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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 564
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/26/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension cords |
| CONTUSION TO LEFT HAND - TRIPPED OVER A DROP CORD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension cords |
| LEFT HAND ABR. PT FELL TO HAND WHEN FALLING OVER AN EXTENSION CORD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2007 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension cords, Seasonal decorations |
| 39YOM WAS GETTING HOLIDAY DECORATIONS OUT,WAS PUTTING EXTENSION CORD TOWARDS THE BASEMENT WINDOW,BROKE WINDOW BLOCK;HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2006 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension cords |
| PT WAS HIT IN HAND WITH A RECOILING EXTENSION CORD AT HOME DX; ABRASION TO RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2006 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension cords |
| TRIPPED OVER EXTENSION CORD CONTUSION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2006 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Extension cords |
| WAS WALKING THIS AM, GOT FOOT CAUGHT IN AN EXTENSION CORD, FELL BACKWAR DS ONTO R HAND/ARM. DX. DISLOCATION R HAND, CONT R WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2004 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Extension cords, Floors or flooring materials |
| PATIENT TRIPPED OVER AN ELECTRICAL CORD AND FELL TO THE FLOOR. FRACTURE OF RIGHT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2004 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Extension cords |
| PT STATES BURNT ON EXTENSION CORD 4TH AND 5TH FINGERS ARE DISCOLORED LE FT HAND ELECTRICAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2000 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension cords |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/1999 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Extension cords |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/1997 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension cords |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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