Accidents - Unattached appliance or lamp cords - Year 2002

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 828
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	11
6-15 years old:	149
16-25 years old:	150
26-50 years old:	163
50+ years old:	353

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Knee:	128	Shoulder:	122
Lower Trunk:	115	Lower Leg:	76
Hand:	73	All Of Body:	73
Eyeball:	61	Upper Arm:	34
Toe:	31	Head:	30
Upper Trunk:	30	Lower Arm:	20
Upper Leg:	15	Neck:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/12/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Unattached appliance or lamp cords
16 YOM TRIPPED OVER ELECTRIC CORD CONTUSION L SCAPULA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Unattached appliance or lamp cords
CUT THROUGH ELECTRICAL CORD;BURN ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2002	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Unattached appliance or lamp cords
47 Y.O. W FEMALE W/HIP PAIN. PT TRIPPED OVER A CORD @ HOME. E9179
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2002	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Unattached appliance or lamp cords, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
PT. TRIPPED OVER AN ELECTRICAL CORD ABOUT AN HOUR AGO AND FELL OVER A C HEST, LANDING ON RIGHT SHOULDER. DX. L CLAVICLE FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2002	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Unattached appliance or lamp cords
27 Y.O. W FEMALE W/FX TOE. PT TRIPPED OVER A CORD @ HOME. E9179
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2002	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Unattached appliance or lamp cords
PT WAS PULLING AN ELECTRICAL CORD WHEN IT FLEW BACK AND STRUCK HER IN T GHE EYE RESULTING IN A CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: 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: 08/02/2002	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Unattached appliance or lamp cords, Electrical outlets or receptacles
20 YOF WAS PLUGGING IN AN ELECTRICAL CORD INTO AN ELECTRICAL RECEPTACLE AND INCURRED BURN. ELECTRICAL FIRST DEG. BURN, LT. HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2002	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Unattached appliance or lamp cords, Floors or flooring materials
PATIENT TRIPPED OVER ELECTRICAL CORD AND FELL TO FLOOR. DX: CONTUSION TO LEFT KNEE, RIGHT ANKLE, AND RIGHT FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2002	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Unattached appliance or lamp cords
PT TRIPPED OVER A CORD AND FELL.DX: FX R HUMERUS.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/09/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Unattached appliance or lamp cords
TRIPPED OVER ELECTRICAL CORD DX. RADIUS FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2002	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Unattached appliance or lamp cords
TRIPPED ON CORD IN THE BATHROOM AND FELL. DX LEFT HIP HEMATOMAAND ELBOW ABRAS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2002	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Unattached appliance or lamp cords
PT TRIPPED OVER AN ELECTRICAL CORD AND LANDED ON KNEES DX: LT FIBULAR F X, RT ANKLE SP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2002	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Unattached appliance or lamp cords
83 Y/O M INJURED L HIP WHEN FELL AFTER GETTING TANGLED IN ELECTRIC CORD AT HOME. DX; L HIP FX.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 04/25/2002	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Unattached appliance or lamp cords, Electrical outlets or receptacles
BURNED HAND WHEN PLUGGING IN LAMP CORD TO SOCKET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2002	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Unattached appliance or lamp cords
PT TRIPPED OVER AN ELECTRIC CORD SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO CHEST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2002	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Unattached appliance or lamp cords
42 Y.O. W MALE W/HIP CONTUSION. PT TRIPPED OVER AN ELECTRIC CORD @ HOME . E8889
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attended
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: 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: 04/07/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Unattached appliance or lamp cords
LEFT GREAT TOE FX - TRIPPED OVER A CORD AND STUBBED TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Unattached appliance or lamp cords, Floors or flooring materials
PT TRIPPED OVER ELECTRICAL CORD AND HIT FLOOR AT ***'S.DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, CEPHALOHEMATOMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2002	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Unattached appliance or lamp cords
PT WAS STRUCK IN EYE W/ELECTRICAL CORD. DX: SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2002	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Unattached appliance or lamp cords
HIT SELF WITH ELECTRICAL CORD DX. CORNEAL ABR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2002	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Unattached appliance or lamp cords, Beds
LT RIB PAIN FELL WED TRIPPED OVER ELECTRICAL CORD HIT CORNER OF BED DX: RT CHEST WALL CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2002	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Unattached appliance or lamp cords
$LEFT FEMUR FRACTURE.PT TRIPPED OVER AN ELECTRICAL CORD AND FELL O N HIP AND THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: 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: 01/09/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: 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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