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Accidents - Lighting equipment - Year 2005 - Lower Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 325
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Date: 08/10/2005Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
RIGHT ARM LAC, PT WAS FIXING A LIGHT FIXTURE AND CUT ARM WHEN TIGHTENIN G IT TOO TIGHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/30/2005Age: 25 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lighting equipment
HANGING LIGHTS & SCRAPED ARM ON DIRTY PIECE OF METAL. AB LT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/19/2005Age: 75 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Lighting equipment
DISTAL RADIUS ULNA FX - TRIPPED OVER SOLAR LIGHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/27/2005Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
CUT ON BROKEN GLASS GLOBE FROM LIGHT/ FOREARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/07/2005Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment, Manual cleaning equipment
PATIENT HIT LIGHT FIXTURE WHEN PLAYING WITH BROOM AT HOME, LIGHT FELL A ND BROKE CUTTING PATIENT ON ARM; FOREARM LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/21/2005Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighting equipment
LOWER ARM BURN, 2ND DEGREE, BURNED ON A LAMP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/21/2005Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
LOWER ARM LACERATION, CUT ON LIGHT FIXTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/18/2005Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
PT CUT ARM ON A BROKE LIGHT FIXTURE, SUSTAINED " RT FOREARM LACERATION"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/22/2005Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A FOREARM FROM A GLASS LAMP SHADE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/02/2005Age: 26 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lighting equipment
PT DX SUPERFICIAL ABRASION TO LT FOREARM - S/P STRUCK WITH LAMP AT HOME TODAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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