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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,116
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/28/2010 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electric lighting equipment |
| 13 MO M GOT ELECTRICAL SHOCK FROM LAMP;DX ELECTRICAL SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2009 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electric lighting equipment |
| 11 YO F ,W/ VP SHUNT, HAD POSS. SZ AT HOME. FOUND ON FLOOR W/ SHUNT SID E OF NECK RESTING ON METAL LIGHT POLE. C/O HEADACHE. DX:SYNCOPE, ?SZ. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/30/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electric lighting equipment |
| ELECTRIC SHOCK: 40YOM STATES "WAS FIXING A LIGHT & WAS SHOCKED, RT SIDE OF FACE, ARM TINGLING LIKE IT'S "ASLEEP", @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electric lighting equipment, Electrical outlets or receptacles |
| PT CHANGING THE LIGHT IN A LIGHT SOCKET WHEN SHE GOT SHOCKED AND PAIN F ROM ARM INTO CHEST ELECTRIC SHOCK INJURY |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 02/25/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Electric lighting equipment |
| SITTING IN CLASS WHEN TEACHER TURNED LIGHTS ON/OFF SEVERAL TIMES,BECAME HOT, DIZZY, SYNCOPE X1 MIN, ADMITS TO MARIJUANA USE TODAY; SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2007 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electric lighting equipment, Track and field |
| 13 YO MALE WAS SHORT OF BREATH WHILE RUNNING A RACE AT SCHOOL LWOT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 04/26/2007 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Farm/ranch | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electric lighting equipment |
| PATIENT TURNING ON LIGHT TO METAL BARN WHEN FELT A ZAP AT HOME, CHEST P AIN; POSSIBLE LIGHTENING STRIKE TO BUILDINVS ELECTRIC SHORT FROM LIGHTS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/09/2006 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electric lighting equipment, Windowsills or frames |
| PT WAS CLEANING WINDOW LEDGE AND COVER ON NEON LIGHT JOLTED LT SHOULDER DX: ELECTRIC SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2005 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electric lighting equipment |
| PT STUCK RT INDEX FINGER INTO ELECTRICAL LIGHT SOCKET AT HOME, ELECTRIC SHOCK INJURY FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2005 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electric lighting equipment |
| 54 YO MALE WAS HIT BY 400V ELECTRIC CIRCUIT FROM ELECTRICAL FIXTURE ELECTRIC SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2004 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electric lighting equipment |
| WORKING OVERHEAD TO REPLACE LIGHT SWITCH, HAS DIZZINESS. DX; DIZZINESS , VERTIGO. AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2004 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electric lighting equipment |
| ELECTRICAL SHOCK, TOUCHED LIGHT POLE ON PLAYGROUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2004 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electric lighting equipment |
| CHILD GRABBED LIGHT WITH HAND AND GOT ELECTRIC SHOCK X 10 SECONDS. COUL DN'T LET GO. ARM/BODY SHAKING. D: ELECTRIC SHOCK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2004 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electric lighting equipment |
| MINOR ELECTRIC SHOCK/26YOM STS AT HOME IN KITCHEN PUT FINGER ON BUTTON TO TURN ON LIGHT AND GOT A SHOCK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2003 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electric lighting equipment |
| SHOCKED SELF WHEN PUT FINGER IN LIGHT SOCKET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electric lighting equipment |
| PUT FINGER IN LIGHT SOCKET ELECT SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2003 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electric lighting equipment, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| PATIENT FELT DIZZY WHEN STANDING ON STAGE UNDER HOT LIGHTS SINGING IN C HOIR AT SCHOOL; NEAR VASOVAGAL EPISODE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electric lighting equipment, Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings |
| IN BASEMENT @ H OME @ FUEL OIL TANKS, HOLDING ELECTRIC LIGHT, STANDING ON DRY CONCRETE FLOOR, FELT SHOCK THEN HEARD THUNDER. LIGHTNING VICTIM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electric lighting equipment |
| ELECTRIC SHOCK WHEN STUCK FINGER IN LIGHT SOCKET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2002 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electric lighting equipment |
| ELECTRICAL SHOCK WHEN WORKING ON ELECTRICAL LIGHT AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2001 | Age: 13 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: Electric lighting equipment |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 03/06/2001 | Age: 18 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: Electric lighting equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2001 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electric lighting equipment, Fishing |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2000 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electric lighting equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/25/2000 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electric lighting equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/1999 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electric lighting equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/1999 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electric lighting equipment, Ceilings and walls |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/1998 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electric lighting equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/1998 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electric lighting equipment, Faucets or spigots |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/1997 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electric lighting equipment |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/1997 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electric lighting equipment, Scissors |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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