Hospital and Nursing Home Profiles  

Accidents - Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters - 50+ years old - Year 2002

 



Back to NEISS Data Home, Hospital Data.

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 220
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Face:76Hand:67
Head:60All Of Body:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/04/2002Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
55 Y.O. W MALE W/LAC TO FOREHEAD. PT STRUCK HIS FOREHEAD ON AN ELECTRIC AL METAL PANELBOARD @ HOME. E9179
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/07/2002Age: 61 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
HIT HEAD ON ELECTRICAL BOX-LACERATION SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/27/2002Age: 87 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
SMOKE INHALATION.PT HAD A HOUSE FIRE DUE TO A CIRCUIT BREAKER CATCHING ON FIRE.FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS THERE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/11/2002Age: 65 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters, Electrical wire or wiring systems
2ND BURN LT HAND, WAS WORKING ON A FUSE BOX 110 WATTS, TOUCHED A HOT WI RE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/31/2002Age: 73 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
FELL WHILE IN BASEMENT CHANGING FUSE. FEET GOT TANGLED. 5CM DEEP LAC RT CHEEK/CHIN@
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Back to the top




Hospital-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site.  Use at your own risk.  This data has been compiled from multiple government and commercial sources.  Additional information about prescription drugs is coming up.