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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,101
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2005 | Age: 17 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 |
| RUNNING IN HOUSES AND LAC SCALP ON THE CORNER OF A METAL LIGHT BOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/26/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| RT FOOT LACERATION.PT STEPPED ON A BROKEN LIGHT FIXTURE AND LACERATED F OOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/25/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| HIT HEAD ON LIGHT @ HOME DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| RIGHT 5TH TOE FX. PT GOT FOOT CAUGHT IN A FLOOR LIGHT AT CONVENTION CEN TER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2005 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ON PTS HAND, LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| CUT UPPER ARM ON LIGHT FIXTURE THAT FELL IN DORM DX LUE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| CUT R 5TH FINGER ON BROKEN LIGHT FIXTURE IN TRASH AT HOME. DX. LAC R SMALL FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT DX LACERATION LT TIBIAL AREA - DUE TO DIRECT BLOW,LIGHT FIXITURE FELL ON LT LEG,SHIN AND PRETIBIAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| 17 YO MALE HAD LIGHT FIXTURE BREAK AT HOME LACERATION WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT TRIED TO CATCH LAMP THAT WAS FALLING, IT BROKE IN PTS HAND, LACERATI ON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment, Ceilings and walls |
| LEFT MIDDLE FINGER LACERATION.PT WAS CHANGING A CEILING LIGHT AND LACER ATED FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| LACERATION FINGER - 25 YOM LACERATED HIS RIGHT THUMB ON A LIGHT FIXTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A FOOT FROM A FALLING LIGHT FIXTURE AT HOM E. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| ACCIDENTLY HIT GLASS GLOBE OVER LIGHT AND IT BROKE/ LAC LT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| RIGHT 5TH FINGER LAC, PT CUT FINGER WHEN PUNCHING A LIGHT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| LACERATED FINGER ON A LIGHT FIXTURE AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2005 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT HAD EYE PX PUTTING IN LIGHT. DX: CORNEAL ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2005 | Age: 21 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 |
| LACERATION HAND - PATIENT REPORTS HE PUNCHED A LIGHT AT HOME JUST PRIOR TO ARRIVAL - ARRIVES WITH 1.5 CM LACERATION TO RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT DX LT EAR INJURY - AFTER PT HIT LT EAR ON FIXTUTRE 2 TO 3 DAYS AGO. PT LWBS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 07/30/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| HANGING LIGHTS & SCRAPED ARM ON DIRTY PIECE OF METAL. AB LT ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| 20 YOF STRUCK A LIGHTING FIXTURE TWO DAYS AGO CAUSING CLOSED HEAD INJUR Y. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| DX LEFT THUMB LACERATION: CUT THUMB ON LIGHT FIXTURE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | 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 CUT RIGHT THUMB ON AN UNSPECIFIED LIGHT FIXTURE SUSTAINED A LACERAT ION TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2005 | Age: 22 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 |
| 22 YO HIT FOREHEAD ON LIGHT FIXTURE IT BROKE INJURED FOREHEAD LAC FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2005 | Age: 25 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 |
| LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ONTO HAND AND LAC IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PATIENT HAD A SLIP AND FALL HITTING HER HEAD AT THE BASE OF A LIGHT POST SUST, AN INJURY BEHIND LFT. EAR. DX- LAC., LFT MASTOID AREA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| POSSIBLE GLASS IN LEG FROM BROKEN LIGHT FIXTURE, DX; PUNCTURE WOUND R LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2005 | Age: 23 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, Mattresses |
| LIGHT FIXTURE BROKE ABOVE PT WHILE MOVING A MATTRESS DX: FACE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2005 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PATIENT WAS TAKING DOWN STAGE LIGHTING, TRIPPED & FELL, WAS STRUCK BY FALLING LIGHT POLE INJURING BOTH KNEES, LT ARM & SHOULDER. DX-CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| TRIPPED ON LIGHT CORD & FELL TODAY. CLOSED FX BASE 4TH LT METACARPAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2005 | Age: 20 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: Lighting equipment |
| PT SUSTAINED CLOSED HEAD INJURY FROM A LIGHT FIXTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| LEFT THUMB LAC, PT CUT FINGER ON METAL CASING OF A LIGHT FIXTURE WHEN I NSTALLING IT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2005 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lighting equipment, Ceilings and walls |
| RIGHT EYE CONT. PT FELL INTO A LIGHT ON WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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