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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 939
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/08/2002 | Age: 5 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: Lighting equipment |
| PT WITH LIGHT FIXTURE FALLING ON HEAD, CONTUSION/LWBS |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 11/08/2002 | Age: 3 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: Lighting equipment |
| PT WITH LIGHT FIXTURE FALLING ON HEAD, CONTUSION/LWBS |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 10/28/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| CUT HEAD ON LIGHT FIXTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2002 | Age: 32 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 |
| SCALP LAC-RAN INTO LIGHT FIXTURE-AT HOME-IN GARGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2002 | Age: 12 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 |
| SITTING AND A LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ON HIS HEAD. DX. MINOR HEAD INJURY WIT H SCALP LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PATIENT HIT HEAD ON LIGHT FIXTURE AT SCHOOL; SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT HIT HEAD ON A BROKEN LIGHT FIXTURE, HAS LACERATION TO TOP OF HEAD. D: SUPERFICIAL HEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| HIT HEAD STANDING UP HIT HEAD ON LIGHT FIXTURE SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2002 | Age: 6 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: Lighting equipment |
| HEAD CONTUSION, VIA EMS, PT STRUCK A LIGHT FIXTURE AT HOME, C/O PAIN & SWELLING, NO LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PATIENT WAS PLAYING IN FRONT YARD AT HOME, RUNNING BLIND FOLDED AND RAN INTO METAL LIGHT POLE; MINOR HEAD INJURY, NECK STRAIN, FOREHEAD CONTUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2002 | Age: 34 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 |
| 34 YO M HIT IN HEAD BY LIGHT FIXTURE LAC HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2002 | Age: 46 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: Lighting equipment |
| LIGHT FIXTURE DROPPED ON HEAD SCALP CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2002 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| HEAD CONT. PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A LIGHT FIXTURE AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| SCALP LAC, PT INJURED HEAD WHEN HITTING A LIGHT FIXTURE., |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2002 | Age: 7 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 |
| A LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ON PATIENT'S HEAD; SCALP LAC., BACK LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| SCALP LAC, PT HIT HEAD ON LIGHT FIXTURE AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| HEAD AND CHEST CONT. PT WAS REACHING TO TURN ON A LIGHT AND FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| LAC TO HEAD WHEN LIGHT EQUIPMENT FELL AND STRUCK HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ONTO PT AT COUNSELING. DX: MINOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY, L CROWN CONT, CERVICAL STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2002 | Age: 7 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 |
| LAMP VS. HEAD DX: LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2002 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO THE SCALP AFTER FALLING BACKWARDS AND HITTING HEAD AGAINST BASE OF LAMP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2002 | Age: 45 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 |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY WALKED INTO A LAMP SHADE AND LACERATED HIS SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| GLASS LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ONTO PT'S HEAD.DX: CONCUSSION W/LOC, HEADACHE . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| CHI,CERVICAL STRAIN.PT HAD A LIGHT FIXTURE FALL AND HIT PT IN THE HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| A LIGHT FELL ON PATIENT'S HEAD AT HOME. DX-MILD SCALP ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| CUT HEAD WHEN LIGHT FIXTURE FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| HIT HEAD ON LAMP POSTDX: SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| CLOSED HEAD INJURY - A LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ONTO FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Lighting equipment, Refrigerators |
| CHI - A LAMP FELL OFF REFRIGERATOR HITTING TOP OF HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2002 | Age: 8 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 |
| DX HEAD LACERATION: JUMPING, HIT HEAD ON LIGHT, IT BROKE AND CUT PT'SH EAD AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| A LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ON HER HEAD, RESULTING IN A SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT DX HEAD TRAUMA - AFTER COVER OF LIGHT FELL ON HER HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| HIT HEAD ON LIGHT FIXTURE STANDING UP DX: LACERATION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| HHEMATOMA HEAD WHEN LIGHT FIXTURE FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2002 | Age: 2 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| CHI - ANOTHER WOMAN WAS HOLDING BABY AND CHILD HIT HEAD ON LAMP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| LIGHT CASING FELL HITTING PATIENT ON HEAD AT HOME; SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ON HEAD AT CLUB BLUNT HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ON HEAD AT CLUB SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| HEAD LAC. PT HIT HEAD ON LIGHT FIXTURE IN RESTAURANT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT C/O LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ON TOP OF HER HEAD - DX CONTUSION OF SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Lighting equipment, Ceilings and walls |
| GLASS LIGHT COVER FELL FROM CEILING AND LANDED ON PTS HEAD. D: CONCUS SION WITHOUT LOC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| CHI. PT HAD A FIXTURE FALL ONTO HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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