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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 765
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Televisions |
| PATIENT HAD SEIZURE LIKE ACTIVITY WHILE WATCHING TV AT HOME, SHAKING; L EFT WITHOUT BEING SEEN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 11/30/2003 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Televisions |
| PATIENT AT FRIENDS HOUSE WATCHING TV AND HAD SEIZURE LASTING 10-15 MINU TES; SEIZURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2003 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Televisions |
| PT HAS BLURRED VISION, FACIAL SWELLING, NUMBNESS/TINGLING WHILE WATCHIN G TV. TOOK VICODIN 15-20 MIN. PRIOR TO ONSET. D: ALLERGIC REACTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Televisions |
| ONSET OF HEART PALPITATIONS WHLE WATCHING TV SHOW ON 'HAUNTING'. DX; A NXIETY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2003 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Televisions, Wheelchairs |
| PASSED OUT AT HOME WHILE WATCHING TV-PASSED OUT IN TRIAGE IN THE WHEELCHAIR, C/O ANXIETY. DX SYNCOPE POSS. TACHYSYSANYTHMIA. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/13/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Televisions |
| PT SUS ELECTRIC SHOCK BY A TELEVISIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2003 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Televisions |
| PT AT HIS HOUSE WHEN HE TOUCHED THE TV SET SUSTAINED AN ELECTRIC SHOCK- STATES WAS DURING A LIGHTNING STORM- COMPLAINING OF CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Televisions |
| VERTIGO. PT WAS WATCHING TELEVISION AND WHEN SHE STOOD UP, GOT DIZZY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2003 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Televisions |
| ELECTRICAL SHOCK FROM CABLE BOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2003 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Televisions |
| 45 Y.O. W FEMALE W/ELECTRIC SHOCK. PT WAS TRYING TO UNPLUG A TELEVISION DURING A LIGHTNING STORM & WAS STRUCK @ HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2003 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Televisions, Electrical outlets or receptacles |
| PT PLUGGING IN CORD OF TV WITH SPLIT CORD SUSTAINED ELECTRICAL SHOCK TH RU LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Televisions |
| ELECTRICAL SHOCK - 17 YOF STATES SHE WAS SHOCKED WITH AN UNPLUGGED TELE VISION, 12 WKS PREGNANT, C/O COUGHING UP BLOOD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2003 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Televisions |
| PENILE SWELLING & RT 5TH TOE CT-? REACTION TO **** & KICKED A TV THE PREVIOUS NIGHT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2003 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Televisions |
| HIT T.V. WITH AN OBJECT IN HAND FELT AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK DX: ELECTRIC SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2003 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Televisions |
| PT STATES HE HAS BEEN USING COCAINE REGULARLY & SEES PLANES FLYING INTO BUILDINGS, TODAY BECAME VIOLENT AND SMASHED TELEVISION, WANTS HELP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/09/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Televisions, Bleaches |
| PT'S MOTHER STATES SHE WAS WATCHING TELEVISION & CHILD WALKED INTO ROOM CARRYING A BLEACH BOTTLE, SHE DRANK UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF BLEACH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Televisions |
| PT HAD SEIZURE WHILE WATCHING TV DX: SEIZURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Televisions |
| PATIENT FELT DIZZY WITH HEART RACING WHILE WATCHING TELEVISION; VIRAL, HEART RACING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2003 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Televisions |
| 58 YO M SEIZURE ACTIVITY, STRUCK HEAD ON TV, LAST ETOH WAS SUNDAY. DX E TOH WITHDRAWAL SEIZURE, CHRONIC ETOH ABUSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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