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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 235
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/16/2007 | Age: 4 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, Basketball |
| PLAYING BASKETBALL IN ROOM - BALL HIT CEILING - HIT A LIGHT WHICH SHATT ERED AND CUT PTS HEAD. DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Lighting equipment, Beds or bedframes |
| PT STRUCK HEAD ON A LIGHT ABOVE BED TWO DAYS AGO. VOMITED INITIALLY. NO W W/ HEADACHE. D: CHI, SUBACUTE, HEADACHE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2007 | Age: 4 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 |
| A LIGHT GLOBE FELL ONTO PTS HEAD HAS SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2007 | Age: 89 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 |
| LOST BALANCE TURNNING OFF THE LIGHT&FELL HITTING HEAD >> LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2007 | Age: 10 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 |
| A PLASTIC LIGHT FELL HITTING PATIENT ON SIDE OF HEAD; HEAD LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2007 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Lighting equipment, Beds or bedframes |
| LAMP SHADE FELL ON HEAD WHILE IN BED @ NURSING HOME DX CHI, DEMENTIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2007 | 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 POST IN HIS GARAGE. DX SCALP LACERATION# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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