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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 155
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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, Beds or bedframes |
| 19 Y/O WAS IN BED WHEN A CHANDALIER FELL ON HER AT HOME. DX-CONTUSION HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | 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 |
| METAL LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ON HEAD. HI. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2008 | Age: 24 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 |
| PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO SCALP ON A LIGHT FIXTURE* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | 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 |
| PT HIT HEAD ON LIGHT FIXTURE AT RESTAURANT. DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| PT STOOD UP QUICKLY AND HIT HIS HEAD ON A LOW HANGING CHANDELIER AT HOM E. HAS LAC TO R SIDE OF SCALP. NO LOC. NEEDS STITCHED. DX SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| DX CONCUSSION: HIT HEAD ON CHANDLELIERS WHEN PT STOOD UP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| A LIGHT FIXTURE FELL HITTING HER HEAD, NO LOC >> LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PT STATES STOOD UP AND HIT HEAD ON CHANDELIER DX CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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