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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,388
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/13/2005 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| LAC R THUMB, PT SUST INJURY W/A LAMP SHADE AT HOME, C/O PAIN, BLEEDING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2005 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT LAC RT HAND ON SHOP LIGHT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PUTTING UP LIGHTS OVERHEAD, C/O L SHOULDER PAIN DX L SHOULDER STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2005 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| HIT HEAD ON A LIGHT FIXTURE. DX. MINOR HEAD TRAUMA, HEAD LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT. REPORTS LIGHT AT LOWES FELL ON HIM AT 10:30 AM. COMPLAINS OF R SHO ULDER AND R NECK PAIN. DX. MYOFASCIAL STRAIN CERVICAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2005 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| LAC TO L INNER ARM FROM LAMPSHADE. DX.LAC L WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2005 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| HEAD PAIN. PT HIT HEAD AGAINST A LIGHT FIXTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2005 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT BURNED HER LEG ON A SHOP LIGHT DX: BURNS LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2005 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| 34 YO BROKE GLASS IN GLASS FIXTURE CUT FINGER LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2005 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT WAS EXPOSED TO ARC LIGHT. ACUTE FLASH BURNS OS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2005 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT. STEPPED ON A PIECE OF GLASS FROM A LIGHT COVERING. DX. LAC R FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2005 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| AT HOME HIT ON WRIST BY FALLING LIGHT FIXTURE CUT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2005 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| REMOVING LIGHT FIXTURE, IT BROKE & LAC RT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2005 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT CUT HAND ON A BROKEN LIGHT FIXTURE, LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2005 | Age: 39 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: Lighting equipment |
| GLASS LAMP FELL ONTO HEAD RESULTING IN SMALL LACS TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2005 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| STEPPED ON PIECE OF BROKEN GLASS FROM LAMP SHADE/ FB LT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2005 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| L LITTLE FINGER SPRAIN - LIGHT FELL ON FINGER WHEN TAKING IT DOWN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2005 | Age: 46 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: Lighting equipment |
| DX LACERATION LEFT HAND: CUT HAND ON LIGHT FIXTURE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2005 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| DX LEFT FOOT LACERATION: GLASS LIGHT FIXTURE BROKE AND PT STEPPED ON GLASS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2005 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| 36 YO MALE HAD LIGHT FALL AND HIT HIM ON HEAD AT TAJ MAHAL CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2005 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| 38 YOF WAS REPLACING LIGHT FIXTURE, HAND SLIPPED AND WENT STRAIG ACROSS MEDTAL FLORESCET LIGHT LACERATING INDEX,MIDDLE AND RING FINGER, LEFT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT WAS CLEANING GLASS LIGHT, WHEN BROKE, GLASS GOT INTO EYE SUSTAIEND " CORNEAL ABRS/FB FEMOVAL'' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2005 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment, Blankets |
| HEAD LAC, PT WAS HELPING TO FOLD A BLANKET AND FLIPPED IT BACK CAUSING HEAD TO HIT LIGHT FIXTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2005 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT GOT GLASS FROM BLACK LIGHT IN EYE. DX: FB R EYE, ANISOCORIA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2005 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ON HEAD,ARM HIT FIXTURE-CHT/LAC ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2005 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT DOING HOME REPAIR WHEN GLASS LAMP COVER BROKE AND GLASS SHATTERED. D : CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2005 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| STATES A LIGHT FIXTURE FELL AND CUT HIS FINGER DX LT FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2005 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| ABRASIONS HANDS - PATIENT PRESENTS FROM GROUP HOME VIA AMBULANCE - BECA ME AGGITATED - USED LIGHT POLE TO INJURE HIS HANDS - MANY ABRASIONS HAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2005 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| CUT FINGER ON LIGHT FIXTURE FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2005 | Age: 49 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: Lighting equipment |
| 49 YO - DX: CONCUSSIVE HEADACHE - LIGHT FIXTUE FELL ON HED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2005 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| LEFT HAND LAC, PT CUT HAND WHEN HITTING A LIGHT FIXTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2005 | Age: 46 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: Lighting equipment |
| 46 YO HIT FOREHEAD ON LIGHT FIXTURE LAC FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2005 | Age: 30 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: Lighting equipment |
| LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ON TOP OF HEAD LAC IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2005 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | 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: Lighting equipment |
| CORNEAL ABRASION - GOT A PIECE OF GLASS IN EYE WHEN LIGHT FIXTURE SHATT ERED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2005 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT DX SUPERFICIAL ABRASION TO LT FOREARM - S/P STRUCK WITH LAMP AT HOME TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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