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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 326
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/04/2007 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT HAD ELECTRICAL BURN TO L HAND FROM BAD WIRE @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2007 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| LAC TO HEAD WHEN STRUCK ON A LIGHT SWITCH AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2007 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT CUT FINGERS ON A METAL SWITCH PLATE AT SCHOOL DX: LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX & MIDDLE FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2007 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| TRIPPED OVER SPEAKER WIRE AND CAUGHT SELF ON HAND, C/O PAIN AT 7, INJUR Y THUMB SPLINTED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2007 | Age: 10 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: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| CLIMBED TREE 20 FT UP,GRABBED A LIVE ELECTRIC WIRE BY MISTAKE,BURNING H AND,BEING ELECTROCUTED,FELL TO GROUND,INTUBATED,TRANSF TO SHRINERS |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 09/09/2007 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| L ARM BURNED BY ELECTRICAL WIRE STICKING OUT OF AT ZOO DX: L ARM BURN/PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2007 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| FELL OFF ELECTRICAL BOX WHILE PLAYING. DX THUMB FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2007 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| ALARM BELL FELL ON TOE DX: FX TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2007 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT WRESTLING W/FREINDS AT NEIGHBORS HOUSE & ACCIDENTLY FELL OFF AN ELEC TRICAL BOX, DEFORMITY/TENDERNESS TO FOREARM; CLOSED FX OF RADIUS & ULNA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2007 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT STATES HE WAS HIT WITH SPARKS ONNHIS RT HAND.THE SPARKS RESULTED FROM AN EXPOSED ELECTRICAL WIRE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2007 | Age: 14 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 |
| PT WAS TURNING OFF THE LIGHT AT SCHOOL AND WAS SHOCKED BY ELECTRICAL SW ITCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2007 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| HAND STRUCK BROKEN LIGHT SWITCH PUNCTURE WOUND HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2007 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| SHOCKED BY SURGE PROTECTOR/ELECTRICAL SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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