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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 740
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/16/2005 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension cords |
| DX RIGHT HAND LACERATION: CUT HAND AFTER TRIPPING OVER EXTENSION CORD AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2005 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension cords |
| LEFT FEMUR FRACTURE.PT TRIPPED OVER AN ELECTRICAL CORD AND FELL ON FEMU R. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/03/2005 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension cords |
| DX LACERATION LEFT EYEBROW: TRIPPED OVER EXTENSION CORD AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2005 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension cords |
| TRIPPED OVER ELECTRIC CORD ON DRIVEWAY; FELL STRIKING FACE. CONTUSION, LEFT SIDE OF FACE. |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 11/20/2005 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension cords |
| TRIPPED OVER EXTENSION CORD FELL AND FX HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/13/2005 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension cords, Floors or flooring materials |
| TRIPPED OVER EXTENSION CORD, FELL TO FLOOR DX. FACIAL CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2005 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Extension cords |
| HEAD TRAUMA, VIA EMS, PT TRIPPED OVER A EXTENSION CORD & SUST INJURY AT HOME, C/O PAIN, DIZZINESS, HEADACHES, NO LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2005 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Extension cords |
| STEPPED ON EXTENSION CORD PLUG DX. PW FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2005 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension cords |
| PATIENT TRIPPED OVER AN EXTENSION CORD & FELL ONTO HER RIGHT WRIST & LEFT KNEE. DX-RT WRIST FRACTURE, LEFT KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2005 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension cords |
| HIP FX-@ HOME-TRIPPED OVER EXTENSION CORD-FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/18/2005 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension cords |
| TRIPPED OVER EXTENSION CORD, FELL, L ANKLE PAIN DX: L ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2005 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension cords, Tables |
| PT FELL TRIPPING OVER EXTENSION CORD,HITTING TABLE, C/O LOW BACK PAIN DX:LOW BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2005 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension cords |
| PT TRIPPED ON EXTENSION CORD AND FELL. DX: CHEST WALL CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2005 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension cords |
| TRIPPED OVER EXTENSION CORD CONTUSION FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2005 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension cords |
| TRIPPED OVER EXTENSION CORD AT SENIOR CENTER, FELL INJURING CHIN, HAND. DX: LACERATION CHIN, CONTUSION HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2005 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension cords |
| 56 YO TRIPPED OVER EXTENSION CORD FX RADIUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2005 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension cords |
| GOT TANGLED IN EXTENSION CORD AT HOME, FELL INJUIRNG HIP. DX: FRACTURE HIP. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 04/03/2005 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Extension cords, Electrical outlets or receptacles |
| 57YMC PICKED UP EXTENSION CORD AND PLUGGED INTO 110 OUTLET STANDING ON WET GRASS WEARING HIKING BOOTS/ELECTRICAL SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2005 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension cords |
| PATIENT TRIPPED ON AN EXTENSION CORD AT HOME, FELL. DX-ELBOW FRACTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2005 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension cords |
| PATIENT TRIPPED OVER EXTENSION CORD 2 DAYS AGO COMPLAINING OF PAIN & SWELLING IN WRIST. DX - DISTAL RADIUS FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2005 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension cords |
| TRIPPED OVER EXTENSION CORD AT HOME, FELL INJURING ELBOW ON CONCRETE. DX: FRACTURE DISTAL RADIAL HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2005 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension cords |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A EXTENSION CORD AND FELL DX L PATELLA FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2005 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension cords |
| TRIPPED OVER EXT CORD USED TO PLUG IN CAR FACIAL ABRASIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2005 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension cords |
| 56 YO TRIPPED OVER EXTENSION CORD CONTUSION CHEST WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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