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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 366
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 01/22/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures, Sheets or pillowcases |
| PT RECEIVED LACERATION UNDER ARM WHEN LIGHT FIXTURE FELL AND HIT ARM WHILE CHANGING SHEETS AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2007 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| LAC L UPPER ARM; @ HOME, WORKIGN WITH LIGHT FIXTURE WHICH BROKE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2006 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| 44YOM LIGHT FIXTURE HIT ARM R ARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/1999 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/1997 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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