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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 825
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/30/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cords, electrical, Knives |
| 25 YO STATES WAS CUTTING A CORD WITH KNIFE AND CUT HAND DX RT HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2009 | Age: 17 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: Cords, electrical |
| MILD ELECTRIC SHOCK W/O SEQUELAE - COMPLAINS OF NUMBNESS TO LEFT UPPER EXTREMITY & CHEST DISCOMFORT AFTER SHOCK FROM FRAYED ELECTRIC CORD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2009 | Age: 22 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: Cords, electrical |
| L HIP CONT/22YOF AT HOME, 25WKS PREG., TRIPPED OVER A CORD IN HER BEDRO OM ABOUT 30 MIN AGO AND C/O L HIP AND BACK PAIN AFTER FALL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| PT STEPPED ON ELECTRIC CORD WIRE AT HOME INJURY TO FOOT PUNCTURE WOUND RT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| STATES HE TRIPPED OVER A TV CORD AND HIT HIS HEAD. DX: HEADACHE* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Cords, electrical, Electrical outlets or receptacles |
| PT WAS TRYING TO SHOVE A ELECTRIC PLUG INTO A ELECTRICAL POWER STRIP AT HOME AND RECEIVED ELECTRIC SHOCK DX: ELECTRICAL SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| PT AT HOME WHEN TRIPPED OVER CHARGING CORD AND INJURED KNEE. DX:KNEE SP RAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| TRIPPED AND TWISTED HER LEFT ANKLE OVER A ELECTRICAL CORD AT HOME. DX: FRACTURE TO LEFT FIBULA* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| C/O ARM CUT/BLEEDING, REPORTS WAS PULLING A CORD&IT CUT PT'S ARM, ?MECH >> LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cords, electrical, Floors or flooring materials |
| TRIPPED OVER CORDS AND FELL ON FLOOR AT HOME. DX HIP CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cords, electrical, Floors or flooring materials |
| TRAUMA RT,FOOT.PT.REFERS RIP OVER ELECTRIC CORD FALLING DOWN ON FLOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| CHIN LAC.PT TRIPPED OVER A CORD AND FELL AND LACERATED CHIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| FOREARM LAC-CUT ON A WIRE-LWOT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 01/22/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| PT PRESENTS TO ER C/O INJURY TO RT HAND S/P PLUG IN ELECTRICAL CORD AND GOT ELECTROCUTE WHILE AT SCHOOL-ELECTRIC SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A CORD AND FELL. DX: R RADIUS FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| PT STEPPED ON AN ELECTRIC CORD AND HEARD A "POP" C/O FOOT BURN. DX: ELE CTRIC SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Cords, electrical, Electrical outlets or receptacles |
| DX FULL THICKNESS BURNS TO LOWER LEG/ PARITAL THICKNESS (DEEP) BURNS TO R HAND: AWOKE TO ELEC OUTLET ON FIRE GRAB'D & PULLED CORDS F OUTLET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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