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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 78
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/08/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT WITH LIGHT FIXTURE FALLING ON HEAD, CONTUSION/LWBS |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 11/08/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT WITH LIGHT FIXTURE FALLING ON HEAD, CONTUSION/LWBS |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 10/28/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| CUT HEAD ON LIGHT FIXTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT HIT HEAD ON A BROKEN LIGHT FIXTURE, HAS LACERATION TO TOP OF HEAD. D: SUPERFICIAL HEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2002 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO THE SCALP AFTER FALLING BACKWARDS AND HITTING HEAD AGAINST BASE OF LAMP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| CUT HEAD WHEN LIGHT FIXTURE FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| HHEMATOMA HEAD WHEN LIGHT FIXTURE FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2002 | Age: 2 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| CHI - ANOTHER WOMAN WAS HOLDING BABY AND CHILD HIT HEAD ON LAMP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| LIGHT CASING FELL HITTING PATIENT ON HEAD AT HOME; SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Lighting equipment, Ceilings and walls |
| GLASS LIGHT COVER FELL FROM CEILING AND LANDED ON PTS HEAD. D: CONCUS SION WITHOUT LOC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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