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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 263
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/03/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | 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: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| BLUNT INJ TO HEAD;ABRAS TO CHEST/25YOF STS AN OVERHEAD LIGHT FIXTURE FE LL ON HER HEAD 2 DAYS AGO AT HOME. C/O FEELING OF GLASS IN HER SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures, Beds or bedframes |
| PATIENT STOOD UP ON BED AND HIT HEAD ON CEILING LIGHT FIXTURE AT HOME; SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| 24 YO BF MINOR HEAD INJURY STRUCK IN HEAD BY LIGHT FIXTURE WHILE CHANGI NG FLORESCENT LIGHT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PT HIT HEAD ON A LIGHT FIXTURE DX: LAC RT TEMPLE REGION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures, Beds or bedframes |
| JUMPING ON BED, HIT OVERHEAD LIGHT DX. SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| CEILING LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ON HEAD DX. SCALP HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| SCALP CT-AT HOME-HIT CORNER OF A LIGHT FIXTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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