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Accidents - Electrical wire or wiring systems - Year 2009 - All Of Body

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 366
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Date: 10/25/2009Age: 61 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems
PT RECIEVED AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK WHEN USING A DOOR BELL, ELECTRICAL SHOCK THROUGH RIGHT HAND INTO BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/06/2009Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Manual scissors
60YO WHITE MALE WAS CUTTING 240 VOLT CONDUIT,HOLDING SCISSORS,240 VOLT WAS STILL ACTIVE WAS KNOCKED BACKWARDS,C/O CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 09/12/2009Age: 32 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems
TOUCHED HOT ELEC WIRE AT HOME ELECT SHOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/10/2009Age: 22 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems
PT SUS ELECTRIC SHOCK AFTER TOUCHING ELECTRICAL WIRE IN BATHROOM WITH DAMP HANDS%
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/06/2009Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems
ELECTOCUTRED WITH 110 VOLTS AFTER GRABBING EXPOSED ELECTRICAL WIRES. E LECTROCUTION BILATERAL HANDS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/16/2009Age: 12 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems
PT WAS PLUGGING IN CHARGER TO ELECTRIC FENCE, LEANED ON METAL WALL WHILE TOUCHING LEADS & WAS ELECTROCUTED. DX: ELECTROCUTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/03/2009Age: 44 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems
PT TOUCHED ELECTRIC WIRE AND BURNED FINGER. DX ELECTRIC SHOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/15/2009Age: 34 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems
PT STEPPED ON A LIVE ELECTRICAL WIRE IN BACKYARD. DX: DIRECT CURRENT ELECTRICAL SHOCK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/10/2009Age: 56 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems
PT FLIPPED ELECTRIC SWITCH, FELT PAIN TO HAND, ELECTRICAL SHOCK TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/09/2009Age: 31 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems
31 Y/O WAS IN A STORE WENT TO THE BATHROOM, TOUCHED HOT WIRES IN BATH ROOM, WAS SHOCKED. DX-ELECTROCUTION NON FATAL, SHOULDER PAIN.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

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