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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 532
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/27/2006 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cords, electrical, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PICKING UP CORD AT HOME AND CUT HAND ON NAIL LACERATION RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2006 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | 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: Cords, electrical, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT TRIPPED OVER CORD THIS AM,FELL FORWARD,STRIKING ABDOMIN ON FLOOR DX BLUNT ABDOMINAL TRAUMA & LUMBOSACRAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2006 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| RUNNING W/CABLE CORD & STRUCK EYE, RUPTURED GLOBE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2006 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dental Injury |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| DENTAL INJURY, FELL OVER ELECTRIC CORD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2006 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| PT HAD 120 VOLT ELECTROCUTION DX - ELECTRICAL INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2006 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cords, electrical, Ceilings and walls |
| PATIENT TRIPPED ON CORD AND HAND HIT WALL AT HOME LAST NIGHT, 5TH FINGE R SWELLING; FINGER FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2006 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| HEAD LAC, PT TRIPPED OVER AN ELECTRIC CORD AT HOME, C/O BLEEDING, PAIN, NO LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2006 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| PT & SISTER WERE RACING IN A WIRE-ROPED OFF PARKING LOT, & PT RAN INTO METAL WIRE THAT WAS AT NECK LEVEL, PT FELL BACK. DX; NECK CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2006 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| PAIN TO WRIST TRIPPED OVER CORD LANDING ONTO WRIST DX: WRIST STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2006 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Cords, electrical, Televisions |
| PATIENT TOUCHED FRAYED CORD, SHORTED OUT TV IN BEDROOM, BASEMENT, AND L IVING ROOM AT HOME; BURN AREA ON BACK OF LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2006 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A CORD AND INJURED LOWER LEG.DX LOWER LEG SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2006 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cords, electrical, Tables |
| 8YMC TRIPPED ON A CORD AND FACE STRUCK A TABLE/LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2006 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| PATIENT TRIPPED ON A CORD & FELL DOWN LACERATING HER UPPER LIP & BROKE A TOOTH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2006 | Age: 14 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: Cords, electrical |
| BIT INTO ELECTRICAL CORD, SHAKEY & COULDN'T TALK FOR A WHILE D-ELECTRIC AL SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2006 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| PATIENT STEPPED ON ELECTRICAL PLUG/POWER BACK PLUG AT HOME; FOOT PUNCTU RE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2006 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| HUNG BY AN ELECTRICAL CORD IN BASEMENT (PLAYING "CHOKING GAME") ACCIDENTAL ASPHYXIATION |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 01/16/2006 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Cords, electrical, Electrical outlets or receptacles |
| PT PLUGGED A FRAYED CORD INTO SOCKET. DX: RT HAND ELECTRICAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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