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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 81
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/09/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PATIENT WAS WALKING INTO A BATHROOM AT NIGHT, TRIED TO FLIP THE LIGHT ON, TRIPPED AND FELL BACK LANDING ON LT ELBOW. DX-LEFT ELBOW CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT INJURED RT ELBOW AFTER CUTTING IT ON A BUILDING LIGHT AT SCHOOL. DX: RT ELBOW LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| HIT ELBOW ON LAMP;DX LACERATED ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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