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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 803
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/20/2005 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension cords |
| 35 YOM WAS HIT IN THE LIP BY AN EXTENSION CORD # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2005 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension cords |
| 48 YO MALE WAS UNTANGLING EXTENSION CORD AND IT HIT HIM IN EYEBROW LACERATION FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2005 | Age: 44 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: Extension cords |
| PLUGGING IN EXTENSION CORD & WAS SHOCKED. ELECTRICAL INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2005 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension cords |
| PT TRIPPED OVER EXTENSION CORD; ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2005 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension cords |
| TRIPPED ON ELECTRICAL CORD SUST INJ TO L FOOT DX L FOOT CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2005 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension cords |
| PT TRIPPED OVER AN EXTENSION CORD LAST EVENING AND FELL FRACTURED RIGHT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2005 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension cords |
| PATIENT WAS WORKING ON AN EXTENSION CORD & CUT IT ACROSS HIS LT INDEX FINGER. DX - LT INDEX FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2005 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension cords |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY HIT HIMSELF IN EYE WITH AN EXTENSION CORD RT CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2005 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension cords |
| ACCIDENTALLY POKED SELF IN EYE WITH AN EXTENSION CORD DX: L EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2005 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension cords |
| LEFT KNEE STR. PT TRIPPED OVER AN EXTENSION CORD AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2005 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension cords |
| PT TRIPPED OVER EXTENSION CORD; ELBOW FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2005 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension cords |
| PT GOT STRUCK ON THE NOSE C EXTENSION CORD WHILE PULLING IT OUT OF THE SOCKET."NASAL ABRS" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2005 | Age: 27 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: Extension cords |
| 27 YO TRIPPED OVER EXTENSION CORD INJURED ANKLE SPRAIN/STRAIN ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2005 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension cords, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT TRIPPED ON EXTENSION CORD AND FELL TO FLOOR. DX: T2, L1, L2 FX'S. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2005 | Age: 49 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: Extension cords |
| LS STRAIN-WHEN HE BENT OVER TO P/U AN EXTENSION CORD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2005 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension cords, Floors or flooring materials |
| TRIPPED OVER EXT. CORD RT UE HIT FLOOR/FX RT ULNA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2005 | Age: 28 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: Extension cords |
| HIT IN RT EYE WITH END OF EXTENSION CORD DX: CORNEAL AB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2005 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension cords |
| TRIPPED OVER EXTENSION CORD, PAIN R LOWER LEG DX: R TIB/FIB FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/06/2005 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Extension cords |
| PT TRIPPED OVER EXTENSION CORD. DX: L ANKLE SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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