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Accidents - Electrical wire or wiring systems - 26-50 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 656
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Years:
Year 1998:18
Year 1999:66
Year 2000:18
Year 2003:77
Year 2004:294
Year 2005:15
Year 2007:85
Year 2008:80

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 08/19/2008Age: 37 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems
PT ACCIDENTLY MADE CONTACT WITH 220 VOLT ELECTRICAL LINE RESULTING IN B URN TO LEFT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/29/2007Age: 35 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Motor vehicles or parts
35YOWM WITH ELECTRICAL BURNS TO LEFT FOREARM PT WAS IN BUCKET TRUCK NEA R POWER LINES AND RECEIVED HIGH VOLTAGE BURNS
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 03/19/2007Age: 36 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
CAME IN CONTACT C EXPOSED WIRE IN AN OPEND ELECTRICAL BOX, ?MECH " ELECTRICAL BURN TO FA'
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/13/2005Age: 48 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Other
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems
48 YO MALE CRAWLED UNDER HOUSE TO FIX ELECTRICAL WIRE ABCESS RIGHT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/01/2004Age: 36 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: IndustrialFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems
BURN TO ARM WHILE TRYING TO STEEL COPPER WIRE DX: BURN TO ARM
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 11/30/2004Age: 43 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems
TRIPPED OVER A CORD AND FELL/ FX RT DISTAL RADIUS AND ULNA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/12/2004Age: 30 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Electrical outlets or receptacles
PT SUSTAINED ELECTRICAL BURNS TO ARMS FROM WIRES COMING OUT OF OUTLET I N JAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/13/2004Age: 48 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Other
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems
PT WORKING AT HOME THREE DAYS AGO IMPALED LEFT LOWER ARM WITH A PIECE O F WIRE PULLED IT OUT NOW HAS AN ABSCESS TO THE AREA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/15/2004Age: 46 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Floors or flooring materials
PATIENT TRIPPED AND FELL ON THE FLOOR OVER A CORD AT HOME. DX-RADIUS FRACTURE WITH DISLOCATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/04/2004Age: 41 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems
PT WAS HOLDING A WIRE WHICH CAME INTO CONTACT WITH A LIVE WIRE SUSTAINE D AN ELECTRIC BURN TO LOWER ARM
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 12/06/2003Age: 27 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems
27 YOF TRIPPED OVER ELCTRIC CORD INJURED ARM FX RT ULNA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/11/2000Age: 42 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/07/1999Age: 27 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/02/1998Age: 26 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Ladders
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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