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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 561
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/18/2007 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Cords, electrical, Bowling |
| PT TRIPPED ON CORD, FELL BACKWARD & HIT HEAD ON BOWLING BALL ON TABLE, +LOC, HEADACHE, HEMATOMA TO OCCIPITAL SCALP; HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2007 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| RAN INTO A CLOTHESLINE LAST NIGHT ABRASION TO EYELID # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2007 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| PT WRAPPED CORD AROUND NECK AND JUMPED OFF SURFACE TO TRY TO KILL HIMSE LF THIS IS 2ND ATTEMPT # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2007 | 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: Other |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| PATIENT FELL 1 WEEK AGO INJURING HIP, TRIPPED OVER CORD ON GROUND TODAY LANDING ON HIP, SIGNIFICANT WORSE PAIN; SLIPPED CAPITAL FEMORAL EPIPHYS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/22/2007 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| 8 YOM WAS PLAYING AT HOME, WHEN ANOTHER CHILD KNOCKED HIM IN THE HEAD WITH AN ELECTRICAL CORD, ACCIDENTALLY- LACERATION. DX: SCALP LACERATIO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2007 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Cords, electrical, Fans |
| TRIPPED OVER A CORD IN LINE AT SCHOOL AND HIT HEAD ON FAN DX: CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2007 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cords, electrical, Golf |
| 14 YO TRIPPED OVER CORD FALL ON GOLF CLUB INJURED ARM CONTUSION FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2007 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| PATIENT TRIPPED OVER A CORD AT HOME YESTERDAY, BROKE FALL WITH HAND; FO REARM FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2007 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cords, electrical, Day wear |
| TRYING TO PUT PANTS ON TRIPPED OVER CORD DX: FOOT SWOLLEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2007 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| CHILD SUSTAINED BURN TO HAND FROM ELECTRICAL CORD 8 DAYS AGO. NO MED TR EATMENT UNTIL NOW. HAS PUSTULE ON HAND. D:HAND CELLULITIS W/ ELEC. INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2007 | Age: 11 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 Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| 11 YOM TRIPPED OVER AN ELECTRICAL CORD, AT THE *** CENTER FORPERFORMING ARTS, LANDING ON RT FOREARM- DEFORMITY. DX: RT RADIUS FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2007 | Age: 11 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: Cords, electrical |
| 11 YO FEMALE GRABBED A CORD AND WAS SHOCKED LOW VOLTAGE ELECTRIC SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2007 | Age: 9 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: Cords, electrical |
| PT RECEIVED ELECTRIC SHOCK AFTER STUCK LIVE ELECTRICAL CORD INTO METAL BOLT AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2007 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| TRIPPED OVER A CORD AND STUBBED TOE. DX FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2007 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| PT SUSTAINED AN ABRASION OF A KNEE BY TRIPPING OVER A CORD AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2007 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| PRONG OF CORD LAC R AURICLE EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2007 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| RUNNING IN CONSTRUCTION YARD AND CAUGHT NECK IN LOW HANGING CORD AND FE LL STRIKING HEAD,LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS FOR THREE HOURS ,CLOSED HEAD INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2007 | 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: Cords, electrical, Doors |
| TRIPPED OVER CORD AT HOME, FELL ON OUTSTRETCHED UPPER EXTREMITY AND ARM HIT DOOR, FX RADIUS/ULNA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2007 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Cords, electrical, Floors or flooring materials |
| SLIPPED ON BROKEN ELECTRICAL CORD AND SAW FLASH OF LIGHT COME FROM FLOO R ONTO HIS HEEL ELECTRICAL BURN HEEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2007 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| PT PULLING ON CORD& FRIENDWAS PULLING OTHER SIDE, FRIEND LET GO OF CORD HIT PT. DX FACIAL LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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