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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 149
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/17/2003 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| PATIENT PICKED UP EXPOSED ELECTRICAL WIRE AT SCHOOL, SHOCKED ON HAND;EL ECTRICAL SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| CARDIOPULMONARY UNSUCCESSFUL RESUSCITATION-FOUND HANGING W/ ELECTRIC CORD AROUND NECK-IN BASEMENT-@ HOME-EXPIRED IN ED |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 08/17/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 GRABBED ELECTRICAL WIRE. DX: ELECTRICAL INJURY R HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2003 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | 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 OUTSIDE ELECTRICAL LINE ELECTRICUTED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2003 | Age: 6 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: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PUT A 12 V ADAPTER IN MOUTH - LOW VOLTAGE WELL CHILD EXAM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2003 | Age: 12 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: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| C/O ELECTRIC SHOCK AFTER WASHING HANDS AND TOUCHING AN UNCOVERED LIGHT SWITCH. DX; ELECTRICAL INJURY/ PARESTHESIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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