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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 463
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/24/2002 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment, Beds |
| L CALF LAC/32YOF WHILE GETTING INTO BED AT HOME, LIGHT GLOBE FELL ONTO BED BRAKING INTO PIECES & CUT L POSTERIOR CALF. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| LEG LACERATION- SUSTAINED WHEN A PIECE OF GLASS FROM A FIXTURE FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| CUT ON LIGHT FIXTURE-LACERATION LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| FELL WHILE CHANGING LIGHT FIXTURE AND WASP FLEW IN HIS FACE, FELL. DX. OPEN FX R DISTAL TIB/FIB SHAFT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/01/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT HAS CUT ON LEG -A GLASS LIGHT FELL ON FLOOR AND BROKE AND THE GLASSB OUNCED UP TO HER LEG CUTTING HER. D: LACERATION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment, Beds |
| PATIENT WAS JUMPING ON THE BED AT HOME AND HIT A BROKEN LIGHT FIXTURE.D X-LACERATION LEFT LEG, ABRASION FOREHEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| 15 Y/O B/F LACERATED LEG ON LIGHT GLOBE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2002 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| RT LOWER EXTREMITY LACERATION.PT HAD A LIGHT FIXTURE FALL AND LACERATE PT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT.INJ.RT.SHIN AT HOME WHEN CUT ON A LIGHT FIXTURE. DX; LAC. RT.SHIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| LIGHT FELL AND CUT PT'S LEG. DX: LAC L LEG 4 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT HAD A LIGHT SHIELD BREAK AND FELL HITTING PT IN RT LOWER LEG, L AC LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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