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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 357
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2005 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT CUT HAND W/ BROKEN LIGHTBULB ON ACCIDENT DX: LAC TO R PALM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2005 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT TRYING TO SCREW IN A LIGHT BULB AND BROKE IN LEFT HAND LACERATION HA ND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| HAND ALC, PT CUT HAND WHEN CHANGING A LIGHT BULB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2005 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT CUT R HAND ON BROKEN LIGHT BULB. DX. LAC R HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2005 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs, Towels or cloths |
| WRAPPED A DISHTOWEL AROUND A BARE LIGHTBULB WHICH CAUGHT FIRE BURNING H IS HAND, NO FIRE DEPT ATTENDED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2005 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT SLIPPED AND FELL ON LIGHT BULBS AT HOME TODAY AND SUSTAINED LACERATION TO LT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2005 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Light bulbs, Bags |
| PT WAS CUT W/FLOURESCENT LIGHT BULB IN TRASH BAG. DX: CELLULITIS L HAND, POSS TENDON LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2005 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT CUT R HAND W/ LIGHT BULB DX: HAND LAC 3CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2005 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 46 YOM CUT HAND WITH LIGHT BULB LAC HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT HAD FLUORESCENT LIGHT FALL ONTO HAND AND SUSTAINED LACERATION. LEFT PRIOR TO MEDICAL SCREENING. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
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