Accidents - Wire - 16-25 years old - Year 2005

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,502
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	400	Hand:	197
Lower Leg:	194	Lower Trunk:	187
Foot:	182	Eyeball:	75
Elbow:	68	Lower Arm:	59
Face:	59	Toe:	46
Shoulder:	15	Upper Leg:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/21/2005	Age: 19 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: Wire
PT DOING SOME WIRING AT HOME WHEN POKED EYE WITH COPPER WIRE. D: CORNEA L ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2005	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Wire, Chairs
PT HAS PIECE OF WIRE FROM CHAIR STUCK IN FINGER. DX: FB LEFT FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2005	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire
PATIENT CUT BY WIRE IN STORE DX: LT LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2005	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wire, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
STUDENT TRIPPED OVER WIRING ON STAGE WHILE AFTER PERFORMING AT CONCERT. INVERTED ANKLE. D: FIBULA FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2005	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Wire
PW TO HAND WHEN STUCK BY WIRE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2005	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Wire
PT WALKING BAREFOOT ON THE BEACH AND STEPPED ON A PIECE OF WIRE SUSTAIN ED A PUNCTURE WOUND TO RIGHT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2005	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Wire, Power lawn mowers
PIECE OF WIRE THROUGH LITTLE TOE 45 HOURS AGO, HIT W/LAWN MOWER, PULLED WIRE OUT DX: PW TOE, CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2005	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wire
RT CORNEAL ABRASION.PT HAD A PIECE OF WIRE POKE PT IN EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2005	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire
PT CUT FINGER ON A PIECE OF WIRE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2005	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Wire
PT DX PUNCTURE WOUND RT FOOT - PT STEPPED ON A DIRTY WIRE AND SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE WOUND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2005	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire
25 YR OLD FEMALE TRIPPED OVER WIRE LACERATION FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2005	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wire
LIFTING SPOOLS OF WIRE ~150LBS LAST TUESDAY. ACUTE L/S STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2005	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wire
INJURED SHOULDER PULLING WIRE IN ATTIC AT FRIENDS HOUSE LT SHOULDER STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2005	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Wire
PUNCTURED FINGER ON A PIECE OF WIRE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2005	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire, Swings or swing sets
CUT HAND ON WIRE ON SWING DX LACERATION TO LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2005	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wire
PATIENT GOT LEFT HAND CAUGHT UNDER 200 LB. OF WIRE. DX-ACUTE CONTUSION LEFT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2005	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire
PT CAUGHT RT LEG ON A WIRE AND LAC IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2005	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Wire
PT HAS PIECE OF WIRE STUCK IN LEFT THUMB C/O PAIN FB REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2005	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wire
TOE AB-STUBBED TOE ON A WIRE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2005	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire
CUT ELBOW ON PIECE OF WIRE WHILE REACHING UNDER SEAT OF PICKUP AT HOME. DX; LACERATION ELBOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2005	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire, Knives
CUTTING WIRE WITH KNIFE-LACERATION RT 5TH DIGIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2005	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wire
TRIPPING -FELL CAUGHT FOOT IN WIRE LEFT HIP CONTUSION RIGHT KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2005	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wire
STATES HE HIT HIS TOE ON SOME WIRE DX LT TOE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2005	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire
CLEANING OUT HOG LOT @HOME, CUT L THUMB ON PIECE OF WIRE, DX; LAC. THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2005	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire
CUT LOWER LEG ON WIRE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2005	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wire
22 YOM TRIPPED AND FELL OVER WIRE CAUSING FRACTURE TO RIGHT FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2005	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wire
PT. STUCK A PIECE OF WIRE IN HIS FINGER 3 DAYS AGO CELLULITIS FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2005	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire
PT CUT NOSE ON A WIRE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2005	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Wire
PT HAD RUSTY WIRE PUNCTURE FOREARM AT HOME. D: PUNCTURE WOUND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2005	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wire
TRIPPED OVER WIRE. C/O LOW BACK PAIN. LWOBS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 02/03/2005	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire
PT WAS REMOVING A PIECE OF CHICKEN WIRE FROM CONCRETE SUSTAINED A LACER ATION TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2005	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Wire
PT DX PUNCTURE WOUND TO RT HAND - S/P CUT TO RT HAND FROM WIRE TODAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2005	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire
CUT TO FINGER ON PIECE OF WIRE DX: LACERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2005	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire, Knives with replaceable blades
PT WAS CUTTING A WIRE W/ A RAZOR KNIFE , SLIPPED AND STRUCK THIGH DX R THIGH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2005	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire, Scissors
LACERATION HAND - 22 YOM WAS CUTTING A WIRE AND THE SCISSORS CUT DEEP I NTO HIS LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2005	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire
PT LAC RT THUMB ON A WIRE, LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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