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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 208
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/13/2007 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension cords |
| PATIENT HAD A MECHANICAL FALL, TRIPPED ON A CORD, HITTING THE BACK OF HER HEAD SUSTAINING A LACERATION. DX-SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2007 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension cords |
| 4 YOF CUT THE BACK OF HER HEAD AFTER TRIPPING OVER AN EXTENSION CORD, & FALLING BACK- NO LOC. DX; SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2007 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Extension cords, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT TRIPPED OVER AN EXTENSION CORD AND FELL TO THE FLOOR SUSTAINED A CLO SED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2007 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Extension cords, Doorsills or frames |
| PATIENT TRIPPED OVER EXTENSION CORD HITTING HEAD ON FRAME OF DOOR AT HO ME; HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2007 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension cords |
| 23 YOF FALL TRIPPED ON EXT CORD FELL CONT R HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2007 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Extension cords, Tableware and accessories |
| IN THE DRIVEWAY CARRYING PLATES, TRIPPED OVER EXTENSION CORD&FELL " NASAL FX" + CHI" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2007 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Extension cords, Buckets or pails |
| PT WAS @ HOME WHEN SHE WAS RUNNING,TRIPPED OVER A CORD STRIKING A WALL THEN FALLING INTO A BUCKET. DX SCALP LACERATION CHI NO LOC OR VOMITING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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