Accidents - Light bulbs - 16-25 years old - Year 2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,447
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Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Hand:	568	Finger:	376
Head:	212	Eyeball:	93
Shoulder:	86	Wrist:	31
Lower Arm:	15	Lower Trunk:	15
Upper Leg:	15	Toe:	15
Ear:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/18/2010	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
20YOM WITH LAC TO FINGER FROM A LIGHT BULB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2010	Age: 24 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Light bulbs
DX POTENTIAL CORNEAL ABRASION: 24YOM WAS PICKING UP PIECES OF BROKEN FLORESCENT LIGHT BULB & FELT BURN' IN L EYE, GRITTY SENSATION LOW L EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2010	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Light bulbs
24YFC BURNED HAND ON HOT GLASS FROM A LIGHT BULB THAT BROKE/BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2010	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
21 Y MALE REPORTS ACCIDENTALLY SITTING ON A LIGHT BULB CAUSING LAC TO BACK OF THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2010	Age: 23 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, 23 YOM CUT FINGER ON A BROKEN LIGHT BULB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2010	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
16YOM CHANGING LIGHT BULB IT SHATTERED CUTTING THUMB ...LAC TO THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2010	Age: 18 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
18YOM CUT RIGHT INDEX FINGER ON LIGHT BULB FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2010	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
18YOM HIT HEAD ON A LIGHT BULB, SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2010	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Light bulbs
18 YOM INJURED EYE FROM GLASS FROM LIGHT BULB. DX-EYE PAIN, EYE TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2010	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
17YOM WENT TO SWAT AT A FLY AND INSTEAD HIT A LIGHTBULB IT BROKE SUSTAI NED A FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2010	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Light bulbs
25 YOM R HAND BURNED ON LIGHT BULB X6 DAYS DX: CELLULITIS SECONDARY T O BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2010	Age: 22 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
22 YEAR OLD MALE PATIENT CUT HAND ON LIGHT BULB WHILE CHANGING AT HOME. DX; 3 CM LACERATION TO LEFT PALM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2010	Age: 24 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
24YOM SUSTAINED LAC TO FINGER ON A BROKEN LIGHT BULB*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2010	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
22 YOF CUT TOE ON A BROKEN LIGHT BULB AT HOME. DX-LAC TOE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2010	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
22 Y MALE WAS CHANGING A LIGHTBULB, FELL AND HIT EAR DX: EAR LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2010	Age: 21 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, Computers
21 Y/O/M HIT HAND ON LIGHT BULB WHILE PLAYING *** GAME AT FRIENDS HOUSE DX/ RT HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2010	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs, Pipes
17 YOM, LACERATION SHOULDER, PT. REPORTS HELPING A FRIEND, HIT A LIGHT BULB W/PIPE BY ACCIDENT, THE FALLING GLASS CUT HIM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2010	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
20YOM CHANGING A FLOURESCENT LIGHT BULB AND IT BROKE SUSTAINED A LACERA TION TO RIGHT LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2010	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Light bulbs, Fans
18YOM HIT HEAD ON A CEILING FAN BLADE WHILE TRYING TO CHANGE LIGHT BULB . DX. MINOR HEAD INJURY, SCALP LACERATION.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2010	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
23 YOM FELL ON A LIGHTBULB AND IT CUT HIS WRIST. DX WRIST LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2010	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Light bulbs, Ladders
CHANGING LIGHT BULB ON PORCH AND FELL OFF OF LADDER SHOULDER SPRAIN 2 5YOM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2010	Age: 18 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
18 YO M INJURED HAND ON LIGHT BULB LAC HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2010	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
25YOM GOT CUT WITH BROKEN LIGHT BULB DX: HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2010	Age: 24 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
24YOM WAS PLAYING AROUND WHEN FRIEND THREW A LIGHT BULB AT HIM IT BROKE CUTTING HIS L 4TH FINGER DX- LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2010	Age: 19 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
RT INDEX FINGER LAC.19YOM WAS CHANGING A LIGHT BULB AND LACERATED FINGE R.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2010	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
23YOF CUT HAND ON A LIGHT BULB. DX. HAND LACERATION, VASOVAGAL EPISODE. *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2010	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
22 YO M INJURED WHEN A LIGHT BULB BROKE IN HAND LAC HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2010	Age: 23 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
23YOF SUSTAINED LAC TO HAND WHEN CHANGING A LIGHT BULB THAT BROKE*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2010	Age: 17 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
17YOM LAC HAND WHILE CHANGING LIGHT BULB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2010	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
23YM,INJURED WHEN CHANGING LIGHTBULB DX: FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2010	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
21YOM WAS CHANGING A LIGHT BULB LAST NIGHT AND CUT LEFT TIP OF INDEX FI NGER. DX: LACERATION(NO REPAIR)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2010	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
25YOM CUT HAND GRABBED BROKEN LIGHT BULB DX: HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2010	Age: 21 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
21YOM, REPORTS WAS PLAYING AROUND&ACC STRUCK HAND AGAINST A LIGHTBULB T HAT BROKE CUTING HAND>>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2010	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Light bulbs
19 YOM LIGHT BULB BURN TO ABD DX; 2ND DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2010	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
20YOF BUMPED HEAD ON LIGHTBULB/ SUPERFICIAL LAC SCALP LWT
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 01/19/2010	Age: 19 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
19 YOM SUS LAC TO WRIST AFTER LIGHT BULB BROKE AND CUT WRIST%
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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