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Accidents - Electrical wire or wiring systems - Year 2003 - Lower Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 204
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Date: 11/11/2003Age: 92 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems
PT REACHED OVER IN THE DARK TO TURN ON THE LIGHT SWITCH AND STUMBLED ST RIKING LEFT LOWER LEG LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/13/2003Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems
PT OUT IN A FIELD STRUCK RIGHT LOWER LEG AGAINST A METAL ELECTRICAL BOX LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/28/2003Age: 35 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems
PT C/O POSS FX ANKLE. PT TRIPPED OVER ELECTRICAL CORD. DX FRACT RT TIBI A DISTAL AND FIBULA DISTAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/30/2003Age: 16 monthsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems
TIBIA FX-TRIPPED ON ELECTRICAL CORD-AT AUNT'S HOUSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/19/2003Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Kerosene or oil heaters
PT DX ELECTRIC BURNS TO RT LOWER LEG - BIB PARENTS WITH BURNS TO LOWER LEG FROM ELECTRIC CORD FROM OIL HEATER WHICH SPARKED TONIGHT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/13/2003Age: 50 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Floors or flooring materials
HEMATOMA R LEG - TRIPED OVER CORDS, FELL TO FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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