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Accidents - Unattached appliance or lamp cords - 50+ years old - Year 2002

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 353
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Accidents - Body Parts:
Lower Trunk:83Lower Leg:76
Knee:67Upper Arm:34
Head:30Upper Trunk:15
Lower Arm:15Upper Leg:15
Toe:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 07/25/2002Age: 82 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: 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: 06/10/2002Age: 82 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: 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: 06/09/2002Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: 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: 06/02/2002Age: 70 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: 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: 05/25/2002Age: 78 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: 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: 05/08/2002Age: 82 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: 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: 04/07/2002Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: 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: 04/05/2002Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: 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: 02/26/2002Age: 60 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: 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: 02/09/2002Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: 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

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