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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 920
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/22/2003 | Age: 21 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: Lighting equipment |
| DX HEAD LACERATION: GLASS LIGHT FIXTURE FELL AND HIT PT'S HEAD AT HOME . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| LT FOREARM BURN-@ HOME-BURNED ON A LIGHT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| A LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ON PT DX: CHEST WALL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2003 | Age: 20 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 |
| 20 YOWM STATES A GLASS COVERING FROMA LIGHT FELL FROM A CEILING AND INJ URED HIM.DX. FOREHEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| STRAIN R SHOULDER WHILE REACHING FOR LIGHT TONIGHT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT LACERATED HEAD ON LAMP. LEFT PRIOR TO MEDICAL SCREENING. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 09/14/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| SCALP LAC-@ COLLEGE-HIT HEAD ON LIGHT FIXTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT HIT HEAD ON LIGHT FIXTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT WAS MOVING WHEN LACERATED HAND ON A LAMP. D: HAND LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ON HAND DX. HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2003 | Age: 22 years | 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 |
| PATIENT HIT HIS HEAD ON BASEMENT LIGHT AND HAS CUT TO THE AREA AND HIS RIGHT HAND FROM GLASS, AT HOME. DX LACERATIONS HEAD AND RIGHT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2003 | Age: 19 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 LIGHT FIXTURE DX: HAND LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2003 | Age: 20 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: Puncture |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT FELL AND HIT HER HEAD ON A LIGHT FIXTURE. DX PUNCTURE WOUND TO SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ON HEAD CUTTING FOREHEAD DX: FOREHEAD LAC. / HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ONTO PT. DX: L HAND LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| LIGHT FIXTURE FELL AND HIT HEAD - SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2003 | Age: 16 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 GLOBE FELL LACERATED FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment, Pens and pencils |
| REACHING INTO A LIGHT AT SCHOOL ATTEMPTING TO RETRIEVE A PEN WHEN HE WA S CUT ON FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT LACERATED FINGER ON A LAMP. D: SIMPLE LACERATION, FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2003 | Age: 20 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 |
| DX CHIN LACERATION: GLASS LIGHT COVER BROKE, INJURED CHIN AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| DX:LAC TO NOSE. HIT ACCIDENTALLY ON THE NOSE BY A LAMP SHADE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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