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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,228
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PAIN TO SHOULDER AFTER PULLING ELECTRICAL WIRES THROUGH WALL DX STRAINED RIGHT SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| TRIPPED OVER A CORD-RIGHT ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT STATES WAS WORKING WITH COPPER WIRING AND WAS STRUCK IN EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PATIENT CUT HIMSELF WITH A PIECE OF *** WIRING. DX-LACERATION RIGHTWRIS T, LOW BACK CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT. TRIPPED ON A CORD AT HOME AND FELL ONTO A NAIL HEAD LACERATING HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| RT WRIST TENDONITIS-PAIN AFTER HE TURNED OFF A LIGHT SWITCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PATIENT STEPPED ON A CORD AT LOCAL FAIR. HER LEG GAVE WAY.SHE HURT BACK TRYING NOT TO FALL.DX; ACUTE LOWER BACK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2002 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Tables |
| LEFT RIB CONTUSION.PT TRIPPED OVER A CORD AND STRUCK BACK ON THE CORNER OF A COFFEE TABLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| AVULS FX R FOOT; STATES SHE HIT HER FOOT A WEEK AGO, NOTED INCREASED OP AIN AFTER STEPPING ON A CORD TONIGHT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2002 | Age: 38 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Floors or flooring materials |
| TRIPPED OVER CORD ON FLOOR AT ***, CAUGHT SELF. DX. ACUTE MYOFASCIAL S TRAIN LUMBAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2002 | Age: 38 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: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| CONTUSION EYE - PATIENT PRESENTS FROM HOME WITH RIGHT EYE REDNESS AND P AIN AND REPORT HE WAS HIT IN THE EYE WITH A CORD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2002 | Age: 29 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| CONTUSION CHEST - PATIENT AT HOME TRIPPED OVER ELCTRICAL CORD AND FELL AGAINST A DRESSER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2002 | Age: 29 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: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT. STATES HE WAS TRYING TO STRIP WIRE USING HIS TEETH AND HANDS. LAC O VER THUMB,INDEX FINGER, AND MIDDLE FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2002 | Age: 44 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: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| ELECTRIC SHOCK X 270 WATTS DX: S/P ELECTRICAL SHOCK; PT ADMITTED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/04/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT WAS DIGGING IN HIS BACKYARD IN HIS BAREFOOT & HIT WIAHT WAS THOUGHT TO BE A ONE TON ELECTRIC WIRE LINE , HE WAS THROWN BACK , CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| LOOKING IN A THRIFT TRIPPED OVER A CORD FRACTURE RIGHT 5TH , 4TH , 3RD TOES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| LACERATION OF LEFT THUMB CAUSED BY METAL ON AN ELECTRICAL BOX @ 1130. DX LACERATION LEFT THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2002 | Age: 43 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: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT EXPOSED TO AN ELECTRICAL WIRE AT HOME 110 VOLTS EXPERIENCED NECK PAI N AND DIFFUSE MUSCLE CRAMPS ELECTRIC SHOCK INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/15/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| RIGHT HIP STR. PT FELL OVER A CORD INJURING HIP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| SEVERE ABRASION R LEG - TWISTED LEG WHEN STEPPING BACKWARDS INTO AN ELE CTRICAL BOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PRUNING A TREE WHEN BRANCH FELL AND HE LOST BALANCE AND GRABBED WIRE AN D BRANCH GETTING AN ELECTRIC SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| RT RING FINGER FRACTURE.PT CAUGHT FINGER IN A CORD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| ELECTRICAL BURNS (R) HAND, PT TOUCHED A ELECTRICAL WIRE, C/O NUMBNESS & PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| CUT RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER ON ELECTRICAL BOX DX LACERATION RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| ACUTE 5TH FINGER INJURY R/O FX. TANGLED IN A CORD.! |
| Disposition: Not recorded |
| Date: 07/14/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| LOW VOLTAGE SHOCK. PT WAS AT A FESTIVAL AT FAIR GROUNDS AND AN ELECTICA L WIRE FELL ONTO PT'S BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Electrical outlets or receptacles |
| WHILE PLUGGING CORD INTO A SOCKET, ACCIDENTALLY HIT HEAD ON A CHINA CAB INET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2002 | Age: 30 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: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| S/P ELECTRICAL SHOCK POSS LOC JUMPED IN WATER 220V LINE WAS IN WATER WA S PULLED FROM WATER W/AID OF TREE LIMB DX: ACUTE ELECTRICAL INJURY W/ T |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT.C/O PAIN,WEAKNESS & SHOCK AFTER TREE FELL ON WIRE NEAR HER,PT.HAS HX OF ETOH & COCAINE USE. DX- SUSPECTED ELECTRICAL INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| 35 Y/O F TRIPPED OVER ELECTRIC CORD AND FELL INJURING R FOOT AT HOME.DX ; R FOOT SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2002 | Age: 45 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: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| ELECTROCUTION WITH SEIZURE.PT WAS ELECTROCUTED WITH 220 VOLTS AFTER PIC KING UP AN ELECTRICAL CORD THAT HAD WATER ON IT AND HAD A SEIZURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| CUT THROUGH LIVE WIRE-ELECTRICAL BURN FINGER AND THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| TRIPPPED OVER CORD IN HOSPITAL ROOM SPRAINING SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2002 | Age: 46 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: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Ceilings and walls |
| PT STATES REMODELING KITCHEN, DID NOT REALIZE WIRE HANGING FROM CEILING WAS NOT DEAD, AND TOUCH IT WITH HER FOREARM (ELECTRIC SHOCK) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Tables |
| LT ELBOW PAIN, LT HIP PAIN, LT RIB PAIN. TRIPPEED OVER CORD FELL AND HI T TABLE. DX: MULT CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT TWISTED KNEE FELL OVER CORD 3 DAYS AGO, R KNEE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| *36YOM CAUGHT FINGERS IN ELECTRICAL CABLES DX: AVULSIONS/AMPUTATION DISTAL FINGER TIPS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/26/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| CUT HAND ON LIGHT SWITCH. DX: LACERATION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| A ROLL OF ELECTRICAL WIRE FELL ON L FOOT 40 MINS. PTA. DX. L FOOT CONTU SION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| 26YOM-ELECTRIC BURN RIGHT THUMB & MIDDLE FINGER-AT HOME-HOLDINGRELAY SW ITCH CAUGHT ON FIRE-FIRE DEPARTMENT NOT STATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Aquariums or accessories |
| RIGHT HAND LAC, PT CUT HAND WHEN TRIPPING OVER A CORD AND BROKE GLASS A AQARIUM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT PICKED UP AN ELECTRICAL CORD THAT HAD A SHORT IN IT AND WAS SHO CKED PAIN LT FINGERS UP TO SHOULDER DX: RUE PAIN S/P ELECT SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| HAD PAIN STRETCHING TO REACH LIGHT SWITCH DX. LBP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| SACRAL CONT. PT FELL BACKWARDS WHEN TRIPPING OVER AN ELECTRICAL CO RD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| ELECTRICAL SHOCK - FLIPPED ON A LIGHT SWITCH AND RECEIVED A SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| R EYE RED AND PAINFUL AFTER ELECRICAL WIRE HIT HIS EYE ON THURSDAY . DX. CONJUNCTIVITIS/INFECTION R EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| 34 YO M CUT W/SWITCH BLADE LAC ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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