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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,085
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/26/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| FELL ON CUT ARM ON WIRE;DX LACERATED LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wire |
| 15 Y/O ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK WIRE IN EYE. DX-CONTUSION EYEBALL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2008 | 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: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| PT WAS RUNNING AND TRIPPED ON A WIRE AND FELL STRIKING HER CHIN ON CONC RETE. NO LOC. HAS LAC. STITCHED. DX FACIAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Wire |
| 14 YOM STEPPED ON A METAL WIRE SUSTAINING PUNCTURE WOUND TO LEFT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wire |
| PATIENT CAUGHT FOOT ON WIRE WHILE PLAYING OUTSIDE, NOW FOOT/ANKLE SWELL NG; FOOT INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| PT CUT LEFT HAND ON A PIECE OF UNSPECIFIED WIRE AT HOME LACERATION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wire |
| TRIPPED OVER WIRE;DX FRACTURED LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/11/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wire |
| DX INJ TO PALPEBRAE L EYE: MOP STATES PT WAS STRIPP'G COPPER WIRE W WIRE FLIPPED BACK HITTING HIS L EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Wire |
| ?BAREFOOTED, STEPPED ON A MEATL WIRE IN THE BASEMENT, WIRE WENT THRU FO OT>> FOOT PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Wire |
| PT AT HOME STEPPED ON WIRE WITH L FOOT/ DX FB L FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wire |
| POKED SELF IN RIGHT EYE WITH PLASTIC COVERED WIRE DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Wire |
| PT JUMPED AND CAUGHT FINGER ON THIN WIRE IN AUNT'S BASEMENT DX: AMPUTATED FINGER TIP: RESUTURED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Wire |
| PT REPORTS STEPPING ON CHICKEN WIRE IN 2 PLACES ON L FOOT AT HOME. DX. PW L FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wire |
| MOUTH PAIN. WIRE POPPED OUT ON FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| RAN INTO WIRE;DX LACERATED LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wire |
| RUNNING TRIPPED OVER WIRE CABLE LANDED ON SHOULDER. DX SHOULDER CONTUSI ON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| PT CUT FOOT ON METAL WIRE AN HR PTA, LAC TO R FOOT APPROX 1". DX. LAC R FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire, Ceilings and walls |
| 8 YOM TRIPPED OVER SOME TYPE OF WIRE AND HIT FOREHEAD AGAINST WALL SUST AINING A LACERATION TO CORNER OF LEFT EYEBROW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| LAC TO FACE WHEN TRIPPED ON A WIRE AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| LAC TO HAND FROM A PEICE OF WIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Wire |
| CHILD SWALLOWED PART OF A WIRE DX: STABLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Wire |
| GOT A WIRE STUCK IN FINGER AT SCHOOL. DX. PUNCTURE WOUND AND FOREIGN BO DY TO FINGER.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wire |
| RT LEG ABRASION-SUS INJ WHEN HE SCRAPED HIS RT LEG ON A RUSTY WIRE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Wire |
| PT WITH PIECE OF WIRE IN RIGHT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| LACERATED HAND ON WIRE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Wire, Other toys |
| GOT PIECE OF WIRE IN FINGER FROM STUFFED ANIMAL DX FB FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Wire |
| WIRE IN MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Wire |
| LIP CUT WITH WIRE;DX LACERATED MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Wire |
| PT WAS @ HOME CLEANING BASMENT STEPPED ONTO A WIRE WITH BARE FOOT STUCK INTO FOOT. DX METAL WIRE FOREIGN BODY TO RIGHT FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wire |
| INJURED LEG ON SOME WIRE AT SCHOOL ABRASION LEFT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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