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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,879
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2005 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cords, electrical, Floors or flooring materials |
| LEFT WRIST SPR. PT TRIPPED OVER A CABLE CORD ON FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2005 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| PT TRIPPED OVER ELECTRICAL CORD AND FELL. DX: R THUMB HYPEREXTENSION INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2005 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A CORD AND FELL OVER RT UPPER ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2005 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cords, electrical, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT. CAUGHT FOOT IN CORD ON FLOOR. DX. FX R GREAT TOE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2005 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Cords, electrical, Clothes dryers |
| PT SUSTAINED AN ELECTRICAL BURN OF THE WRIST WHILE PULLING OUT A DRYER PUG AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2005 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| CONTUSION TO EYE WHEN STRUCK BY PLUG AT HOTEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2005 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Cords, electrical, Trays |
| 49 YO FEMALE TRIPPED ON ELECTRICAL CORD AND FELL BACKWARDS AND HIT HEAD ON TRAY - CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2005 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| AT HOME AND TRIPPED OVER A CORD AND FELL ONTO SHOULDER STRAINING IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2005 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Cords, electrical, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL OVER ELECTRICAL CORD 5 DAYS AGO AND HIT HEAD ON FLOOR, WORSENIN G HEADACHE SEVERE, CLOSED HEAD INJURY WITH INTRACEREBRAL BLEED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/03/2005 | Age: 47 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 |
| LEFT RADIAL FX. PT TRIPPED OVER CORD INJURING ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2005 | Age: 42 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: Cords, electrical, Ceilings and walls |
| C/O PT STATES TRIPPED OVER CORD AND HIT SIDE ON WALL DX RT SIDE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| PT TRIPPED OVER LAMP CORD WHILE WALKING AT HOME INJURING BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2005 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| PT. FELL LAST NIGHT OVER ELECTRICAL CORD, LANDED ON R SIDE. DX MULT CO NTS, FALL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2005 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| TRIPPED / FELL OVER A CORD DX: R 5TH FINGER FX. / WRIST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2005 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| LEFT SHOULDER AND ELBOW CONTUSION.PT TRIPPED OVER A CORD AND INJURED SH OULDER AND ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2005 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| PT IS BEING SEEN FOR CONTUSION TO FINGER WHEN TRIPPED OVER A CORD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2005 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| TRIPPED OVER CAMPER CORD & LANDED ON HEAD. NECK INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2005 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| PT STRAINED ANKLE WHEN TRIPPED OVER ELECTRICAL CORD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2005 | Age: 38 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 |
| PT. WAS WALKING IN HER HOME AND TRIPPED OVER AN ELECTRICAL CORD, FELL AND HIT THE FLOOR. DX: CONTUSION HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2005 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| PT STRUCK ON EYE WITH CORD LAST NIGHT. NO OTHER DETAILS. D: CORNEAL ABR ASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2005 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A CORD IN ROOM. DX: L FEMORAL FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/28/2005 | Age: 45 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: Other |
| Product: Cords, electrical, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT STEPPED ON A CORD, AND HIT HAND ON NAIL, HIT EYEBROW ON WALL, HAND P AIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2005 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| LEFT 4TH FINGER FX. PT TRIPPED OVER A CORD FALLING TO OUTSTRETCHED HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2005 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cords, electrical, Stairs or steps |
| PT TRIPPED ON ELECTRIC CORD AND FELL DOWN STAIRS. DX: THIRD DEG AC SEP/HILL SACHS FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2005 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| LEFT FOREARM CONTUSION.PT TRIPPED OVER A LIGHT CORD AND INJURED FOREARM . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2005 | Age: 36 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: Cords, electrical |
| 36 YO HIT IN EYE W/ ELECTRIC CORD CONTUSION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2005 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cords, electrical, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| COMPLEX LIP LAC-TRIPPED ON A CORD-FELL-HIT BOOK SHELF-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2005 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| TRIP OVER CORD LIP LAC, BHT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2005 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| PT. TRIPPED OVER A CORD ON THURSDAY, PULLING BACK, NUMBNESS SINCE. DX. BACK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2005 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A CORD AND FELL 2 DAYS AGO. DX: SUBCAPITAL L HIP FX, ASTHMA, IRRIT BOWEL SYNDROME. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/13/2005 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| LEFT TRAP STR. PT FELL OVER A CORD AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2005 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| LAC FINGERS,BURN HAND - ELECTRICICAL BURN,CORD CUT FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2005 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Cords, electrical, Floors or flooring materials |
| AC SEPERATION-TRIPPED ON A CORD-FELL ONTO CARPETED FLOOR-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2005 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| PT FRACTURED A TOE BY TRIPPING OVER A CORD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2005 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| TRIPED OVER CORD DX: CONTUSION, SPRAIN TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2005 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| PAIN TO BACK TWISTED WHILE TRIPPING OVER CORD DX: BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2005 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cords, electrical, Ceilings and walls |
| PULLING ON ELECTRICAL CORD STAPLED TO WALL - CAME LOOSE & SWUNG BACK 3 CM EAR LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2005 | Age: 32 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 |
| WORKING ON A TRUCK TRIPPED OVER A CORD WENT DON ON KNEE RIGHT KNEE STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2005 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A CABLE CORD AND FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2005 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| PT WAS SITTING INDIAN STYLE AND GOT UP AND HAD DECREASED SENSATION IN FOOT AND TRIPPED OVER A CABLE CORD AND FELL INJURING ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2005 | Age: 38 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 |
| RT FIBULA FRACTURE.PT TRIPPED OVER A CORD AND FELL AND ONJURED LOWER LE G. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2005 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| LEFT THUMB CONTUSION.PT TRIPPED OVER A PHONE CORD AND FELL AND INJURED THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2005 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A POWER CORD. DX: CONT L KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2005 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| TRIPPED OVER CORD LAST PM @HOME DX LOW BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| TRIPPED OVER CORDS & FELL. ACUTE CT BILATERAL KNEES, CT HEAD & CT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2005 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| PATIENT WAS ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN EYE WITH AN ELECTRICAL CORD. DX-CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2005 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| FRACTURE TOE - 39 YOF C/O RIGHT 2ND TOE PAIN AFTER TRIPPING OVER A CORD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2005 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| TRIPPED OVER CORD AND CONTUSED BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2005 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| PT. STATES THERE WAS A FIRE AT HER HOME, ELECTRICAL CORD CAUGHT FIRE AN D BURNED. DX. SMOKE INHALATION, HYPERVENTILATION, NS IS FD ATTENDED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2005 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| PT TRIPPED ON CORD AND HIT TOE, CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2005 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cords, electrical, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT TRIPPED ON AN ELECTRICAL CORD, FELL BACKWARDS ONTO FLOOR&BENDING TOE BACK WARDS, SUSTAINED"RT 5TH TOE FX/LACERATIO'N |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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