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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 602
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/01/2008 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| FELL AGAINST LIGHT SWITCH, DX; KNEE EFFUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2008 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Knives |
| THUMB LAC-STRIPPING ELECTIRCAL WIRE WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2008 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| 85 YOM TRIPPED OVER WIRE THIS MORNING KNEE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2008 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| CAUGHT HER FOOT IN A CALL BELL CORD AND FELL. DX CONTUSION BIL KNEES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems, Medical equipment, general |
| NS: STATES DIDN'T KNOW ELECTRICAL SWITCH WAS BAD WHEN HE TOUCHED IT, RECEIVED ELECTRIC SHOCK,HAS PACEMAKER,CHEST UNCOMFORTABLE FEELING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2008 | Age: 78 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: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| ELECTRICAL SHOCK-GRABBED A 120 VOLT LIVE WIRE-WAS SHOCKED-FELL TO THE G ROUND-WAS UNABLE TO GET UP-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/05/2008 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT HAD AN ELECTRICAL BOX, WEIGHING 200# CRASH ON LEFT FOREARM, 2 LARGE GOUGES / LACERATIONS DX; LEFT FOREARM CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| 52 Y/O M INJURED LOWER BACK WHILE HELPING FRIEND LIFT SOLAR PANEL. DX; ACUTE EXACERBATION LBP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2008 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT ACCIDENTLY RAN ELECTRICAL WIRE IN HAND-PUNCTUREWOUND HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT'S SAILBOAT MAST HIT AN ELECTRICAL WIRE AT THE MARINA & PT WAS ELECTROCUTED. DX: R PTX, ELECTROCUTION W/3% FULL THICK BURNS BIL FEET |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/01/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electrical wire or wiring systems |
| PT FELL AND HIT FACE ON LIGHT SWITCH AT HOME TODAY DX// FACIAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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