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Accidents - Unattached appliance or lamp cords - 6-15 years old - Year 2002

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 149
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
All Of Body:73Knee:60
Neck:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 09/17/2002Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Unattached appliance or lamp cords
15 YOM STEPPED ON ELECTRIC CORD WAS SHOCKED AT HOME DX ELETRICAL SHOCK RT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/14/2002Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Unattached appliance or lamp cords
ELECTRICAL CORD CAUGHT ON FIRE DX: INHALATION OF FUMES, STABLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/12/2002Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Unattached appliance or lamp cords, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
TRIPPED OVER CORD HIT INTO DRY WALL SCREW - LACERATION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/09/2002Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Other
Product: Unattached appliance or lamp cords
DX-DEPRESSION-PT TRIED TO COMMIT SUICIDE BY WRAPPING ELECTRICAL CO RD AROUND HER NECK*
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

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