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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 243
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/22/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Wire, Knives |
| CHEST STAB WOUND-STRIPPING COPPER WIRE WHILE WATCHING TV-STABBED SELF W /A STEAK KNIFE-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/05/2008 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wire |
| PT STATES HE TRIPPED OVER A PIECE OF WIRE AND FELL ONTO THE GROUND AT H OME DX SOFT TISSUE CONTUSION TO CHEST WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2008 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Wire, Chairs |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A WIRE & HIT CHEST AGAINST ARM OF A CHAIR AT HOME DX: SINGLE RIB FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2008 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wire |
| 65 YO TRIPPED OVER WIRE STRIKING CHEST CONTUSION CHEST WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Wire |
| FELL IN THE BASEMENT TRIPPED OVER WIRES IN THE BASEMENT CONTUSION RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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