Accidents - Wire - 6-15 years old - Year 2002

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,179
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	261	Face:	150
Hand:	112	Lower Leg:	99
Foot:	97	Eyeball:	91
Lower Trunk:	83	Wrist:	68
Ear:	67	Ankle:	42
Neck:	42	Toe:	40
Shoulder:	15	Lower Arm:	5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/09/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire
TRIPPING OVER HIDDEN WIRE IN CONCRETE LACERATION FOREHEAD 2 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wire
PT TRIPPED OVER A CABLE AND HIT HEAD DX: CONTUSION RT BUTTOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire, Two-wheeled, powered, off-road vehicles
PATIENT WAS RIDING HIS DIRT BIKE WEARING A HELMET, RAN UNDER A WIRE AND CUT HIS NECK. DX-LACERATION NECK.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/11/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Wire
PT GOT STUCK UNDER LT FOOT W/A PIECE OF WIRE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire
PATIENT HIT HAND ON A PIECE OF METAL WIRE AT HOME; HAND LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Wire
PT ARRIVED WITH WIRE IMPALED IN RT 4TH FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Wire
PSYCH. PT.- SCRATCHES TO BOTH WRISTS- 3 DAYS AGO HAD X-RAY & IT SHOWED FOREIGN BODY (WIRE) IN RT. ARM. DX: RT. FOREARM FOREIGN BODY, CELLULIT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/25/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Wire
A PEICE OF WIRE WAS STUCK IN FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire
LACERATION LOWER LEG - 12 YOM LACERATED RIGHT LOWER LEG, POSSIBLY ON A BUSH OR WIRE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire, Other containers
3 CM LT LEG LACERATION, FELL ON WIRE CLIMBING ROCK BASKETS LINING SIDE OF CREEK NEAR HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Wire
GOT PIECE OF WIRE IMPALED IN FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Wire
PUNCTURE (L) FOOT, PT SUST INJURY WITH A METAL WIRE AT HOME, C/O PAIN & BLEEDING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Wire
PT GOT WIRE IN TOE WHILE PLAYING IN YARD. DX: FB L GREAT TOE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wire, Bicycles or accessories
PATIENT "CLOTHESLINED" INTO WIRE STRETCHED ACROSS COURT AT HOME WHEN RI DING ON BIKE, NO HELMET; NECK CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Wire
POKED IN EAR WITH COATED WIRE/ TRAUMA LT TM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire
FELL ON WIRE DX. LOWER LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Wire
PT STEPPED ON WIRE WITH NO SHOES ON WITH LT GREAT TOE PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Wire, Power lawn mowers
WIRE IN RT ANKLE. METAL FB RT ANKLE WHILE MOWING YARD. DX; FB RT ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wire
SCRATCHED EYE WITH A CABLE WIRE CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire
PT STES CUT HER PALM ON CHICKEN WIRE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire
LAC (L) THUMB, PT CUTTING A PIECE OF WIRE WITH A KNIFE AT HOME, C/OBLE EDING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wire
PT C/O GOT HIT W/A POINTED WIRE ON THE RT EYE THIS AFTERNOON.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Wire
PT TRIPPED AND GOT RUSTY WIRE PUNCTURE ON RIGHT ANKLE. D: PUNCTURE WO UND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Wire
R CHEEK PUNCTURE WOUND - WIRE SPRUNG BACK AND HIT FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Wire, Swimming
GOT WIRE IMPALED IN ANKLE WHEN SWIMMING IN LAKE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wire
PT RAN INTO A WIRE AND GOT HIT HURTING NECK,
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Wire
PATIENT CAME IN WITH WIRE STUCK IN FINGER. DX: FOREIGN BODY TO RIGHTI NDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wire
ABRASION OF THE EYELID- SUSTAINED WHILE HE WAS RUNNING AND A LOOSE ENDO F WIRE SNAGGED HIM UNDERNEATH THE EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Wire
RT SHOULDER PAIN. RT LEG PAIN. TRIPPED OVER WIRE. DX: FX RT CLAVICAL/ S PRAIN LT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Wire
PUNCTURE WOUND TO THE PALM OF THE HAND- GOT A PIECE OF WIRE STUCK IN HI S HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire
HAND LACERATION- INJURED ON A PIECE OF WIRE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wire
PATIENT WAS RIDING A MOTORCYCLE AND RAN INTO A GUIDE WIRE. DX-ABRASIONS AND CONTUSIONS ANTERIOR NECK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire
CUT WRIST ON WIRE ON TRAILER AT HOME. DX: LACERATION WRIST WITH CELLUL ITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Wire, Floors or flooring materials
PT DX PUNCTURE WOUND LT HEEL - S/P STEPPED INTO A WIRE FROM FLOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Wire
WALKING IN CHURCH PARKING LOT, FOOT TRIPPED ON WIRE AND HE FELL WITH RIGHT FINGERS HYPEREXTENDED. DX SPRAIN RIGHT FIFTH FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wire
ANKLE ABRASION - SCRATCHED LEFT ANKLE ON A RUSTY WIRE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire
LAC TO FINGER WHEN PLAYING WITH WIRE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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