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Accidents - Computers - Year 2002 - All Of Body

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 719
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Date: 12/11/2002Age: 18 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Computers
PT HAD WITNESSED SEIZURE WHILE STUDYING AT COMPUTER. D: SEIZURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/07/2002Age: 35 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Computers
PT WAS WORKING ON HOME COMPUTER AND HAD SEIZURE. DX: SEIZURE EPILEPTIC GRAND MAL, HEAD CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/18/2002Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Computers
PATIENT HAVING DIFFICULTY BREATHING WHEN PLAYING ***; ASTHMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/20/2002Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Computers
DX:MINOR ELECTRIC SHOCK. PT WAS PLUGGING IN COMPUTER WHEN HE WAS SHOCKED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/18/2002Age: 17 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Computers, Televisions
PATIENT PLAYING VIDEO GAME WITH TV WHILE STORMING OUTSIDE, HEARD LIGHTN ING STRIKE AND FELT SHOCK THROUGH CONTROLLER; ELECTRICAL SHOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/18/2002Age: 23 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Computers
USING A LAPTOP COMPUTER AT SCHOOL AND WHEN GOING TO UNPLUG IT,IT SHORTE D OUT,BURST INTO FLAMES AND HIS HAND GOT SHOCKED-NO FIRE DEPT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/22/2002Age: 37 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Computers
PT COMPLAINT OF SUDDEN ONSET OF RAPID HEART RATE WORKING ON COMPUTER, P ALPITATIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/21/2002Age: 42 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Computers
PT SLUMPED OVER SLOT MACHINE WITH LOC DX: SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/16/2002Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Computers
PATIENT HAD SYNCOPE EPISODE WHILE PLAYING ***; SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/19/2002Age: 46 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Computers
COMPUTER CAUGHT FIRE @HOME. DX: SMOKE INHALATION.. FD ATTENDED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/12/2002Age: 9 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Computers
PATIENT HAVING JOINT PAIN WHEN SITTING PLAYING VIDEO GAMES AT HOME TOO LONG; DX: PARVOVIRUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/29/2002Age: 30 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Computers
PT PASSED OUT PLAYING PLAY STATION VIDEO GAME DX:WEAKNESS/LIGHTHEADED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 06/24/2002Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Computers, Electrical outlets or receptacles
MINOR ELECTRICAL SHOCK-AT HOME-PLUGGING IN ATARI GAME-SHOCKED BY ELECTRICAL OUTLET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/27/2002Age: 21 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Computers
ELECTRICAL SHOCK.PT PLUGGED IN A COMPUTER AND WAS SHOCKED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/16/2002Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Computers
GOT WEAK WHILE SITTING AT COMPUTER DX. SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/10/2002Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Computers
MINOR ELECTRIC SHOCK/13YOWM SUSTAINED ELECTRIC SHOCK AT SCH TODAY WHEN THE CMPUTER HE WAS PLUGGING IN SPARKED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/06/2002Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Computers
ETOH ABUSE-PT HAD A SEIZURE WHILE DRINKING ETOH AND PLAYING VIDEO GAMES. HAS HISTORY OF ETOH & MARIJUANA USE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/25/2002Age: 21 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Computers
HER HEART FEELS LIKE IT IS RACING WHILE SITTING & PLAYING VIDEO GAME, DRINKS COLA, PATIENT IS SHAKING. DX TACHYCARDIAC OF ? ETIOLOGY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/15/2002Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Computers
PT HAD SEIZURE WHILE PLAYING VIDEO GAME AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/14/2002Age: 50 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Computers
GOT DIZZY PLAYING COMPUTER GAME DX. SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/03/2002Age: 17 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Computers, Chairs
PT PLAYING VIDEO GAME AND FELL OFF CHAIR HAVING SEIZURE. DX: SEIZURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/27/2002Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Computers, Floors or flooring materials
PATIENT HAD SEIZURE AND FELL TO FLOOR WHEN WORKING ON COMPUTER; DX: SEI ZURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/10/2002Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Computers
PATIENT HAD SEIZURE WHEN PLAYING VIDEO GAME AT ***; DX: SEIZURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/09/2002Age: 85 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Computers
DIZZY WHILE WORKING ON COMPUTER CAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/20/2002Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Computers
PATIENT HAVING SEIZURE WHILE PLAYING VIDEO GAME; FIRST TIME SEIZUR E
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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