLDING IN SAME HAND A METAL *** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT TOUCHED TWO LIVE ELECTRICAL WIRES TOGETHER AT SCHOOL, ACUTE ELE CTRIC SHOCK L HAND WITH NERVE IRRITATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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