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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 317
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/26/2008 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension cords |
| CONTUSION TO LEFT HAND - TRIPPED OVER A DROP CORD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Extension cords, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| TRIPPED OVER EXTENSION CORD AND HAND WENT THROUGH GLASS ON HIS GUN CABI NET. DX LACERATING RIGHT HAND# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2008 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension cords |
| LT HAND CONTUSION: PULLING ON EXTENSION CORD, CORD CAME BACK, HAND HIT INTO A BRICK WALL AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2008 | 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: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Extension cords, Floor lamps or table lamps |
| 15 YO M 1ST /2ND DEGREE BURNS TO HAND FROM SPARKS AFTER PLUGING A LAMP INTO A POWER CORD* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Extension cords |
| LEFT HAND ABR. PT FELL TO HAND WHEN FALLING OVER AN EXTENSION CORD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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