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Accidents - Telephones or telephone accessories - 6-15 years old - Year 2004

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 706
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Face:168Ear:165
Head:97Wrist:69
Finger:48Hand:43
Eyeball:22Toe:22
Foot:16Neck:16
Upper Leg:15Elbow:6
Lower Trunk:6All Of Body:6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/11/2004Age: 12 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Desk supplies
CHILD WAS TALKING ON PHONE WHILE HOLDING STAPLER IN OTHER HAND, HAS STA PLE IN PALM OF R HAND NEAR THUMB. DX. FB R HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/02/2004Age: 15 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Tables
RUNNING TO ANSWER PHONE TRIPPED ON COFFEE TABLE LAC R THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/19/2004Age: 15 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Other electric lighting equipment
PATIENT WAS AT HOME TALKING ON THE PHONE, LOOKING AT A STROBE LIGHT AND PASSED OUT. DX-SCALP HEMATOMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/13/2004Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Handrails, railings or banisters
PT WAS RUNNING DOWNSTAIRS TO ANSWER A PHONE, HAD A FINGER CAUGHT IN A BANISTER, SUSTAINED" LT 5TH DIGIT FX"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/10/2004Age: 15 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Floors or flooring materials
PATIENT TALKING ON PHONE ONE MINUTE THEN LYING ON FLOOR HYPERVENTALATI NG, FELT LIKE ELECTRIC SHOCK GOING THRU BODY; ANXIETY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/15/2004Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
PLAYING WITH PHONEA CORD AND IT SNAPPED AND HIT HIM IN FACE LAC IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/27/2004Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
HIT L SIDE OF HEAD WITH A CELL PHONE. DX. L TEMPORAL SCALP CONTUSION, M INOR HEAD INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/20/2004Age: 12 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
PT TRIPPED ON TELEPHONE CORD CATDHING LT 4TH/5TH TOEOF FOOT C/O PN, CO NTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/19/2004Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
PT TRIPPED OVER PHONE CORD AND FELL, FX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/17/2004Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
15 YOM WAS RUNNING TO ANSWER PHONE AND STRUCK RIGHT FOOT CAUSING CONTUS ION TO RIGHT THIRD TOE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/13/2004Age: 14 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
SISTER THREW PHONE AT HER AND SHE MISSED CATCHING IT, WAS HIT ON BRIDGE OF NOSE W/BUTT END OF PHONE. DX. CONT NOSE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/12/2004Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
PTS SIBLING ACCIDENTLY HIT RT EYE WITH CORDLESS PHONE, WENT TO URG CARE SENT HERE FOR HYPHEMA; HYPHEMA, CONJUNCTIVAL LAC LEFT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/05/2004Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
CORNEAL ABRASION - 14 YOM C/O RIGHT EYE PAIN AFTER GETTING POKED IN THE EYE WITH A PHONE ANTENNA WHILE AT A FRIEND'S HOUSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/26/2004Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Tables
CHILD DUCKED UNDER PHONE CORD AND STRUCK FOREHEAD ON CORNER OF TABLE. D : 1CM UNCOMPLICATED SKIN LACERATION, FOREHEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/24/2004Age: 13 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
PATIENT PLAY WRESTLING WITH BROTHER, HIT ON ELBOW WITH PHONE AT HOME; E LBOW CONTUSION/BRUISE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/24/2004Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
SCRATCHED EAR ON A CELL TELEPHONE PLASTIC PEICE CAME OFF IN EAR FOREIGN BODY RIGHT EAR REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/23/2004Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
PT STUCK THE ANTENNEA OF A CELL PHONE IN HIS RIGHT EAR TO ITCH IT START ED TO BLEED ABRASION TO EAR CANAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/18/2004Age: 9 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
PHONE EAR PLUG PIECE STUCK IN EAR DX. FB EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/10/2004Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
PT WAS HIT IN THE FOREHEAD WITH A CELL PHONE THAT BROTHER THREW- BLEEDING. DX: LT. EYEBROW LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/09/2004Age: 9 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
PATIENT STUCK HER RIGHT CELL PHONE ANTENNA IN RIGHT EAR. DX-CONTUSION RIGHT EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/13/2004Age: 14 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
PT SUST LACERATION TO HAND ON CELL PHONE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/01/2004Age: 15 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
PT. HIT SELF IN THE HEAD WITH A PHONE- BLEEDING, NO LOC DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, FOREHEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/21/2004Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
HIT IN CHEEK WITH TELEPHONE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/18/2004Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
PT BAREFOOT AND STEPPED ON THE BATTERY CHARGER FOR A CELL PHONE LACERAT ION FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/03/2004Age: 12 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
12 Y F SWUNG AROUND AND HIT TELEPHONE WITH HER WRIST DX: CONTUSION TO LEFT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/20/2004Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
PATIENT HIT WITH PHONE RECEIVER THROWN AT HIM BY 2 1/2 YO BROTHER; LOWE R BACK CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/08/2004Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
SUICIDE ATTEMPT - 9 YOM TRIED TO ATTEMPT SUICIDE BY TYING A TELEPHONE C ORD AROUND HIS NECK TO HANG HIMSELF
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 03/01/2004Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories, Floors or flooring materials
CHIN LAC-RUNNING TO ANSWER TELEPHONE-FELL-CHIN HIT FLOOR-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/12/2004Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
LACERATION HEAD - 9 YOM WAS ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK ON THE HEAD WITH HANDSE T OF TELEPHONE AS MOTHER WAS MOVING INTO THE KITCHEN, HOLDING PHONE OUT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/28/2004Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Telephones or telephone accessories
ABRASION FACE - 14 YOM PASSED OUT TODAY WHILE TALKING ON THE PHONE, ABR ASIONS NOTED TO LEFT CHEEK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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