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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 519
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/21/2008 | Age: 23 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, Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PT WAS CHANGING A LIGHT BULB WHEN THE GLASS LIGHT FIXTURE BROKE SUSTAIN ED A LACERATION TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| L FINGER BURN AFTER TOUCHING HOT LIGHTBULB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2008 | Age: 23 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 |
| 23 YOM CUT LEFT THUMB ON BROKEN LIGHTBULB LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2008 | Age: 16 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 |
| PATIENT CUT 5TH FINGER ON BROKEN LIGHT BULB; FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2008 | 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 |
| FINGER LAC ON LIGHT BULB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2008 | 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 |
| PT CUT LEFT THUMB ON A BROKEN LIGHT BULB, LACERATION OF LEFT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2008 | 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 |
| ACCIDENTLY CUT FINGER WHEN A LIGHT BULB THAT WAS CHANGING BROKE >> LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2008 | Age: 23 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 FINGER LACERATION ON A BROKEN LIGHT BULB* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| LAC CUT L MIDDLE FINGER ON BROKEN LIGHT BULB AT HOME DX EXTENSOR TENDN LACERATION L MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2008 | Age: 21 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 WITH FINGER LAC WHILE CHANGING A LIGHT BULB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2008 | Age: 24 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 |
| DX R INDEX FINGER LAC-REPAIRED: CUT FINGER ON BROKEN LIGHTBULB WHILE REPLACING BULB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 21YOF WAS HOME THROWING A FLOURESCENT BULB INTO THE GARBAGE,PUSHED DOWN ON BULB,BROKE CUTTING THUMB;THUMB AVULSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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