Accidents - Extension cords - 50+ years old - Year 2007

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,631
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Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Lower Trunk:	293	Face:	270
Upper Trunk:	251	Lower Arm:	185
Ankle:	170	Upper Arm:	87
Upper Leg:	84	Hand:	80
Wrist:	77	Knee:	70
Head:	31	Elbow:	15
Foot:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/15/2007	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Extension cords
FELL AFTER GETTING TANGLED IN EXTENSION CORD STRAIN RT WRIST/SHOULDER *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2007	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Extension cords
PATIENT HAD A MECHANICAL FALL, TRIPPED ON A CORD, HITTING THE BACK OF HER HEAD SUSTAINING A LACERATION. DX-SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2007	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension cords, Stairs or steps
PT TRIPPED OVER A CORD AND FELL DOWN 13 STAIRS, FX THIGH
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/04/2007	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Extension cords
TRIPPED OVER EXTENSION CORD, TWISTED HIP, DXX; R HIP SPRAIN, HX OF LIVE R CA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2007	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Extension cords
PT TRIPPED OVER A OUTDOOR EXTENSION CORD & FELL FACE FIRST ONTO SIDEWALK DX: SUPERIFICAL ABRASION TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2007	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Extension cords
PT WITH CONTUSION TO FOREHEAD AFTER TRIPPING OVER EXTENSION CORD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2007	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Extension cords, Furniture
FOREHEAD LAC-TRIPPED ON EXTENSION CORD-FELL-HIT FACE ON FURNITUE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2007	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Extension cords
PT FELL OVER EXTENSION CORD @ HOME-CONTUSION RIBS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2007	Age: 76 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension cords
PT WAS AT HOME, FELL OVER AN EXTENSION CORD CAUSING A FX TO RT HUMERUS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2007	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Extension cords
TRIPPED OVER EXTENSION CORD SPRAIN ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2007	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension cords
68YOM WHILE AT HOME,ACCIDENTLY TRIPPED ON AN EXTENSION CORD,FELL; RIB FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2007	Age: 74 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: Extension cords, Vacuum cleaners
CONTUS L LATERAL RIBCAGE; @ HOME TRIPPED OVER POWER CORD AND FELL INT O VACCUM CLEANER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2007	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension cords, Ceilings and walls
PT TRIPPED ON EXTENSION CORD AND FELL INTO WALL. DX: L COMMINUTED HUMERAL HEAD FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2007	Age: 52 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: Fracture
Product: Extension cords
52 YOF TRIPPED OVER EXTENSION CORD FX HIP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/06/2007	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension cords
TRIPPED OVER ECTENSION CORD/HIP FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/04/2007	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension cords, Floors or flooring materials
FX ARM WHEN TRIPPED ON EXTENSION CORD AND FELL ON THE FLOOR AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2007	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Extension cords
I GOT TANGLED IN EXTENSION CORD AND FELL BACK STRAIN DP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2007	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Extension cords
PT TRIPPED OVER EXTENSION CORD INJURED THIGH DX/ CONTUSION RIGHT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2007	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension cords
PT TRIPPED OVER EXTENSION CORD, FELL CAUSING FOOT INJ DX: FOOT FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2007	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Extension cords
PT DX LUMBAR STRAIN AND CONTUSION - PT TRIPPED OVER EXTENSION CORD X1 MONTH AGO AND NOW C/O BACK PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2007	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Extension cords
PATIENT TRIPPED ON AN EXTENSION CORD, FELL C/O RIGHT ELBOW AND RIGHT LOWER EXTREMITY. DX-CONTUSION ELBOW, SPRAIN KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2007	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension cords
PT TRIPPED OVER EXTENSION CORD AND TWISTED ANKLE AT HOME TODAY DX// FX RIGHT ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2007	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension cords
TRIPPED OVER EXTENSION CORD FX ULNA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2007	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension cords, Floors or flooring materials
TRIPPED OVER EXTENSION CORD, FELL IN FLOOR @ HOME DX RADIUS FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2007	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Extension cords
TRIPPED OVER ELECTRICAL CORD & FELL L HAND SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2007	Age: 79 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: Extension cords, Floors or flooring materials
79 YOM TRIPPED ON ELECTRICAL CORD, FELL TO THE FLOOR - CONTUSED RIBS OF UPPER L TRUNK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2007	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Extension cords
PT GOT UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND TRIPPED OVER AN EXTENSION CORD STRAINED ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2007	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Extension cords
PT TRIPPED OVER AN EXTENSION CORD, SPRAINED ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2007	Age: 86 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: Fracture
Product: Extension cords
86 YO F FRACTURED HIP PT WAS PLUGING IN ELECTRICAL CROD AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL*
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/13/2007	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Extension cords
NASAL CONTUSION,LEFT WRIST CONTUSION.PT TRIPPED OVER A CORD AND FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2007	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Extension cords
TRIPPED OVER AN EXTENSION CORD RIGHT WRIST ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2007	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension cords
FOREARM FX-TRIPPED ON EXTENSION CORD-FELL-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2007	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Extension cords
TRIPPED ON EXTENSION CORD/FOREARM FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2007	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Extension cords, Floors or flooring materials
PT TRIPPED OVER EXTENSION CORD AND HIT KNEE ON FLOOR CONTUSION RT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2007	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Extension cords, Tableware and accessories
IN THE DRIVEWAY CARRYING PLATES, TRIPPED OVER EXTENSION CORD&FELL " NASAL FX" + CHI"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2007	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Extension cords, Ceilings and walls
PATIENT TRIPPED OVER EXTENSION CORD AND HIT FORHEAD TO THE WALL RESULTI NG IN CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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