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Accidents - Lighting equipment - 0-5 years old - Year 2002 - Head

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 78
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Date: 11/08/2002Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: 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: 11/08/2002Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: 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: 10/28/2002Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
CUT HEAD ON LIGHT FIXTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/01/2002Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: 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: 07/07/2002Age: 18 monthsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: 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: 05/30/2002Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
CUT HEAD WHEN LIGHT FIXTURE FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/21/2002Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Lighting equipment
HHEMATOMA HEAD WHEN LIGHT FIXTURE FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/16/2002Age: 2 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: 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: 03/31/2002Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: 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: 02/06/2002Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: 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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