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Accidents - Electrical wire or wiring systems - 50+ years old - Year 2006

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 495
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
All Of Body:158Head:90
Eyeball:86Lower Leg:73
Lower Trunk:71Face:14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/12/2006Age: 58 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems
STOOD UP IN HER ATTIC AND HIT HEAD ON AN ELECTRICAL BOX LACERATION SCAL P
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/02/2006Age: 88 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems
PATIENT WAS REACHING TO TURN ON THE LIGHT SWITCH AND REACHED TOO FAR AND FELL INJURING HER FACE. DX-FACIAL CONTUSION/ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/04/2006Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems
R CORNEAL ABRASION PT STRINGING WIRE FLEW BACK AND HIT R EYE*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/22/2006Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems
PT WAS ATTEMPTING TO STEAL COPPER WIRE FROM ABANDONED/VANDALIZED TRANSFORMER BOX. DX: ELECTROCUTION, L FOREARM LAC 2.5 CM.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 07/06/2006Age: 93 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Ceilings and walls
CHI - 93 YOF WAS WALKING INTO SPARE BEDROOM AND WENT TO TURN LIGHT SWIT CH ON AND TRIPPED, FELL HITTING HEAD AND LEFT SHOULDER AGAINST WALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/28/2006Age: 68 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems
PT WORKING AT HOME, HIT LOWER LEG ON PIECE OF ELECTRICAL WIRE, PW LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/06/2006Age: 76 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
GARAGE FIRE SMOKE INHALATION MILD WIRES BETWEEN ELECTRIC BOX & METER IN BASEMENT CAUGHT FIRE. FD THERE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/25/2006Age: 93 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems
CONTUSION HEAD - 93 YOM WAS GOING TO BR AT NURSING HOME AND MISSED THE LIGHTSWITCH AND FELL HITTING HIS HEAD, CHIN (LACERATION)
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 01/22/2006Age: 67 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems
PATIENT STABBED WHILE SKINNING ELECTRICAL WIRE. NO DETAILS ON WHAT DX: PUNCTURE WOUND TO UPPER ABDOMEN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/18/2006Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Soldering equipment
APARTMENT NEXT DOOR HAD FIRE. WAS TOLD ELECTRICAL WIRES WERE HIT BY SOL DERING GUN ..FIRE DEPT.RESPONDED C/0 SMOKEINHALATION SOB
Disposition: Held for observation

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