Accidents - Light bulbs - 16-25 years old - Year 2003

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,287
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Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	411	Pubic Region:	139
Eyeball:	137	All Of Body:	84
Lower Arm:	81	Ankle:	77
Foot:	72	Shoulder:	69
Face:	61	Hand:	56
Toe:	39	Wrist:	16
Lower Trunk:	16	Upper Arm:	16
Lower Leg:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/29/2003	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Light bulbs
PT. STEPPED ON PIECE OF BROKEN LIGHT BULB. DX. FB REMOVAL R FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/28/2003	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
17 YOM CUT HAND ON LIGHT BULB LAC THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/2003	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
CUT LOWER LEG ON LIGHT BULB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2003	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Light bulbs, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
24 Y/O WHITE MALE FRACTURED CLAVICEL WHEN ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE LIGHT BULB ON PORCH AND FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2003	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
PATIENT CUT ARM ON BROKEN LIGHT BULB AT HOME; FOREARM LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2003	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
PATIENT PICKED UP BROKEN LIGHT BULB AND CUT THUMB. DX. FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2003	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
LAC TO FINGER WHEN STRUCK ON LIGHT BULB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2003	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Light bulbs
STATES HE WAS CHANGING A LIGHTBULB , AND FELL BACKWARDS DX LOWER TRUNK STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2003	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
PT INCARCERTION @ ***- WAS FOUND IN ROOM WITH BROKEN OVERHEADLIGHT BULB GLASS ON FLOOR. DX HAND LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2003	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
CUT FINGER ON BROKEN LIGHTBULB/ LAC RT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2003	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
REACHING FOR BROKEN LIGHT BULM IN DARK, LAC TO L FA DX: 6 CM LAC L FA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2003	Age: 18 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: Light bulbs
CHANGING LIGHT BULB - LACERATION TO MIDDLE FINGER ON GLASS DX - LEFT RING FINGER EXTENSOR TENDON INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2003	Age: 21 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: Light bulbs
PT CHANGING LIGHT BULB WHEN BULB BROKE IN SOCKET AND LACERATED FINGER. D: FINGER LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2003	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Light bulbs
25 YO MALE CHANGED LIGHT BULB AND GOT ELECTRIC SHOCK ELECTRIC SHOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2003	Age: 19 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: Avulsion
Product: Light bulbs
PT TRIPPED AND FELL LACERATING FINGER ON GLASS LIGHTBULB. D:FINGERTIP A VULSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2003	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Light bulbs
PT CAME IN CPR IN PROGRESS. PT WAS CHANGING A LIGHT BULB AND RECIEVED A N ELECTRICAL SHOCK. DX ELECTRICAL SHOCK INJURY.
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

Date: 08/10/2003	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Light bulbs
23 Y.O. W MALE W/CORNEAL ABRASION. PT WAS CHANGING A LIGHT BULB @ HOME & IT BROKE. E9208
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2003	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs, Containers
FELL INTO BOXES WHILE CHANGING LIGHT BULB DX: LACERATION TO ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2003	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Light bulbs
FLOURESCENT LIGHT BULB SHATTERED & GLASS WENT INTO PT'S EYE. DX: BILAT EYE FB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2003	Age: 18 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: Light bulbs
DX RIGHT FOOT LACERATION: STEPPED ON LIGHT BULB AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2003	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
CUT FINGER ON A PIECE OF A BROKEN LIGHT BULB DX. FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2003	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Light bulbs
RIGHT EYE IRITIS. PT CHANGED A LIGHT BULB AND IT BROKE AND A PIECE FLEW INTO EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2003	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
CUT HAND ON LIGHT BULB DX. HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2003	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
PATIENT WAS THROWING TRASH IN A CAN AND WAS CUT WITH A BROKED FLUORSCENT BULB. DX-RIGHT LOWER ARM LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2003	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Light bulbs
HIT HAND ON LIGHT BULB. ANGER OUTBURST. DX; CONT RT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2003	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
PT STEPPED ON GLASS FROM LIGHTBULB, LACERATION L GREAT TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2003	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
PT INJURED AT HOME WHILE CHANGING LIGHTBULB, LIGHTBULB BROKE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2003	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Light bulbs
WAS TAKING OUT A LIGHT BULB AND IT BROKE THROWING GLASS IN BOTH EYES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2003	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
20 Y.O. W MALE W/FINGER LAC. PT WAS HOLDING A LIGHT BULB IN HIS HAND & IT BROKE @ HOME. E9208
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2003	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Pubic Region		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
PLACE LIGHT BULB IN GIRLFRIENDS VAGINE. LIGHT BULB BROKE THEN HAD SEX. C/O BLEEDING & PAIN TO PENILE SHAFT. DX: PENILE LAC X2
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2003	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Pubic Region		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
T HAVING KINKY SEX. PLACED LIGHT BULB IN VAGINA. BULB BROKE. GLASS SHA RDS STILL IN VAGINA. DX: LACERATIONS IN VAGINA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2003	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
PT CUT ARMS WITH GLASS FROM BROKEN LIGHTBULB, POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DIS ORDER, ABRASION R FOREARM, LACERATION L FOREARM SELF INFLICTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2003	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
BUMPED INTO LIGHT BULB DX: FACIAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2003	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Light bulbs
MINOR ELECTROCUTION INJURY RT ARM.PT WAS CHANGING A LIGHT BULB AND WAS SHOCKED IN ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2003	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
LAC TO HAND WHEN CHANGING LIGHT BULB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2003	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Light bulbs
LAC PALM ON A LIGHT BULB AND PIECE STILL IN THERE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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