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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 399
See also: Lethal accidents, Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2002 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| WHILE TALKING ON THE PHONE, PT BLACKED OUT, HEROIN OD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PT. STATES HAD ANSWERED PHONE, GOING BACK TO SIT DOWN FELT LIGHT HEADED , PASSED OUT AND HIT LIP. DX. SYNCOPE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2002 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| PT WAS ON TELEPHONE AND SUDDENLY FELL TO FLOOR, INSTABILITY SECONDARY T O ETOH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Floors or flooring materials |
| WHILE ARGUING ON TELEPHONE, COLLAPSED ON FLOORDX: STRESS REACTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2002 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| OPENING NEW CELL PHONE AND IT HAD A SMELL THAT IRRITATED THROAT WHENINH ALED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2002 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Floors or flooring materials |
| WAS TALKING ON PHONE & COLLAPSED ON FLOOR DX: CARDIOPUL,MONARY ARREST, DOA |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 01/23/2002 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| ELECTRIC SHOCK-SUS AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK FROM TELEPHONE CAUSING PATI ENT TO HAVE CHEST PAIN. IS AFRAID OF DAMAGE TO PACEMAKER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2002 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Telephones or telephone accessories |
| AT REST AT HOME TALKING ON THE TELEPHONE, FELT SHORT OF BREATH WHILE TALKING, THROAT FEELS TIGHT. DX EPISODE OF DYSPNEA, DEHYDRATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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