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Accidents - Electrical outlets or receptacles - 50+ years old - Year 2008

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 335
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
All Of Body:90Elbow:80
Upper Trunk:75Hand:74
Eyeball:14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/23/2008Age: 69 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles
HOME,BENT OVER TO PLUG IN OUTLET AND GOT DIZZY,PRE-SYNCOPAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/13/2008Age: 61 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles
TRIP OVER ELECTRIC OUTLET, DX; DISLOCATE ELBOW, FX FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/07/2008Age: 60 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles
PT WAS AT HOME STRAINED LWR BACK WHILE TRYING TO CHANGE AN ELECTRICAL OUTLET.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/06/2008Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles, Ceilings and walls
PT WAS WASHING WALLS AND RAG TOUCHED A WALL SOCKET. FELT LIKE WAS STUCK ON WALL BY ELECTRIC FORCE FOR ABOUT 2 MIN DX:ACUTE ELECTRIC SHOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/27/2008Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles
PT CUT HAND ON ELECTRICAL OUTLET PLATE DX// LEFT HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/11/2008Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles
SHORT IN ELECTRIC OUTLET/HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/09/2008Age: 58 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles
PT WITH CORNEAL ABRASION, SOMEONE THREW A PLUG AT PT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/20/2008Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles
AT HOME PT SHOCKED BY ELECTRICAL OUTLET DX CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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