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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 684
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2007 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cords, electrical, Tables |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A CORD & CUT HEAD ON END TABLE AT NURSING HOME DX: SUPERFICIAL LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2007 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Cords, electrical, Bowling |
| PT TRIPPED ON CORD, FELL BACKWARD & HIT HEAD ON BOWLING BALL ON TABLE, +LOC, HEADACHE, HEMATOMA TO OCCIPITAL SCALP; HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2007 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| CONC. PT TRIPPED OVER A PHONE CORD HITTING HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2007 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| 2 YOM TRIPPED OVER A POWER CORD AND FELL HITTING HEAD, LARGE BUMP ON HE AD NOTED BY TRIAGE NURSE BUT LEFT BEFORE BEING SEEN BY PHYSICIAN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 11/22/2007 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| 8 YOM WAS PLAYING AT HOME, WHEN ANOTHER CHILD KNOCKED HIM IN THE HEAD WITH AN ELECTRICAL CORD, ACCIDENTALLY- LACERATION. DX: SCALP LACERATIO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2007 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Cords, electrical, Fans |
| TRIPPED OVER A CORD IN LINE AT SCHOOL AND HIT HEAD ON FAN DX: CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2007 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cords, electrical, Tables |
| SCALP LACERATION.PT TRIPPED OVER A CORD AND HIT HEAD ON A NIGHTSTAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2007 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cords, electrical, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| TRIPPED OVER CORD AND HIT HEAD ON CABINET. DX CONTUSION# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2007 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| CHI.PT TRIPPED OVER A CORD AND HIT HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2007 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Cords, electrical, Doors |
| TRIPPED OVER A CORD&FELL HITTING FHONTO THE EDGE OF A DOOR >> CHI/HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2007 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | 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: Cords, electrical |
| 75 YO TRIPPED OVER CORD STRUCK HEAD HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2007 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| PATIENT TRIPPED OVER A CORD AND FELL DX WITH CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2007 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| DX CONTUSION TO HEAD: FOOT TANGLED IN CORD, FELL AND HIT HEAD AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2007 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| CHI W/ BRIEF LOC-TRIPPED ON CORD-HIT HEAD-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2007 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Cords, electrical, Chairs |
| PT TRIPPED OVER CORD, FELL AGAINST A CHAIR STRIKING HEAD - CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2007 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| HEAD TRAUMA/52YOM 1 HR AGO TRIPPED OVER ELECTRIC CORD, FELL AND HIT BAC K OF HEAD. LOC FOR COUPLE OF MINUTES. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2007 | Age: 11 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: Cords, electrical |
| RUNNING IN CONSTRUCTION YARD AND CAUGHT NECK IN LOW HANGING CORD AND FE LL STRIKING HEAD,LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS FOR THREE HOURS ,CLOSED HEAD INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2007 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| PT HIT IN HEAD WITH A "CORD" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2007 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| FELL OVER ELECTRICAL CORD AND CONTUSED HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2007 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| 42 YO F CONCUSSION AFTER TRIPPING OVER A CORD OUTSIDE AT HOME* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2007 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Cords, electrical, Tablet or capsule drugs |
| STUMBLED OVER A CORD FELL FORWARD AND HIT FACE ON FLOOR. LITTLE BIT OF NOSE BLEED CONTROLLED PT ON **** DX- CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/11/2007 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| TRIPPED ON ELECTRICAL CORD,INJURED RT TEMPORAL AREA AND RT KNEE HEAD TRAUMA/KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2007 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Cords, electrical |
| 59 YOF WAS VISITING A PATIENT AT HOSPITAL AND TRIPPED OVER SOME CORDS A ND FELL HITTING HEAD SUSTAINING A CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2007 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Cords, electrical, Doors |
| TRIPPED OVER CORD , HIT METAL PART OF DOOR SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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