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Accidents - Radios - Year 2005

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,488
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:
Head:249Finger:209
Face:207Hand:151
Elbow:149Toe:91
Foot:83Lower Arm:82
Eyeball:75Internal:68
All Of Body:52Upper Trunk:15
Ankle:15Lower Trunk:15
Ear:15Knee:5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/08/2005Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Radios
PT IN HER BEDROOM BAREFOOT AND STEPPED ON THE ANTENNAE FROM HER RADIO S USTAINED A PW TO RIGHT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/07/2005Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Radios
GROIN PAIN. PT DROPPED A RADIO ONTO PENIS.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 12/04/2005Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Radios
FOREHEAD LAC, MOTHER STS PT SUST INJURY WITH A RADIO AT HOME, C/O BLEEDING, PAIN, NO LOC OR DIZZINESS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/14/2005Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Radios
LAC R HAND, PT SUST INJURY WITH A TRANSISTOR RADIO AT HOME, C/O BLEEDIN G, PAIN. SENSATION INTACT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/04/2005Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Radios
PT SWALLOWED THE TIP OF A RADIO ANTENNAE FOREIGN BODY INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/01/2005Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Radios
PT FELL AGIANST A RADIO AND INJURED HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/14/2005Age: 42 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Radios
CORNEAL ABRASION R EYEBALL, PT SUST INJURY W/A RADIO ANTENNA AT HOME, C/O MILD PAIN, REDNESS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/15/2005Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Radios
PATIENT TRIPPED AND FELL OVER RADIO WHILE GOING TO BATHROOM AT 5 A.M. A T HOME, OBVIOUS ARM DEFORMITY; BOTH BONE FOREARM FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/10/2005Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Radios
FELL AGAINST A RADIO AND FRACTURED ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/29/2005Age: 1 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Radios
19 MO SIBLING THREW BABY MONITOR HITTING PATIENT AT HOME; FACIAL CONTUS ION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/28/2005Age: 15 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Radios
CHI, FELL ON RADIO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/20/2005Age: 10 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Radios
PT STATES RADIO FELL ON HEAD, CUTTING FORHEAD DX: 1.5 CM FOREHEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/19/2005Age: 72 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Radios
RADIO FELL ON PATIENTS R FOOT/ANKLE DX: R ANKLE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/13/2005Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Radios
PT BUMPED INTO A RADIO AT HOME AND SUSTAINED FOREHEAD LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/04/2005Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Radios
ABRASION TO EYE AREA ON RADIO'S ANTENNA DX: 1 CM FACE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/02/2005Age: 12 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Radios
ELECTRICAL SHOCK-SHOCKED ON 110 VOLT WHILE TOUCHING EXPOSED RADIO WIRE @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/01/2005Age: 63 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Radios
PT DROPPED RADIO ON FINGER; FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/31/2005Age: 49 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Radios
49 YO MALE GOT ELECTRIC SHOCK FROM RADIO ELECTRICAL SHOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/17/2005Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Radios
BELOW THE EYE CONTUSED,RADIO FELL AND HIT PATIENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/17/2005Age: 10 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Radios
PT HAD KNEE SURG. RECENTLY & WAS PLAYING TAG IN FRIEND'S BASEMENT, & FELL ON A RADIO, CUTTING KNEE. DX: KNEE LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/17/2005Age: 27 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Radios
PT CUT BY CLOCK RADIO; LAC HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/15/2005Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Radios
PT TOUCHED RADIO WITH WET HAND & WAS SHOCKED FOR A FEW SECONDS. DX: ELECTRIC SHOCK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/15/2005Age: 42 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Radios
LARGE RADIO DROPPED ON HEAD AND LAC FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/10/2005Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Radios
PT HIT SIDE OF HEAD AGAINST A RADIO DX SKULL FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 06/26/2005Age: 18 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Radios
CHEST WALL CT-FELL-LANDED ON A RADIO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/21/2005Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Concussion
Product: Radios
PER GRANDMOTHER, CHILD WAS IN THE BATHROOM, STANDING IN WATER AND PULLE D CORD OF RADIO. DX. ELECTRICAL INJ R HAND, CHEST, CONCUSSION W/O LOC.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 06/19/2005Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Radios
TRIPPED OVER RADIO FOOT LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/13/2005Age: 22 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Radios
CONTUSION R 2ND TOE, PT SUST INJURY WITH A FALLING RADIO AT HOME, C/O PAIN, SWELLING, ECCHYMOSIS, GAIT LIMITED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/13/2005Age: 61 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Radios
PT DROPPED LARGE, HEAVY RADIO ON TOP OF L FOOT DX: L 3RD TOE CONTU
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/24/2005Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Radios
STATES HE WAS UNPLUGING A RADIO AND GOT AN ELETRIC SHOCK DX ELETRIC SHOCK
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 05/20/2005Age: 14 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Radios
BANGED ARM ON ALARM CLOCK RADIO FX RADIUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/14/2005Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Radios, Sinks
PT WAS STANDING ON THE SINK TRYING TO CHANGE STATION ON THE RADIO, WHEN HE SLIPPED & HIT HEAD ON THE SINK. DX: FOREHEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/14/2005Age: 11 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Radios
PAIN IN THE HEAD AFTER A CLOCK RADIO FELL AND HIT HIM IN THE HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/13/2005Age: 17 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Radios
PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY CUT HIS LEFT HAND ON A METAL PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WHILE INSTALLING RADIO. DX - HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/07/2005Age: 15 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Radios
PT WAS RUNNING IN HOUSE - FELL HITTING HEAD ON A RADIO + LOC DX HT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/01/2005Age: 44 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Radios, Pillows
CORNEAL ABRASION - 44 YOM C/O RIGHT EYE PAIN UPON WAKING UP THIS MORNIN G, HAD SLEPT WITH A RADIO UNDER HIS PILLOW DURING THE NIGHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/16/2005Age: 15 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Radios
GREAT TOE SUBUNGUAL HEMATOMA-@ HOME-KICKED A RADIO IN ANGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/31/2005Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Radios
LAC L THUMB - CUT THUMB WHEN INSTALLING RADIO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/14/2005Age: 73 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Radios
DX CONTUSION LEFT ELBOW: HIT ELBOW ON RADIO AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/11/2005Age: 21 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Radios
21 YOF HIT HER ELBOW ON HER HUSBANDS RADIO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/26/2005Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Radios
CHI - 2 YOF PULLED A RADIO OVER ONTO HER HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/15/2005Age: 25 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Radios
HAS RADIO EAR PIECE STUCK IN EAR DX FB TO EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/10/2005Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Radios, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
PLASTIC RADIO FELL FROM SHELF,INJ FOREHEAD-MILD FOREHEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/25/2005Age: 23 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Radios, Knives
PT CUT THUMB WITH A KNIFE WHILE WORKING ON A RADIO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/11/2005Age: 7 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Radios
CHI, PULLED BABY MONITOR ONTO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/06/2005Age: 12 monthsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Radios
LAC TO HEAD WHEN FELL AND STRUCK HEAD ON RADIO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/02/2005Age: 20 monthsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Radios
PT WAS HIT ON SIDE ONF HEAD WITH A RADIO AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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