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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 175
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/01/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Fences or fence posts, Unattached appliance or lamp cords |
| PICKED UP FENCE THAT WAS LAYING ON TOP OF ELECTRICAL CORD SHOCK TO R AR M..ELECTRICK SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| PT WAS FOUND HOLDING HIMSELF UP ON FENCE - PT STATES "I AM NOT FEELING WELL" - DX ETOH INTOXICATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| CAME IN CONTACT WITH ELECTRIC FENCE DX. ELECTRIC SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/22/2002 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Fences or fence posts |
| FULL ARREST - CRASHED VEHICLE INTO FENCE DX: CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
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