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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 268
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/04/2007 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PATIENT WAS WORKING ON ELECTRICAL AT HOME AND FELL IN AN 8 FT. CONCRETE HOLE, C/O PATIN TO NECK, ANKLE, SCALP. DX-CONTUSIONS SCALP, FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2007 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| LAC TO HEAD WHEN STRUCK ON A LIGHT SWITCH AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2007 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Floors or flooring materials |
| 89 YO MALE TRIPPED OVER WIRE AND FELL TO FLOOR AT HOME CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2007 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS LOOKING UP TO TURN ON A LIGHT SWITCH AND GOT DIZZY AND FELL STRI KING HEAD ON FLOOR SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY ADMITTED FOR SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/27/2007 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| 34 YO M LACERATION TO HEAD WORKING IN CELLAR STOOD UP HIT HEAD ON EDGE OF ELECTRICAL PANEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2007 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Furniture |
| TURNED OFF LIGHT SWITCH IN ROOM AT ASSISTED LIVING AND TRIPPED ON FURNI TURE IN THE DARK AND FELL AND STRUCK HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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