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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 159
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/04/2003 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Wire |
| PATIENT FOUND WITH WIRE PROTRUDING FROM ABDOMEN, UNKNOWN TIME OR MECHAN ISM OF INJURY AT HOME; SENT TO OR |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/17/2003 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wire |
| LOADED HEAVY GAUGE WIRE AT HOME 2 WEEKS AGO. DX. ACUTE LOW BACK PA. IN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2003 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Wire |
| PATIENT WAS REMOVING CHICKEN WIRE AND SUSTAINED AN INJURY TO THE LOW BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2003 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wire, Chairs |
| L2 COMPRESSION FRACTURE.PT TRIPPED OVER A CABLE AND CAUGHT SELF WITH A CHAIR AND INJURED BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2003 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Wire, Ceilings and walls |
| TRIPPED OVER WIRE, HIT WALL DX. LS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2003 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wire |
| TRIPPED OVER HER WIRE FROM HER OXYGEN TANK AND CONTUSED BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Wire, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT FELL ON WIRE STICKING OUT FROM COUCH. DX: PW/HEMATOMA BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2003 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wire |
| PT WAS WALKING IN HER CAR PORT AT HOME TRIPPED OVER A WIRE LANDING ONM BUTTOCKS COMPRESSION FRACTURE LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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