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Accidents - Electrical outlets or receptacles - 6-15 years old - Year 2007

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 481
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Foot:160All Of Body:135
Hand:75Head:31
Knee:20Finger:17
Lower Arm:15Toe:15
Face:10

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/17/2007Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles, Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
ELECTRICAL BURN FINGERS WHEN PUT BOBBY PIN IN ELECTRICAL OUTLET
Disposition: Held for observation


Date: 12/12/2007Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles
PT TRIPPED AND FELL, HIT HEAD ON OUTLET, LACERATION TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/11/2007Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles
PATIENT STEPPED ON "WALL SOCKET PLUG"; PUNCTURE WOUND TO BOTTOM OF FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/06/2007Age: 12 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles, Coins
GOT ELECTRECUTED WHEN KNELT DOWN ONTO ELECTRICAL OUTLET TO PICK UP A PE NNY>> ELECTRICAL SHOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/26/2007Age: 11 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 outlets or receptacles, Cords, electrical
PULLED CORD OUT OF SOCKET AND WAS SHOCKED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/21/2007Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles
PUT FINGER IN ELECTRICAL SOCKET. DX ELECTRIC SHOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/02/2007Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles, Keys, key rings or key chains
ELECTRIC BURN TO HAND, PUT KEY IN ELECTRIC OUTLET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/01/2007Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles
ELECTRIC SHOCK, STUCK FINGER IN ELECTRIC SOCKET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/28/2007Age: 6 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: Electrical outlets or receptacles, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
P/W ELECTRICUTION INJ S/P TRYING TO UNSCREW THE SCREW OF ELECTRIC OUTLE T >> ELECTRIC SHOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/28/2007Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles
PLAYING IN GYM AT SCHOOL, FELL INTO METAL COVERING OVER ELECTRICAL OUT LET, LACERATION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/21/2007Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles
PT STEPPED ON PLUG PRONG-PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/14/2007Age: 12 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles
STEPPED ON PRONGED METAL OUTLET PLUG. DX- PUNCTURE WOUND L FOOT J G
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/02/2007Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles
PT WAS AT CARNIVAL AND TRIPPED CUTTING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER ON AN ELEC TRICAL BOX. DX FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/02/2007Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles, Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins
8YOBF WITH ELECTRICAL SHOCK AFTER TRYING TO GET BOBBY PIN OUT OF ELECTR ICAL OUTLET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/29/2007Age: 13 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles
PT WAS @ HOME RECEIVED SHOCK TO THE LEFT FINGERS/ARM AFTER TURNING ON A DIMMER SWITCH WITH NO COVER. DX 3 MIDDEL FINGERS ELECTICAL SHOCK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/10/2007Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles
FOOT LAC-CUT ON METAL OUTLET COVER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/13/2007Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles, Desk supplies
STICKING A PAPER CLIP IN AN ELECTRICAL SOCKET AT SCHOOL BURNS TO RIGHT HAND 2ND DEGREE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/11/2007Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles
11 YOM WAS RUNNING AND HIT LEFT KNEE ON A PROTRUDING ELECTRICAL OUTLET SUSTAINING A LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/05/2007Age: 10 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles
PT TRIPPED AND FELL WHILE RUNNING, HIT HEAD ON OUTLET, LACERATION TO HE AD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/12/2007Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles
CUT FA ON A PLUG YEST&ALSO GOT POKED INTO EYE " FA LAC" +" EYE INJ"
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 03/12/2007Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles
14 YO RUNNING HIT TOE ON LIGHT SOCKET FX TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/22/2007Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles
FELL INTO AN ELECTRICAL POST DX: LAC LEFT BROW AREA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/26/2007Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles
CUT EYEBROW ON ELECTRIC RECEPTACLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/10/2007Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Electrical outlets or receptacles
PT WAS UNPLUGGING OBJECT FROM THE WALL WHEN HE WAS SHOCKED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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