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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 604
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/02/2006 | Age: 52 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 |
| PT WAS WALKING FAST IN A STORE AND STRUCK HEAD ON A "LOW LYING" LIGHT F IXTURE SUSTAINING LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2006 | Age: 6 years | 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, Toilets |
| SITTING ON THE TOILET, A LIGHT FIXTURE FELL HITTING TOP OF HEAD " CHI" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2006 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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: 09/26/2006 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| LAC TO TOP OF HEAD, LIGHT COVER FELL AND HIT PT DX: 4 CM SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2006 | Age: 53 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 C/O LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ON HER HEAD AT HOME TODAY - DX HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2006 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT INTO A LIGHTPOST AND INJURED HEAD.DX HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2006 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT HIT THE TOP OF HIS HEAD ON A LIGHT FIXTURE WITH POSSIBLE LOC CONTUS ION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2006 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Lighting equipment, Escalators |
| PATIENT HIT HIS HEAD ON A LIGHT FIXTURE YESTERDAY WHILE COMING DOWN AN ESCALATOR SUSTAINING POST-CONCUSSIVE SYMPTOMS & SCALP ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2006 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | 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 A LIGHT SHADE FELL ON HIS HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2006 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| WAS HELPING TO INSTALL A LIGHT FIXTURE AND IT FELL ON HER HEAD DX: HEAD CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2006 | Age: 5 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 |
| TOSSIG A BALL THAT HIT A LIGHT GLOBE WHICH BROKE LAC HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2006 | Age: 27 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 |
| LAC HEAD ON A FIXTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2006 | Age: 7 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, Ceilings and walls |
| THREW SOMETHING UP TO THE CEILING, HIT A LIGHT FIXTURE THAT BROKE &FELL ON PT'S HEAD :" LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2006 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| 21YMC ACCIDENTLY HIT GLASS COVER OF A LIGHT CUTTING SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2006 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| LIGHT FIXTURE HIT PT ON HEAD FROM APPROX. 3 FEET AT HOME. DX. CONT HEA D. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| 24 YO FEMALE WAS JUMPING UP AND DOWN WITH FLASHING LIGHTS AT CONCERT AND FELL - SEIZURE - HEAD PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2006 | 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 |
| PT HIT RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD ON A LIGHT AT HOME, LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2006 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| 19 Y/O W/M RECEIVED A HEAD INJURY AFTER LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ON HEAD AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2006 | Age: 22 years | 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 |
| HIT HEAD ON A LIGHT FIXTURE, NOW C H/A " CHI" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2006 | Age: 26 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, Ceilings and walls |
| CEILING AND LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ON HEAD MINOR HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2006 | Age: 17 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 |
| SCALP LACERATION.PT HIT HEAD ON A LIGHT FIXTURE,LACERATIONG SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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