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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 188
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/17/2007 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension cords |
| 4 YOF CUT THE BACK OF HER HEAD AFTER TRIPPING OVER AN EXTENSION CORD, & FALLING BACK- NO LOC. DX; SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2007 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension cords |
| HIT SELF IN EYE WITH EXTENSION CORD DX: CONTUSION TO EYEBALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2007 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension cords |
| PT WAS ACCIDENTLY HIT IN EYE WITH THE END OF ELECTRICAL CORD DX: RIGHT EYE ABRASION, IRRITATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2007 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension cords |
| PT WAS HIDING IN A CLOSET AND SOMEONE THREW IN AN EXTENSION CORD STRIKI NG HIM IN THE FACE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2007 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension cords |
| 1 YO M- FELL OVER *** CORD-@ HOME- LIP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2007 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension cords, Ceilings and walls |
| PT TRIPPED ON EXTENSION CORD AT HOME, FELL AND STRUCK FOREHEAD ON CORNE R OF WALL SUSTAINING A LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2007 | Age: 5 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, Buckets or pails |
| PT WAS @ HOME WHEN SHE WAS RUNNING,TRIPPED OVER A CORD STRIKING A WALL THEN FALLING INTO A BUCKET. DX SCALP LACERATION CHI NO LOC OR VOMITING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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