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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 407
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/04/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT WITH SWINGING METAL LAMP HITTING PT THIS AM WITH LT EYELID LACERATI ON |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/27/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PATIENT HIT HEAD ON LIGHT POLE AT BABYSITTER'S HOUSE; FOREHEAD HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ON PATIENT'S HEAD AT HOME, LIGHT BROKE CUTTING HEAD; FOREHEAD LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2002 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| FOREHEAD LAC, VIA EMS, PT STRUCK EDGE OF A LAMP SHADE AT HOME, NO LOC, C/O SOME BLEEDING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| LAMP FELL ON PT WHILE SHE WAS TURNING IT ON, |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 06/10/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| CUT EYEBROW WHEN RAN INTO LIGHT FIXTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT.INJ.FOREHEAD AT HOME WHEN A LIGHT FIXTURE FELL & HIT HIM. DX; LAC.FO REHEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2002 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| LIGHT FIXTURE FELL PIECES OF GLASS HIT PT ON LT CHEEK,LACERATON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT DX LACERATION OF NOSE "A PEINCE OF GLASS FROM LIGHT FIXTURE CAME DOWN AND HIT CHILD'S FACE" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2002 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PULLED LAMP TOWARD SELF BURNING RT CHEEK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| LAMP FELL OUT OF STORAGE CLOSET AND ONTO CHILD'S FOREHEAD. D: FOREHEAD LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2002 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| FATHER STATES CHILD PULLED A LAMP DOWN ON HIMSELF DX: ACUTE MINOR HEAD INJURY WITH NASAL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment, Ball sports |
| PT WAS THROWING A BALL AND BROKE GLASS LIGHT FIXTURE, GLASS FELL & HIT PT ON FACE. D: LACERATION TO FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment, Ceilings and walls |
| LIGHT FELL FROM CEILING AND LACERATED FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment, Ceilings and walls |
| CHILD HIT ON CHEEK WITH FALLING GLASS FROM LAMP ON CEILING. D: CHEEK LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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