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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 469
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/25/2002 | 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: Fracture |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT GETTING READY FOR BED AT HOME GOT FOOT TANGLED IN AN ELECTRIC CORD A ND FELL DX: RT HIP FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/17/2002 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| TRIPPED OVER CORD WHILE VISITING FRIEND IN HOSPITAL CONTUSING BUTTOCKS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2002 | Age: 58 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Floors or flooring materials |
| TRIPPED OVER A POWER CORD AT HOME FELL TO FLOOR LOW BACK STRAIN KNEE AN D ELBOW CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2002 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT TRIPPED OVER AN ELECTRICAL CORD AND FELL TO FLOOR DX: CHRONIC BACK P AIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| LEFT HIP CONT; LEFT ANKLE SPR. PT FELL WHEN AN ELECTICAL WIRE FELL ON H ER AT A FESTIVAL AT FAIR GROUNDS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2002 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Towel racks or bars |
| BATHROOM DARK, REACH FOR LIGHT SWITCH, LOST BALANCE, GRAB TOWEL RACK WHICH GAVE WAY. DX GLUTEAL HEMATOMA, MULTIPLE ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| MULTIPLE SOFT TISSUE INJURY-TRIPPED OVER CORD AND FELL LANDING ON LEFT SIDE. C/O PAIN TO LEFT HIP, LEG AND FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2002 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Lighting equipment |
| WAS OUT IN WORKSHOP AT HOME AND TURNED THE LIGHT OUT, GOT FOOT TANGLEDU P IN DROP CORD OR AIR LINE. DX. CONT L HIP/L RIB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2002 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Floors or flooring materials |
| FELL ON FLOOR REACHING FOR LIGHT SWITCH DX. HIP FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/05/2002 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PAIN TO LT HAND FEET GOT TANGLED IN CORD FELL IN HOSPITAL ALSO PAIN LT HIP LT FOREARM DX: CONT LT HAND FOREARM HIP AND KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Floors or flooring materials |
| GOT FOOT CAUGHT ON CORD, FELL FROM STANDING TO FLOOR LANDING ON R SIDE AT NURSING HOME. DX. LOW BACK PAIN, L KNEE PAIN/CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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