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

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,016
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Face:	407	Toe:	134
Hand:	103	Head:	78
Eyeball:	76	Mouth:	68
Upper Arm:	67	Foot:	21
Upper Leg:	15	Wrist:	15
Lower Leg:	15	Lower Arm:	5
Knee:	5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/29/2002	Age: 2 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: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
AT HOME LACERATED R THIGH ON BROKEN LIGHT FIXTURE AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Lighting equipment
2 Y/O M C/O SWALLOWED A SMALL BLINKING LIGHT. DX: SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 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: 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: 09/16/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
LEFT ARM LACERATION - LAMP BROKE WHEN PULLING IT OVER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
BROKEN LIGHT LACERATED ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 08/24/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
PT C/O LACERATION TO LT FOOT S/P A LAMP FELL ON PATIENT'S LT FOOT ABOUT 6:00 PM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2002	Age: 20 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
LIGHT FIXTURE BROKE, LACERATION TO GREAT TOE.
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: 07/30/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
PATIENT STEPPED ON A BROKEN LIGHT FIXTURE AT HOME. DX: 1 CM LACERATION TO RT FOOT.
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: 07/22/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Lighting equipment
2 YR OLD MALE NEON STICK BROKE AND FLUID GOT INTO HIS EYE. TRANSFERREDT O WILLS EYE HOSPITAL.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 07/14/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
3 YOF CUT ON LIGHT GLOBE LAC HAND
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: 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: 06/18/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighting equipment
PATIENT TOUCHED A HOT LAMP OUTSIDE AT HOME; 2ND DEGREE BURN TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
PATIENT FELL ON METAL LAMP POST HOLDER AT AUNT'S YARD; KNEE LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 05/31/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
PT WAS RUNNING AT HOME WHEN A LAMP BROKE AND FELL, RESULTING IN A HAND LACERATION
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: 05/23/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment, Beds
PATIENT WAS JUMPING ON THE BED AT HOME AND HIT A BROKEN LIGHT FIXTURE.D X-LACERATION LEFT LEG, ABRASION FOREHEAD.
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: 04/21/2002	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: 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: 03/31/2002	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: 03/21/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
CUT HAND ON BROKEN LIGHT FIXTURE. DX: LACERATION HAND
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: 03/15/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighting equipment
PATIENT BURNED HAND ON LAMP AT HOME, NOT SPECIFIED TYPE OF LAMP; HAND B URN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
DX RIGHT WRIST LACERATION: GLASS FIXTURE BROKE AND FELL ONTO HAND AT H OME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
PATIENT CUT FOOT ON GLASS FROM LIGHT FIXTURE; FOOT LAC.
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: 02/06/2002	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

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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