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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,005
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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: 12/07/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 21 YOF WALKED INTO LIGHT BULB AT HOME FIRST DEGREE BURN FACE |
| 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: 11/16/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT CUT RIGHT HAND WHEN LIGHT BULB BROKE IN HAND. D: LACERATION LEFT H AND |
| 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: 11/04/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT "I GOT BURNED BY THE LIGHT BULB" - DX 1ST DEGREE BURN ARM AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT HIT A LIGHT BULB AND INJURED EYE. DX: FOREIGN BODY IN THE RIGHT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| HAND LAC-CUT ON FLUORSCENT LIGHT BULB-@ HOME |
| 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: 10/01/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| LACERATION LEFT HAND-SUS A 9CM LAC TO LEFT HAND WHEN HE FELL AND CUT IT ON A BROKEN LIGHT BULB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 24 YOM WAS AT GO GO BAR AND DANCER KICKED LIGHT BULB AND IT FELL ON PATIENT, BELIEVES SOME OF IT IS STUCK IN EAR. FOREIGN BODY EAR |
| 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: 09/25/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| BACKED INTO LIGHTBULB/ BURN RT THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| 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: 09/06/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs, Alcohol |
| PT INTOXICATED AND ACCIDENTLY STEPPED ON BLACK LIGHT W/FOOT.C/O SHARP P AIN IN HIS HEEL. D:LAC W/ EXTENSIVE LAC REPAIR,FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| WHILE CHANGING LIGHT BULB COVERING SHATTERED WHEN SLIPPED OUT OF HAND. DX LACERATION R HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2008 | 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: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Light bulbs, Fans |
| DX 379.91 PAIN INOR AROUND EYE: PULL'G OUT BROKE LIGHT BULB FROM CEIL'G FAN W SOMETHING FELL INO L EYE; PT IRRIGATED W WATER; EYE STILL PAINFUL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 21YO PT CHANGING LIGHT BULB WHEN IT BROKE AND PIECE OF GLASS CUT CHEEK, NO FOREIGN BODY; CHEEK LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| RT WRIST LACERATION.PT WAS CHANGING A LIGHT BULB AND IT BROKE AND LACER ATED PTS WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2008 | Age: 22 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 |
| R HAND LAC;R 3RD FING LAC/22YOM STS AT HOME AT 2AM WAS GRABBING A BLACK LIGHT AT APPROX 2AM AND IT BROKE IN HIS HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT STEPPED ON BROKEN LIGHT BULB. D: FOOT LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT FELL ONTO LIGHT TUBES AT BAR/RESTAURANT. D:LACERATIONS, ARM PIT AND UNDER ARMS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PATIENT WAS UNLOADING FLUORESCENT LIGHT BULBS AT HOME AND CUT HAND. DX-LACERATION LEFT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT DROPPED A FLOURESCENT LIGHT BULB ONTO RIGHT FOOT AT HOME FB FOOT |
| 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: 06/18/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| REPORTS A LARGE LIGHT BULB DROPPED&SHATTERED CUTTING FOOT >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT.INJ.UPPER ARM AT HOME WHEN TOUGHED HOT LIGHT BULB. DX; 1ST.DEG.BURN L.UPPER ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT STS A FLOURECENT BULB BROKE AND PT HAS GLASS IN RT EYE DX:RT CORNEAL AB, AND FB REMOVAL |
| 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: 05/06/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 25 YO INJURED LEG ON BROKEN LIGHT BULB LAC LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| LIGHTBULB EXPLODED, CUT ARM. DX FOREARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT HIT HEAD ON A LIGHT BULB AT HOME DX// FOREHEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2008 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| STEPPED ON PIECE OF BROKEN LITE BULB AND LAC FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT SUSTAINED A DEEP LAC TO THE LOWER LEG. PT GRAZED LEG ON A FLOURESCEN T LIGHT BULB THAT WAS IN THE TRASH. NEEDS SUTURED. DX LOWER LEG LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs, Bags |
| PT SUS LACERATION TO WRIST AFTER BROKEN LIGHT BULB IN GARBAGE BAG CUT WRIST% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| LT CORNEAL ABRASION: CHANGING 6 FT HALOGEN BULB AT FRIEND'S HOUSE, HIT BULB ON SOMETHING, FELT GLASS GET IN EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT SUSTAINED LAC TO WRIST ON A BROKEN LIGHT BULB* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2008 | 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: Other |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| SHOULD INJ/21YOM AT HOME WAS CHANGING LIGHTBULB WHEN FELT TIGHTNESS IN SHOULDER THEN NUMBNESS DOWN TO FINGERS. FEELING IS RETURNING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PATIENT STEPPED ON LIGHT BULB AT HOME, PULLED SHARD OF GLASS FROM FOOT; FOOT LAC., FB REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT HAD BURN TO L WRIST FROM LIGHT BULB AT HOME |
| 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: 02/12/2008 | Age: 20 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Light bulbs, Step stools |
| ACUTE LUMBAR CONTUSION & SPASM: HTN: PUTTING IN LIGHTBULB, FELL OFF STEP STOOL ONTO BACK |
| 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 |
| Date: 01/08/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| WHILE WORKING AND FRUIT MARKET FLOURECENT LIGHT BROKE AND LAC FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT WITH LAC TO FOOT, STEPPED ON BROKEN LIGHTBULB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT STOOD & BUMPED HEAD ON A LIT LIGHT BULB AND IT BROKE CUTTING PT'S SCALP AT HOME DX: LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| CUTS TO LLL,LIGHT BULB BROKE AND FELL ON LEG DX; LLL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Light bulbs, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| YEST FELL WHILE CHANGING A LIGHTBULB HITTING HEAD ONTO A DRESSER, NOW C H/A/DZ/LH>> CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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