Electrocutions 0-9 (VEMD January 1996-December 2003)


Year of Presentation * cause Crosstabulation
Count


cause Total
placing object in power point/pulling a plug out of a socket electrocution NFS
Year of Presentation 1996 8 10 18
1997 6 9 15
1998 2 13 15
1999 2 11 13
2000 2 14 16
2001 3 17 20
2002 5 14 19
2003 5 9 14
Total 33 97 130


Age * cause Crosstabulation
Count


cause Total
placing object in power point/pulling a plug out of a socket electrocution NFS
Age 0 2 0 2
1 6 14 20
2 5 17 22
3 3 15 18
4 3 16 19
5 2 12 14
6 3 5 8
7 4 7 11
8 4 4 8
9 1 7 8
Total 33 97 130


Sex * cause Crosstabulation
Count


cause Total
placing object in power point/pulling a plug out of a socket electrocution NFS
Sex Male 22 60 82
Female 11 37 48
Total 33 97 130


Type of place injury occurred * cause Crosstabulation
Count


cause Total
placing object in power point/pulling a plug out of a socket electrocution NFS
Type of place injury occurred Missing 2 3 5
Farm 0 2 2
Home 29 77 106
Other specified place 0 3 3
Place for recreation 1 0 1
Trade or service area 0 1 1
Unspecified place 1 11 12
Total 33 97 130


Departure Status * cause Crosstabulation
Count


cause Total
placing object in power point/pulling a plug out of a socket electrocution NFS
Departure Status Discharge to home 30 70 100
Admission to ward 2 21 23
Transfered to another hospital campus 0 4 4
Left at own risk after treatment commenced 1 1 2
Left before being seen by doctor 0 1 1
Total 33 97 130

Summarize

Case Summaries


Description of Injury Event
1 electrocution put knife in power point - thrown backwards
2 electrocution this evening after sticking knife into powerpoint. smoke and sparks seen to be coming out of area. initially conscious but then diff to rouse- arrived via amb.
3 electrocution. tonight touched live wire in power socket. cried immediately and informed his mother that he had burnt himself. this occured at 2140hrs.
4 ?electric shock, pt states put finger in power plug and it buzzed
5 alledged to have stuck tweezers in power point.circuit breaker cut in
6 blackened fingers pulled power plug from wall caus inj to hands?
7 burn/scald/chemical/electrical stuck finger in power point
8 electric shock post sticking metal key into power point, no loc
9 electrocution pulled cover off power point and grabbed exposed wires was thrown backwards at approx 1115 screamed for quite a while afterwards now settled hands were red at the time
10 electrocution at 1230hrs after child removed a safety pug from power socket and placed a metal bracelet in. thrown back 0.5metre. called mas who tx.
11 electrocution finger in power point painful\rigid r arm
12 electrocution mother vacuuming this am ben pulled on cord disconnected and cried no loc at 1015hrs burn/ red mark to first finger andthumb of right hand sent in by lmo
13 electrocution put finger in electric light socket
14 environmental - electrical injuries. holding electrical cord put in power point. ?contact burn to l) hand. surge arrestor in house. 5 yr old brother states saw him jump and shaking. s/b lmo -refer to ed.
15 full thickness electrical burn to r. hand from power point
16 grabbed exposed electrical switch with lt) hand was immediately pulled away easily by mother. was i
17 injury unspecified. ?electrocuted when put plug into socket at 1900hrs
18 inventing with electrical cord. bare wires placed into live socket. small burn to tip r/ thumb. no
19 location bedroom doing playing caused by power point with pulled piece of wire from point that fri
20 location doing caused by wire and power point with wire into socket
21 location lounge doing playing caused by put finger into power point with na
22 miscellaneous brought in via ambulance after putting a finger in a power point and was ? electricuted
23 mother heard bang found jake sitting next to power point with keys in hand
24 playing in garage pulled out live electrical plug. electrical burn to right index finger
25 presents after possibly being electrocted. apparently put fingers into a lamp socket without a gl
26 pulled the plug of a lamp out of the socket when turned on 30/60. screaming. 10/60 later said his hand was dead.
27 pushed a key into a power point which melted one key and blackened the other ?? child recieved the
28 put coathanger into live power cord at 1815hrs. no loc.
29 put finger into electric socket
30 small electrical shock from a power point
31 stuck rt index finger into electrical socket received shock
32 touched a socket electric shock
33 walked into a+e after touching a live cord plugged into a 250 v. power socket, cord had been chewe
Total N 33