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Accidents - Lighting equipment - 0-5 years old - Year 2003 - Head

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 247
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Date: 12/08/2003Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Lighting equipment
PT WITH GLASS GLOBE FALLING ONTO HEAD, MINOR HEAD TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/25/2003Age: 14 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Lighting equipment
MINOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY - LIGHT FIXTURE BROKE AND FELL ON HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/16/2003Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment, Toy sports equipment
GLASS GLOBE FROM LIGHT FIXTURE FELL WHEN HIT BY A BALL AT HOME, HIT PAT IENT ON HEAD; SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/08/2003Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
PT PLAYING WITH UNCLE WHILE BEING LIFTED UP HITTING HEAD ON LAMP, LACE RATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/30/2003Age: 23 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
CUT SCALP ON LAMP THAT FELL ON HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/29/2003Age: 4 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Lighting equipment
PT HAD LIGHT FIXTURE FALL ON HEAD; CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/11/2003Age: 15 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
PT FELL INTO LIGHT FIXTURE. DX: HEAD CONT, 2 CM SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/06/2003Age: 2 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lighting equipment
FATHER STATES HE PICKED HER UP AND ACCIDENTLY HIT HER HEAD ON LIGHT FIXTURE DX HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/04/2003Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
GLASS LIGHT FELL ON HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/25/2003Age: 20 monthsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Lighting equipment, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
PT PLAYING WITH BROTHER JUMPED OFF DRESSER HITITNG LAMP WITH LAMP FALLI NG ON HEAD, HEAD TRAUMA/LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/24/2003Age: 20 monthsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
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: 02/18/2003Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
RAN INTO LAMP;HEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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