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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 921
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/12/2010 | Age: 85 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 |
| 85YOF TRIPPED OVER ELECTRICAL WIRE IN BEDROOM AND FELL ONTO ELFT HIP FR ACTURED HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/04/2010 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| 51 YOF WAS WALKING DOG AND WAS FOUND ON STREET W/ELECTRICAL WIRE FOUND ON TOP DX: LOW BACK ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/19/2010 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| 85 YOM STOOD UP AND HIT HEAD ON ELECTRICAL FIXTURE CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2010 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| 80YOF TRIPPED OVER ELECTRICAL WIRES AT HOME AND FELL NECK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2010 | Age: 58 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: Other |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| 58 YOM SYNCOPE EPISODE S/P DOING ELECTRIC WORK AT HOME WITH ELECTRIC WI RES, PT WAS NOT ELECTRICUTED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/23/2010 | Age: 58 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: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| 58YOM, WORKING ON THE OUTSIDE ELECTRICAL UINT @ PARENT'S HOUSE&GOT SHOC KED X3>>ELECTRICAL SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2010 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| 57 YOF, TRIPPED OVER CORD AND FELL TO FLOOR, CONTUSION ABDOMEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2010 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Rugs or carpets |
| 82 Y/O/F TRIPPED ON WIRE AND FELL ON CARPET AT HOME INJURED HEAD DX/ HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2010 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| 86YOF AT PARK TRIPPED ON WIRES ON GROUND HITTING FACE/ DX CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2010 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| 55 YOM FELT SHOULDER POPO WHILE LIFTING HEAVY WIRE SHOULDER STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2010 | Age: 60 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: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| 60 YOM TOUCHED ELECTRIC WIRE AND FELL 6 FEET. DX ELECTRICAL SHOCK |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 06/10/2010 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| 79 YOM FELL WHILE GETTING UP TO ANSWER DOORBELL, LANDING ON RT KNEE DX##: CONTUSION KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2010 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| 65YOF WAS REACHING FOR A LIGHT SWITCH AND FELL ON LEFT HAND, LEFT WRIST FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2010 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 78 YOM, TRIPPED OVER WIRE, HIP FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/22/2010 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| 59YOM WAS LOADING ELECTRICAL "STUFF" IN BACK OF PICK UP TRUCK AT HOME B ENDING OVER & ELEDTRICAL WIRE POKED HIS L EYE DX CONJUNCTIVAL PUNCTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2010 | Age: 68 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: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| 68YOM WORKING ON HIS LIGHTSWITCH IN THE GARAGE WITH A PAIR OF PLIERS AN D FELT A SHOCK ALL OVER BODY WITH CHEST PAIN ELECTRIC SHOCK INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2010 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| 93YOF TRIPPED OVER AN ELECTRICAL WIRE. DX. HEAD TRAUMA, SCALP LACERATIO N.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2010 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| 84 YOF-LOWER BP ONSET LAST NIGHT S/P FALL-REACHING FOR A LIGHT SWITCH & FELL @ HOME DX COMPRESSION FX OT T12 * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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