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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 103
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/10/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PATIENT GOT SHOCKED WITH 110 VOLTS OF ELECTRIC WIRE. DX; BURN TO LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Scissors |
| PATIENT WAS STRIPPING COPPER WIRE WITH SCISSORS AND PUNCTURED HIS HAND. DX-PUNC TURE WOUND HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Cords, electrical |
| PT WAS PUSHING A POWER CORD OUTSIDE AND TOUCHED A LIVE WIRE, ELECTRICAL BURN TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
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