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Accidents - Lighting equipment - 6-15 years old - Year 2006

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 682
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Hand:146Face:110
Foot:86Wrist:83
Ankle:71Lower Leg:59
Eyeball:59Head:30
Upper Arm:14Lower Arm:6
Finger:6Toe:5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/11/2006Age: 15 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
CUT HAND ON COPPER LIGHT FIXTURE @ FRIEND'S HOUSE DX HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/15/2006Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
CUT WRIST ON LAMP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/13/2006Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
PLAYING HIDE&SEEK, RAN INTO A LIGHT FIXTURE " UPPER ARM LAC'
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/13/2006Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: 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: 10/26/2006Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
6 YO F LACERATION FROM GLASS GLOBE FROM LIGHT FIXTURE*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/17/2006Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
CUT ON BROKEN LIGHT FIXTURE. DX WRIST LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/15/2006Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Lighting equipment, Other toys
PT WAS REACHING TO TURN ON LIGHT & FELL HITTING WRIST ON TOY DX: FRACTURE LEFT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/30/2006Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment, Beds or bedframes
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION FROM KICKING A LIGHING FIXTURE WHILE JUMPING ON THE BED AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/28/2006Age: 10 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
STEPPED ON LIGHT GLOBE AND LACERATED FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2006Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
PT HAD A GLASS LIGHT FIXTURE FALL ONTO PTS FACE AND LAC IT. DX FACE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/23/2006Age: 12 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
SLIPPED ON A GLASS LIGHT CUTTING FOOT " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/15/2006Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
CUT LEG ON GLASS LAMP SHADE DX: R LOWER LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/10/2006Age: 10 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ONTO PT. DX: FACIAL LAC 3 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/02/2006Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Other
Product: Lighting equipment
TRAUMATIC IRITIS L EYEBALL, PT EXPOSED TO LIGHT AT HOME, C/O PAIN, BLURRED VISION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/17/2006Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
PATIENT CUT FINGER ON GLASS LIGHT FIXTURE AT HOME; 4TH FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/15/2006Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment, Manual cleaning equipment
PT WAS CLEANING A LIGHT FIXTURE WITH A BROOM HANDLE AND IT BROKE LAC LO WER ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/11/2006Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
LAMP POST COVER FELL / HIT FOREHEAD DX: FOREHEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/03/2006Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: 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: 02/06/2006Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
DX FOREHEAD LACERATION: CUT ON LIGHT FIXTURE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/18/2006Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment, Pillows
DURING PILLOW FIGHT CUT TOE ON GLASS LAMP SHADE/ LIGHT FIXTURE SHATTERE D AND STEPPED ON GLASS. DX: L BIG TOE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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