Accidents - Lighting equipment - Year 2003 - Head

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,416
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	247
6-15 years old:	219
16-25 years old:	275
26-50 years old:	361
50+ years old:	311

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/29/2003	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lighting equipment
CONTUSIONTO HEAD WHEN LIGTH FELL AND STRUCK HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/2003	Age: 21 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: GLASS LIGHT FIXTURE FELL AND HIT PT'S HEAD AT HOME .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2003	Age: 3 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 WITH GLASS GLOBE FALLING ONTO HEAD, MINOR HEAD TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2003	Age: 14 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Lighting equipment
MINOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY - LIGHT FIXTURE BROKE AND FELL ON HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2003	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lighting equipment
A LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ON PATIENT'S HEAD CAUSING HER TO HAVE A SEIZURE AND FELL. DX-HEAD PAIN.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 11/21/2003	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lighting equipment
27YOF AT UNKNOWN LOCALE HIT HEAD ON LIGHT FIXTURE DX/INJURY TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2003	Age: 52 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 DX HEAD CONTUSION - S/P HIT HEAD IN LAMP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2003	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
TRIPPED AND FELL BACK ONTO FLOOR LAMP. DX. MINOR HEAD TRAUMA, 1.5 CM SC ALP LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2003	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Lighting equipment, Ceilings and walls
HEAD TRAUMA, PT STS SUST INJURY WITH A FALLING LIGHT FIXTURE FROM THE C EILING IN THE CLASSROOM, C/O PAIN, NAUSEA, VOMITS, DIZZINESS, NO LOC.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/16/2003	Age: 3 years	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, Toy sports equipment
GLASS GLOBE FROM LIGHT FIXTURE FELL WHEN HIT BY A BALL AT HOME, HIT PAT IENT ON HEAD; SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2003	Age: 5 years	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 PLAYING WITH UNCLE WHILE BEING LIFTED UP HITTING HEAD ON LAMP, LACE RATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2003	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	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
PT LACERATED HEAD ON LAMP. LEFT PRIOR TO MEDICAL SCREENING.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 09/30/2003	Age: 23 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
CUT SCALP ON LAMP THAT FELL ON HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	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 bulbs
PT C/O IT HEAD ON THE CHANDELIER AND BROKE LIGHT BULB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	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
CEILING LIGHT FELL ON HEAD DX: LAC TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2003	Age: 89 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
TRYING TO SHUT OFF LIGHT IN KITCHEN AND FELL. DX. 0.5 CM LACERATION R F RONTAL SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2003	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
SCALP LAC-@ COLLEGE-HIT HEAD ON LIGHT FIXTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2003	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Lighting equipment
PT HIT HEAD ON LIGHT FIXTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2003	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	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 DX HEAD CONTUSION/WRIST CONTUSION - AFTER LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ON LT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
GLASS LIGHT FIXTURE IN APARTMENT FELL HITTING PATIENT ON HEAD; SCALP LA C.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2003	Age: 22 years	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
PATIENT HIT HIS HEAD ON BASEMENT LIGHT AND HAS CUT TO THE AREA AND HIS RIGHT HAND FROM GLASS, AT HOME. DX LACERATIONS HEAD AND RIGHT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2003	Age: 20 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: Puncture
Product: Lighting equipment
PT FELL AND HIT HER HEAD ON A LIGHT FIXTURE. DX PUNCTURE WOUND TO SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2003	Age: 46 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
LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ON HEAD AND R HAND YESTERDAY. THINKS SHE HAS GLASS IN HAND. DX. MINOR HEAD TRAUMA, SCALP CONTUSION, CONTUSION R HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2003	Age: 4 months	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
PT HAD LIGHT FIXTURE FALL ON HEAD; CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2003	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
PT SUBSTAINED HEAD INJ WHEN LIGHT FIXTURE FELL AT HOME DX:HEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2003	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
P SEEN FOR CONTUSION AND HEAD LAC AND FALLING IN THE BATHROOM STRIKING HIS HEAD ON THE LIGHT SWITCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2003	Age: 15 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
PT FELL INTO LIGHT FIXTURE. DX: HEAD CONT, 2 CM SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2003	Age: 76 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
PT FELL REACHING FOR LIGHT SWITCH. DX: R KNEE CONT, HEAD CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2003	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
LIGHT FIXTURE FELL AND HIT HEAD - SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2003	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Lighting equipment, Ironing boards or covers
DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY: HIT GLASS LIGHT WITH IRONING BOARD, LIGHT FELL ONTO PT'S HEAD AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2003	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	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 bulbs
0.5 CM LACERATION OF SCALP, PLAYING WITH LIGHT FIXTURE, BULB CAME DOWN HIT TOP OF HEAD CAUSING INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2003	Age: 78 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
DX:HEAD LAC. FELL OVER A LIGHTING FIXTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2003	Age: 2 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lighting equipment
FATHER STATES HE PICKED HER UP AND ACCIDENTLY HIT HER HEAD ON LIGHT FIXTURE DX HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2003	Age: 5 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
GLASS LIGHT FELL ON HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2003	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
HIT HEAD ON LIGHT FIXTURE/BRACKET DX: LACERATION SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2003	Age: 20 months	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, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
PT PLAYING WITH BROTHER JUMPED OFF DRESSER HITITNG LAMP WITH LAMP FALLI NG ON HEAD, HEAD TRAUMA/LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2003	Age: 20 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
CUT HEAD WHEN LIGHT FIXTURE FELL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2003	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Lighting equipment
PT. STATES A LIGHT COVER HIT HER IN THE TOP OF HER HEAD. LEFT W/O BEIN G SEEN - HEADACHE.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 03/08/2003	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
PT LACERATED HEAD ON LIGHT FIXTURE, HEADACHE L PARIETAL, SCALP LACERATI ON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2003	Age: 2 years	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
RAN INTO LAMP;HEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2003	Age: 28 years	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
A LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ON PATIENT'S HEAD. DX-SCALP LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2003	Age: 85 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
PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE HIT HIS HEAD ON A LIGHT CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS SCALP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Lighting equipment, Pillows
PT FANNING SMOKE DETECTOR WITH PILLOW WHEN SHE HIT LIGHT FIXTURE WHICH FELL AND HIT HEAD. D: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, SCALP ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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