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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 695
See also: Other years, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/25/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Night-lights |
| PT CUT HAND WITH GLASS OF NIGHT LIGHT. D: LACERATION RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2002 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Night-lights, Doors |
| GOT UP TO GO TO BATHROOM W/NIGHT LIGHTS, FELL AGAINST DOOR, CUTTING L F OREHEAD, BUMPED NOSE DX. LAC FH, HEMATOMA HEAD, NASAL FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Night-lights |
| ACCIDENTALLY CUT R MIDDLE FINGER ON A BROKEN GLASS NIGHT LIGHT. PW R MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Night-lights, Exercise |
| 2 YOWF WAS RUNNING DOWN THE HALL AT A BABYSITTERS WHEN SHE HIT A NIGHTL IGHT INJURING ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2002 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Night-lights |
| PATIENT GRABBED NIGHT LIGHT AT AUNT'S HOUSE LAST NIGHT, HAND SWELLING; HAND BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2002 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Night-lights |
| PTS NIGHTLIGHT FELL ON PTS HEAD. D: LACERATION FOREHEAD / CONTUSION H EAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Night-lights |
| RT HAND LAC - CUT HAND ON A GLASS NIGHT LIGHT WHEN IT BROKE IN HAND WHE N PLUGGED IT IN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Night-lights |
| PLAYING WITH NIGHT LIGHT BROKE BULB AND CUT WRIST DX: 3 CM LAC LT WRIST SKIN LAYER ONLY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2002 | 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: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Night-lights |
| DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY: PULLED ON CERAMIC NIGHT LIGHT, WHICH FELL AND STRUCK PT'S HEAD AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Night-lights |
| BIT DOWN ON A NIGHT LIGHT, POSSIBLY SWALLOWED BROKEN GLASS. RULE OUT SWALLOWED PIECE OF GLASS. DO NOT CONTACT PT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2002 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Night-lights |
| PT STOMACH TOUCHED A HOT NIGHT LIGHT,3CM CIRCULAR BURNS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Night-lights |
| SQUEEZED NIGHT LIGHT BULB IN LT HAND. LAC LT RING FINGER. DX; LAC BASE OF LITTLE FINGER LT HAND 2.5 CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Night-lights |
| DX LEFT FOREARM LACERATION: FELL AND STRUCK ARM ON GLASS NIGHT LIGHT AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Night-lights |
| PT CUT KNEE ON BROKEN NIGHT LIGHT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Night-lights, Light bulbs |
| PATIENT GRABBED NIGHT LIGHT AND BULB BROKE IN PATIENT'S HAND CUTTNG FIN GER AT HOME; FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Night-lights, Light bulbs |
| 13 YOF WAS INJURED WHILE REMOVINGNIGHT LIGHT; LIGHT BULT BROKE; LACERA TION, LEFT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2002 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Night-lights |
| PLUGGED IN A NIGHT LIGHT. THE BULB EXPLODED AND SOMETHING STRUCK HIM IN THE EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2002 | Age: 4 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Night-lights, Ceilings and walls |
| BURNS (R) HAND, PT SUST INJURY WITH A HOT NIGHT LIGHT PLUGGED INTO AWAL L, C/O REDNESS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2002 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Night-lights, Beds |
| LAC TO 1ST FINGER AFTER CATCHING ON NIGHT-LIGHT AT END OF BED. DX; FING ER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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