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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,098
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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: 12/29/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| LAC TO FACE AFTER LIGHT FIXTURE FELL AND STRUCK HIM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| TOUCHED A LIGHT IN THE SCHOOL AUDITORIUM. SHOCKED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| GOT CUT WHILE CLEANING A LIGHT FIXTURE. DX. FINGER LACERATION.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| DX MULTIPLE LAC R ELBOW W WD CLOSURES: DISAGREEMENT W GIRL @ BARRACKS; HIT LIGHT FIXTURE W R ELOBW SUSTAIN'G LAC'S. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PT WITH LAC TO FINGER FROM A LIGHT FIXTURE |
| 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: 11/02/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A FOOT BY STEPPING ON A PIECE OF METAL FR OM A LIGHT FIXTURE ON THE FLOOR AT SCHOOL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| HIT CHANDELIER AND CUT FINGER LACERATION FINGER # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures, Football |
| PT THROWING FOOTBALL IN HOUSE-HIT LIGHT FIXTURE -FELL AND CUT FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| LACERATION RT.FOREARM.PT.REFERS WHILE WORKING ON LAMP(COVER)CUT FINGER ACCIDENTALLY. |
| 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: 08/19/2008 | 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: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| DX NECK PAIN: HAD LIGHT FIXTURE SWING DOWN FROM CEILING AND HIT HIM ON L SIDE OF HEAD YTDY |
| 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: 07/12/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PT C/O PAIN TO NOSE AFTER BEING HIT BY LIGHT FIXTURE THAT FELL FROM CLOSET, NLOC, DX FACIAL CONTUSION, FACIAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PT WAS CUT BY BROKEN LIGHT FIXTURE. DX: 6 CM R THIGH LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PATIENT SUFFERED A LT FOOT DORSAL LACERATION WHEN A CEILING LIGHT FELL AND HIT HIM IN THE FOOT. DX-LACERATION OF 2 EXTENSOR TENDONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures, Furniture |
| MOVING FURNITURE, HIT LIGHT FIXTURE FIXTURE FELL. DX LACERATION L WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PT DX LACERATION DEEP TO LT LID - PIECE OF GLASS FROM A CHANDELIER FELL ON HIS FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| HIT CHANDELIER DX: HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| LIGHT FIXTURE FELL AND HIT R SHOULDER DX; SHOULDER 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: 03/24/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| CUT HAND ON CHANDELIER;DX LACERATED HAND |
| 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: 02/04/2008 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| LLIGHT FIXTURE FELL OFF CEILING FAN FELL HIT FACE AND SUSTAINED A LACER ATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| LACERATION LEFT TEMPLE-SUS SMALL LACERATION TO LEFT TEMPLE WHEN A GLASS LAMP GLOBE BROKE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures, Doors |
| OPENING DOOR LIGHT FIXTURE FELL LAC TO NOSE |
| 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 |
| Date: 01/01/2008 | 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 Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures, Light bulbs |
| ACC CUT FA ONTO A CHANDELIER WHILE CHANGING A LB:LIGHT BULB >> 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: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| TAKING DECORATIONS OFF A LIGHT FIXTURE FELL OFF HITTING NASAL BRIDGE >> LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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