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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,190
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/13/2004 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT WAS GETTING READY FOR BED, REACHED UP AND HIT THE LIGHT CAUSING LACE RATION TO KNUCKLE. DX: HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2004 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Light bulbs, Floors or flooring materials |
| 18 YO MALE WAS CHANGING LIGHT BULB, GOT SHOCKED AND FELL TO FLOOR ELECTRIC SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2004 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| LIGHT BULB FELL ON FOREHEAD IN THE STORE DX: FOREHEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| LAC R THUMB, PT SUST INJURY WITH A GLASS BULB AT HOME, C/O PAIN, BLEED ING, NO FB EMBEDDED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2004 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT DX CORNEAL ABRASION - PT C/O "LIGHT BULB BROKE AND FELL INTO MY EYES" LAST NIGHT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT BURNED RT FOREARM 2ND DEGREE ON LIGHT BULB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2004 | 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: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS SCALP FROM HITTING A LIGHT BULB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| FOREIGN BODY FINGER - 21 YOF WAS CHANGING A LIGHT BULB WHEN IT BROKE IN HER HAND AND SHE GOT SOME OF THE GLASS EMBEDDED IN HER RT RING FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2004 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| HEAD LAC, PT STS SUST INJURY WITH A FALLING LIGHT BULB AT HOME, C/O BLEEDING, LWBS. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 09/14/2004 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| RIGHT ABD LAC, PT WAS WRESTLING AND ROLLED ACROSS A BROKEN LIGHT BULB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2004 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs, Floor lamps or table lamps |
| PT WAS CHANGING LIGHT BULB AND SLIPPED AND HAND WENT THRU A GLASS LAMP SHADE LACERATING PT'S FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2004 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| FELL / TWISTED ANKLE WHILE GETTING A LIGHT BULB DX: R ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2004 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT.STATES CUT SELF WITH A BROKEN LIGHT BULB AT SCHOOL,DENIES SUICIDE AT TEMPT. DX; LAC.4CM. L.UPER ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2004 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT WAS CUT ON LIGHT BULB. DX: R INDEX LAC 2 CM W/PARTIAL EXTENSOR TENDON INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2004 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| STEPPED ON BROKE LIGHT BULB RESULTING IN A FOREIGN BODY IN FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2004 | Age: 21 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 A LIGHT BULB. DX- 2.5 CM L INDEX FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| CELLULITIS FINGER - 16 YOM STATES STRUCK A LIGHTBULB TWO DAYS AGO WITH RIGHT FIST, TODAY HAS SWELLING AND REDNESS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2004 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT HAD LIGHT BULB SHATTER AND FELT FOREIGN BODY IN EYE. ALSO WEARS CONT ACT LENSES. D: CONJUNCTIVAL ABRASION, CONTACT LENS KERATITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT BURNED ANKLE ON A LIGHTBULB. DX ANKLE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2004 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs, Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| 23 Y.O. W MALE W/HAND LAC. PT WAS CHANGING A LIGHT BULB @ HOME & HAD TH E GLASS LIGHT GLOBE IN HIS HAND & FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2004 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| LAC TO FINGER WHEN STRUCK ON A LIGHT BULB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2004 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Light bulbs, Ladders |
| FELL OFF LADDER CHANGING LIGHT BULB DX. SHOULDER STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2004 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | 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.STATES WHEN CHANGING A LIGHT BULB AT HOME WAS SHOCKED. DX; MINOR ELE CTRICAL SHOCK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2004 | Age: 16 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: Light bulbs |
| HAND LAC-CUT ON A FLUORESCENT LIGHT BULB-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2004 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| LAC RMF ON BROKEN LIGHT BULB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2004 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| WALKING BAREFOOT STEPPED ON A BROKEN PEICE OF LIGHT BULB FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL RIGHT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2004 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| BURN FOREARM - 20 YOM SUSTAINED A BURN TO HIS RIGHT FOREARM AFTER CONTA CT WITH A LIGHTBULB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2004 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Light bulbs, Stepladders |
| CHANGING LIGHT BULB YESTERDAY WHEN HE FELL 3FT FROM LADDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2004 | Age: 20 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: Light bulbs |
| 20 YO F CHANGING LIGHT BULB BROKE IT AND CUT HAND LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2004 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs, Floor lamps or table lamps |
| 25 YO MALE BURNED RIGHT FOOT ON HOT LIGHT BULB FROM LAMP LAST NIGHT FIRST AND SECOND DEGREE BURN FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2004 | Age: 24 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 |
| PT SUSTAINED LAC TO FINGER WHILE CHANGING A LIGHTBULB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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