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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 81
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 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: 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: 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 |
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