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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 647
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/12/2010 | Age: 34 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: Cords, electrical, Tables |
| 34 Y F TRIPPED ON ELECTRICAL CORD, HIT CHEST ON CORNER OF TABLE DX: CHEST WALL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2009 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| PT TRIPPED OVER AN ELECTRICAL CORD. DX: R 10TH RIB FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2009 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| PATIENT WAS IN THE MOUNTAINS, TRIPPED ON A CORD, FELL FORWARD, INJURING UPPER & LOWER BACK. DX-BACK STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2009 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| RIB STR PT STRAINED RIBS WHEN TRIPPING OVER A CORD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2008 | Age: 45 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, Tables |
| PT TRIPPED OVER ELECTRIC CORD AT HOME AND FELL INTO TABLE, CAUSING CONT USIONS TO CHEST AND RIBS* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| THORACIC STRAIN-TRIPPED OVER POWER CORD ON GROUND-@ FAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2007 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| FELL OVER CORDS,INJURED CHEST CHEST CONTUSION * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2007 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Cords, electrical, Drinking fountains |
| PATIENT C/O RIB PAIN, TRIPPED ON ELECTRICAL CORD AND FELL ONTO WATER COOLER. DX-CHEST WALL PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2007 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| PT STS BENT OVER TO PICK UP A CORD,GOT PAIN ON L SIDE OF MID BACK DX THORACIC STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2007 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| PT WRESTLING WITH BROTHER 2 DAYS AGO AND INJURED CHEST. IMPROVING UNTIL BENT OVER YESTERDAY TO PICK UP CORD. D:CHEST WALL CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2006 | Age: 40 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, Beds or bedframes |
| PT TRIPPED OVER AN UNSPECIFIED CORD AND FELL STRIKING CHEST ON THE FOOT BOARD OF THE BED SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2006 | Age: 34 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: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Cords, electrical, Stairs or steps |
| TRIPPED OVER A CORD AND FELL DOWN HER LAST STEP THORACIC STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2006 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| T AND LUMBAR CONT. PT FELL OVER CORDS LAYING ON GROUND |
| 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: 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: 12/12/2004 | Age: 28 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, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT. TRIPPED OVER CORD ONE WEEK AGO, FELL AGAINST SOFA. DX. CONT CHEST, L CHEST WALL PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2004 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cords, electrical, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| TRIPPED ON CORD & HIT COUCH DX L RIB CONTUSION, 10TH RIB FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2004 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Cords, electrical, Tables |
| TRIPPED OVER PHONE CORD HIT END TABLE FX RIBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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