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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 582
See also: Lethal accidents, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 05/12/2007 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | 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 WAS ELECTROCUTED WHILE CHANGING A LIGHT BULB YESTERDAY. DX: HEADACHE S/P ELECTROCUTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2007 | 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 |
| SHOCK WHILE CHANGING LIGHT BULB MILD ELECTRIC SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2006 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| DX HOME CURRENT SHOCK: CHANGING LIGHT BULB AT HOME, GOT SHOCKED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2005 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | 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 FELT SHOCK WHILE CHANGING LIGHT BULB. DX: ELECTRICAL INJURY, FOREHEAD CONT, CERVICAL STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Light bulbs, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows |
| 25 YO FLUORSCENT LIGHT BULB LEAKING OVER WINDOW TOUCHED METAL ON WINDOW ELECTRICAL SHOCK |
| 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: 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: 08/28/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 25 YO MALE CHANGED LIGHT BULB AND GOT ELECTRIC SHOCK ELECTRIC SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | 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 CAME IN CPR IN PROGRESS. PT WAS CHANGING A LIGHT BULB AND RECIEVED A N ELECTRICAL SHOCK. DX ELECTRICAL SHOCK INJURY. |
| Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead |
| Date: 11/20/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| ELECTRICAL SHOCK RT ARM.PT WAS CHANGING A LIGHT BULB AND WAS SHOCKED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2002 | 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: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PATIENT UNSCREWING A LIGHT BULB WHEN HE GOT SHOCKED. D:ELECTRICALINJURY , FINGER LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2001 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2000 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2000 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2000 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/1999 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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