Accidents - Extension cords - 50+ years old - Year 2009

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,121
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Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Lower Trunk:	261	Shoulder:	227
Face:	106	Toe:	91
Finger:	75	Upper Trunk:	70
Lower Arm:	70	Knee:	61
Head:	46	Mouth:	31
Upper Leg:	16	All Of Body:	16
Ankle:	15	Eyeball:	15
Foot:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/23/2009	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Extension cords
PT TRIPPED OVER EXTENSION CORD AND INJURED FINGER AT HOME DX: LACERATION RIGHT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2009	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Extension cords
SPR FOOT- TRIPPED EXTENSION CORD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/2009	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Extension cords
52YOF STATES SHE TRIPPED ON SOME EXTENSION CORDS YESTERDAY AND FELL ONT O KNEE C/O PAIN TO R KNEE DX- SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2009	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Extension cords, Freezers
72 Y/O FEMALE GOT TANGLED UP IN EXT CORD WHILE CLEANING OUT FREEZER. DX SHOULDER CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2009	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Extension cords
75 YOF TRIPPED ON ELECTRICAL CORD AT HOME LANDING ON SHOULDER. DX: DI SLOCATION SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2009	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension cords
PT TRIPPED OVER AN EXTENTION CORD, DX; L1 FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/04/2009	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Extension cords
PT SUSTAINED HEAD INJURY WHEN HIS LEG GOT CAUGHT ON AN EXTENSION CORD AND HE FELL STRIKING HIS HEAD*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2009	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
52YOF TRIPPED OVER AN ELECTRICAL CORD STRUCK FACE ON THE CONCRETE FLOO R CONTUSION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2009	Age: 67 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
TRIPPED OVER EXTENSION CORD AT HOME CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2009	Age: 89 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension cords
TRIPPED OVER EXTENSION CORD AND BRUISED AND FX SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2009	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension cords
FX LEFT GREAT TOE-SUS INJ TO LEFT GREAT TOE WHEN HE FELL OVER AN EXTENS ION CORD AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2009	Age: 86 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: Fracture
Product: Extension cords, Floors or flooring materials
PT FRACTURED A RIB BY TRIPPING ON A LIGHT CORD & FALLING TO THE FLOOR A T HOME.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/14/2009	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Extension cords
TRIPPED OVER EXTENSION CORD DX: R KNEE STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2009	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Extension cords
PT WAS DOING REHAB WORK AND EXTENSION CORD WHIPPED BY AND HIT PTS EYE, CONTUSION TO EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2009	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Extension cords
PT TRIPPED OVER AN ELECTRICAL CORD AT AN EXHIBIT AT BOEING. DX: CONT HEAD/FACE/R HAND, UPPER LIP LAC, R HAND LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2009	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Extension cords
PT SUS GROIN STRAIN AFTER TRIPPING OVER AN EXTENSION CORD%
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2009	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Extension cords
PT TRIPPED OVER AN ELECTRICAL CORD, DX: KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2009	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Extension cords
PT SUSTAINED KNEE INJURY WHEN SHE TRIPPED OVER AN EXTENSION CORD AND FELL*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2009	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Extension cords
LOW BACK STRAIN R/O INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DISEASE: 58YOF BENT OVER TO MOVE AN EXTENSION CORD, PAIN LOW BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2009	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Extension cords
SPR LWR BACK- TRIPPED ON EXTENSION CORD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2009	Age: 84 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 ON AN EXTENTION CORD IN GARAGE FELL AND HIT FACE HAD NOSE BL EED DX- FACIAL CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2009	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Extension cords
PT BIBEMS C/O RT LEG WEAKNESS,PT WAS BENDING FORWARD TO PLUG IN AN EXTENSION CORD,FELL AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2009	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Extension cords, Floors or flooring materials
MULT. CONT'S 2ND TO FALL: PAIN TO L HIP & R KNEE, L SHOULDER & ARM PAIN TRIPPED OVER EXTENSION CORD, ONTO FLOOR, AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2009	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension cords, Floors or flooring materials
TRIPPED OVER A CORD VERSUS AN EXTENSION CORD&FELL TO THE FLOOR WITH DIR ECT IMPACT TO THE KNEE>>FEMUR FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/12/2009	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Extension cords
PT WITH CHI, TRIPPED OVER A CORD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2009	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Extension cords
PT WITH NO INJURIES, TRIPPED OVER A CORD
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/24/2009	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Extension cords
PT WITH LAC TO TOE, TRIPPED OVER ELECTRIC CORD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2009	Age: 53 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
PT FELL OVBER AN EXTENSION CORD LANDING ONTO BUTTOCKS SUSTAINED A COMPR ESSION FRACTURE TO LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/16/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Extension cords, Tables
PT TRIPPED OVER EXTENSION CORD - FELL ONTO GLASS TABLE - BREAKING TABLE . LAC R FOREARM, R HIP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2009	Age: 54 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, Eyeglasses
54YO WHITE FEMALE AT HOME TRIPPED OVER POWER CORD-WEARING GLASS HIT FACE ON CONCRETE,NLOC,C/O HEADACHE, DX CONTUSION-ABRASION TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2009	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Extension cords
PT SUSTAINED A CONTUSION OF A SHOULDER BY TRIPPING ON AN EXTENSION CORD AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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