Accidents - Lighting equipment - 6-15 years old - Year 2002

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,838
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	370	Face:	246
Head:	212	Lower Arm:	174
Lower Leg:	174	Hand:	163
Foot:	128	Upper Arm:	103
Ankle:	68	All Of Body:	68
Upper Leg:	38	Eyeball:	30
Mouth:	20	Internal:	15
Wrist:	15	Shoulder:	5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/19/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment, Volleyball
LAC R UPPER ARM - HIT LIGHT FIXTURE WHEN TOSSING VOLLEYBALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY PUNCHED A LIGHT AT HOME, CHIPPED THE GLASS; HAND L AC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
DX RIGHT FOREARM LACERATION: LIGHT FIXTURE FELL AND STRUCK ARM AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
PT WAS CUT ON BROKEN LIGHT. DX: L ARM LAC 3 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
GLASS LAMP COVER HIT PT'S EYE. DX: L EYELID LAC 2 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
LIGHT FELL AT HOME BROKE LACERATING L ANKLE DX 5 CM LAC L ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
14 Y F STUMBLED AND FELL AGAINST A GLASS LAMP SHADE. DX; SMALL LACERATION TO FOREHEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Lighting equipment
GLOW STICK BROKE NEAR PT'S FACE. DX: CHEMICAL EXPOSURE OS, CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
PT-BRUSHED FINGER AGAINST EDGE OF LIGHT BOX INJURING FINGER DX-1 CM LACERATION RO RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER WITH SIMPLE REPAIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
LT HAND LAC-CUT ON A BROKEN GLASS LAMP-AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
SITTING AND A LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ON HIS HEAD. DX. MINOR HEAD INJURY WIT H SCALP LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
PATIENT HIT HEAD ON LIGHT FIXTURE AT SCHOOL; SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment, Clothing accessories
8 YO BM - LACERATION RT. FOREARM & THUMB - WAS SWINGING BELT AROUND BY NON-CLASPED END STRUCK GLOBE OF LIGHT-FALLING GLASS CUT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2002	Age: 6 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
HEAD CONTUSION, VIA EMS, PT STRUCK A LIGHT FIXTURE AT HOME, C/O PAIN & SWELLING, NO LOC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
PT FELL AGAISNT A LIGHT FIXTURE AND SUS A MOUTH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
PATIENT STEPPED ON BROKEN GLASS FROM LIGHT FIXTURE. D: LACERATION AND FOREIGN BODY, FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2002	Age: 12 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
PATIENT WAS PLAYING IN FRONT YARD AT HOME, RUNNING BLIND FOLDED AND RAN INTO METAL LIGHT POLE; MINOR HEAD INJURY, NECK STRAIN, FOREHEAD CONTUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
PT. WAS CLEANING LIGHT FIXTURE AND WAS CUT BY A PIECE OF GLASS. DX. LA C R THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Lighting equipment
ELECTRICAL SHOCK, PT SUST CHOCK WHEN TOUCHED A LAMP A HOME, C/O NUMBNESS & WEAKNESS, NO LOC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		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; SCALP LAC., BACK LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Lighting equipment
INGESTED FOREIGN OBJECT - 14 YOF SWALLOWED A SMAL BATTERY OPERATED LIGH T
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighting equipment
HIT CHIN ON HOT LAMP DX: BURN TO CHIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
PATIENT HIT HEAD ON GLASS LIGHT GLOBE WHEN JUMPING AT HOME; FOREHEAD LA C.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighting equipment
BURN TO LT FOREARM W/ HOT LAMP 2 DAYS AGO. DX; 2ND DEGREE BURN TO RT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
FACE LACS-AT HOME-RUNNING IN LIVING ROOM-HIT & BROKE A "BLOWN GLASS LAMP"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2002	Age: 7 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
LAMP VS. HEAD DX: LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
STEPPED ON METAL LIGHT FIXTURE IN GARAGE/ LAC LT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
LACERATION L INDEX FINGER - CUT FINGER ON A PIECE OF GLASS FROM A LIGHT GLOBE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
CUT ON LAMP SHADE-FOREARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment, Floors or flooring materials
PT HAS CUT ON LEG -A GLASS LIGHT FELL ON FLOOR AND BROKE AND THE GLASSB OUNCED UP TO HER LEG CUTTING HER. D: LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2002	Age: 15 years	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, Refrigerators
CHI - A LAMP FELL OFF REFRIGERATOR HITTING TOP OF HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2002	Age: 8 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: JUMPING, HIT HEAD ON LIGHT, IT BROKE AND CUT PT'SH EAD AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
FELL- CUT FINGER ON A LIGHT FIXTURELACERATION LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
WOUND L FOREARM - CUT ARM ON BROKEN LIGHT COVER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	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 LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ON HER HEAD, RESULTING IN A SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2002	Age: 9 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 DX HEAD TRAUMA - AFTER COVER OF LIGHT FELL ON HER HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighting equipment
PT TPUCHED LIGHT SWITCH WITH BURNS TO LT PALM HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
15 Y/O B/F LACERATED LEG ON LIGHT GLOBE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
PT DX FACIAL LACERATION - PT C/O LACERATION TO LT CHEEK W/BROKEN GLASS, GLASS COVERING THE LIGHT FELL ON HER FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lighting equipment
DX CONTUSION LEFT WRIST: LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ONTO WRIST AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lighting equipment
LIGHT FELL ON PT 2 DAYS AGO WHILE AT SCHOOL - C/O PAIN TO LEFT SHOULDER TODAY. D: CONTUSION L SHOLDER / MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
LAC TO RT CHEEK- JUMPIMG UP HIT CHEEK ON A LIGHT FIXTURE AND CUT CHEEK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
PT SUSTAINED LACERATION OF RT HAND AFTER A GLASS LIGHT COVER FELL ON IT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
PT.INJ.RT.SHIN AT HOME WHEN CUT ON A LIGHT FIXTURE. DX; LAC. RT.SHIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
PT CUT FINGER WHEN JUMPED UP AND FINGER SLID DOWN A LIGHT FIXTURE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment, Light bulbs
PT. WAS CARRYING A LAMP AND DIDNT REALIZE THE BULB WAS BROKEN RESULTING IN A FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
LIGHT FELL AND CUT PT'S LEG. DX: LAC L LEG 4 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lighting equipment
PATIENT CAUGHT FINGER IN LIGHT FIXTURE AT HOME; FINGER CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
RT INDEX FINGER LACERATION-CUT RT INDEX FINGER ON A LIGHT FIXTURE AT SCHOOL.C/O ACTIVE BLEEDING W/NUMBNESS. HAS 1 X 3 CM LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
CUT ARM ON BROKEN LIGHT FIXTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Lighting equipment
FELL LAST NIGHT & HIT LT HAND ON GROUND ORNAMENTAL LIGHTS. SWELLING & B RUISING LT 5TH FINGER; ACUTE FX@
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
PT SUST. LAC. TO FACE ON LIGHT FIXTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Lighting equipment
10 Y.O. B MALE W/FB REMOVAL TO LIP. PT C/O REFLECTOR LIGHT BEING S TUCK TO BOTTOM LIP. E9208
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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