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Accidents - Electrical wire or wiring systems - 6-15 years old - Year 2004

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 854
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

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Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:231Lower Arm:145
Foot:135Face:85
Eyeball:69Lower Trunk:58
Knee:47All Of Body:33
Lower Leg:17Head:15
Wrist:12

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/26/2004Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Knives
CUTTING SPEAKER WIRE WITH KNIFE, SLIPPED & CUT FOREARM DX L FOREARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/13/2004Age: 13 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Ceilings and walls
CONTYS L FOREARM; BUMPED INTO SWITCH BOX ON WALL IN PE CLASS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/27/2004Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems
12YMC UNROLLING ELECTRICAL WIRE AND END HIT HIM IN EYE/LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 10/25/2004Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems
PT HIT F.HEAD ON A PROTRODING LIGHT SWITCH, SUSTAINED '' FOREHEAD LACERATION"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/07/2004Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems
TURNED LIGHT SWITCH OFF, NOTICED BLOOD WHEN HE PULLED HIS HAND AWAY DX: LACERATION TO RIGHT PINKY FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/29/2004Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems
CUT FINGER ON LIGHT SWITCH. DX- L INDEX FINGER 1 CM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/24/2004Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems
SLIPPED AND FELL AGAINST AN ELECTRIC TRANSFORMER BOX NO LOC DX SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/15/2004Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highwayFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems
(MVC)PT'S VEHCILE LOST CONTROL &HIT A POWER POLE, PT SELF EXTRACTED STEPPED ON POWERLINE, BURN TO (R)FOREHEAD,TOE.DX. ELEC BURN(L)FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/24/2004Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems
PT RUNNING BAREFOOT AT HOME WHEN HE STEPPED ON A WIRE THE WIRE WENT INT O BOTTOM OF RIGHT FOOT FOREIGN BODY FOOT (ELECTRIC WIRE)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/08/2004Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Other
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems
PT SUST INJURY TO FOOT AFTER STEPPED ON ADAPTER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/17/2004Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems
LAC RIF ON SPEAKER WIRE TODAY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/15/2004Age: 12 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Swimming pools
LACERATION LOWER LEG - 12 YOF RAN INTO AN ELECTRICAL BOX OUTSIDE OF A S WIMMING POOL SUSTAINING A LACERATION TO HER RIGHT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/16/2004Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems
PT C/O KNEE INJURY WAS AT HOME RUNNING AND TRIPPED OVER CORD FELL ON HE AD AND KNEE KNEE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/13/2004Age: 9 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems
PATIENT TRIPPED OVER CORD IN GARAGE AT HOME YESTERDAY, LANDED ON BOTH W RISTS TO BREAK FALL; BI-LATERAL WRIST SPRAINS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/19/2004Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems
WAS @ CARNIVAL 2 DAYS AGO TOUCHED A SOCKET W// NO BULB AND FELT SHOCK FELT JOLT TODY FEELING ILL DX MINOR ELECTRICL SHOCK, FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/05/2004Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems
PT HIT RT THUMB ON DOORBELL SWELLING RT THUMB FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/02/2004Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Desk supplies
7 Y.O. B FEMALE W/ELECTRICAL SHOCK TO HAND. PT TURNED ON A LIGHT SWITCH @ THE ***** THAT SOMEONE HAD PUT A PAPER CLIP IN & WAS SHOCKED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/23/2004Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems
PATIENT STEPPED ON AN EL;ECTRICAL ADAPTER AT HOME, STRUCK PRONG IN LEFT FOOT. DX-PUNCTURE WOUND FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/16/2004Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems
11 YOF TRIPPED OVER A CORD & FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/02/2004Age: 12 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems
TRIPPED OVER POWER CORDS LANDING ON BACK. TAILBONE INJURY, POSSIBLE FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/31/2004Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems
FRACTURED WRIST WHEN FELL WHEN CORD WRAPPED AROUND LEG AND TRIPPED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/06/2004Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Tableware and accessories
LACERATION ARM - 6 YOF TRIPPED OVER A CORD WHILE HOLDING A CERAMIC BOWL AND FELL SUSTAINING MULTIPLE LACERATIONS TO HER LEFT FOREARM AND WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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