Accidents - Light bulbs - 0-5 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Head

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 812
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	165
Year 1998:	6
Year 1999:	5
Year 2000:	17
Year 2001:	23
Year 2002:	74
Year 2003:	146
Year 2004:	71
Year 2007:	20
Year 2008:	145
Year 2009:	77
Year 2010:	58

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 09/30/2010	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs, Balls
4YOF, PLAYING WITH THE BALL IN THE HOUSE, HIT A CEILING LIGHT&THE LIGHT BULB FELL&BROKE ON HER HEAD>>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2010	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
5YOM, PLAYING @ ***&STOOD UP INTO LIGHTBULB THAT SHATTERED CUTTING HEAD >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2010	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
3YOM, BROTHER STRUCK PT' ON THE BACK OF HEAD WITH A LIGHT BULB >>LAC/FB REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2010	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
3 YO MALE - LIGHT BULB SHATTERED ON PTS HEAD. DX SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2010	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
5 YR M LIGHT BULB FELL ON HIS HEAD;DX LACERATED SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/2009	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
LAC TO HEAD FROM A LIGHT BULB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2009	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Light bulbs
FELL WHEN CHANGING A LIGHT BULB;DX LACERATED SCALP,CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2009	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs, Basketball
BROKE LIGHTBULB WITH BASKETBALL AND IT HIT HIS HEAD;DX LACERATED HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2009	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs, Ball sports
GLASS GLOBE THAT COVERS BULB WAS HIT W/A BALL, SHATTERED AND FELL ON PT 'S HEAD AT HOME. DX. SMALL LAC TO SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2009	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Light bulbs, Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures
GLASS LIGHT BULB COVER OR LIGHT BULB FELL FROM CEILING AND HIT PT IN TH E HEAD, NO LOC; HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2009	Age: 9 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Light bulbs, Fans
HIT LIGHTBULB IN CEILING FAN AT HOME. DX 1ST DEGREE BURN TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
HEAD LAC/3YOF AT HOME HIT HER HEAD ON A FLOURESCENT LIGHT BULB CAUSING LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
LIGHT BULB FELL AND INJURED PATIENT. DX: 3.0 CM. SCALP LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2007	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
CUT HEAD ON LIGHT BULB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2007	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
LAC TO HEAD FROM A BROKEN LIGHT BULB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Light bulbs, Refrigerators
2 YOWM -MOTHER STATES CHILD PULLED THE LIGHT BULB OUT OF THE REFRIDGERA TOR AND IT FALL AND HIT HIS HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
HIT ON HEAD WITH GLASS FROM BROKEN LIGHT BULB DX: LACERATION TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Light bulbs
HIT HEAD ON LIGHTBULB-DX-MINOR HEAD INJURYT, SCALP ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
LACERATED HEAD ON LIGHT BULB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2002	Age: 4 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Light bulbs
MINOR HEAD CONTUSION, AUNT WAS TOSSING INFANT UP IN AIR AND BUMPEDHER H EAD ON A LIGHT BULB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2001	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Light bulbs
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2001	Age: 4 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Light bulbs, Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2000	Age: 16 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/1999	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Light bulbs, Fans
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/1998	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/1997	Age: 17 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Light bulbs, Lighting equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/1997	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Light bulbs
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/1997	Age: 23 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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