Accidents - Light bulbs - 6-15 years old - Year 2003

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,315
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Hand:	321	Foot:	236
Finger:	226	Face:	155
Lower Trunk:	136	Lower Leg:	83
Shoulder:	61	Elbow:	33
Eyeball:	30	Lower Arm:	12
Head:	12	Internal:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/24/2003	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Light bulbs
A LIGHT BULB BROKE & PIECE OF IT WENT IN PT'S RT. EYE DX: FOREIGN BODY IN EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/23/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Light bulbs
TOUCHED A LIGHT BULB PARTIAL THICKNESS ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2003	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
CUT FINGER ON A LIGHT BULB DX: R INDEX FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
12YOM-LACERATION FOREHEAD=GLASS BULB FELL -BROKE & CUT FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2003	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Light bulbs
PATIENT BROKE LIGHT BULB LAST NIGHT AT HOME, HIT IN EYE, EYEREDNESS GET TING WORSE; CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2003	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Light bulbs, Floor lamps or table lamps
PT TRIPPED WHILE CARRYING LAMP OR TRYING TO PLUG IN LAMP AT HOME, FELL AND BURNED EYE ON HOT LIGHT BULB; CORNEAL BURN, EYELID BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2003	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
CUT HAND WITH LIGHT BULB DX LACERATION TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2003	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Light bulbs
PATIENT FEELS FB SENSATION IN EYE AFTER LIGHT BULB BROKE AT HOME; EYE F LUSHED IN ED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2003	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs, Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures
A LIGHT BULB BROKE & FELL OFF CEILING LIGHT, HITTING PT. ON THE HEAD DX: HEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2003	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Light bulbs
9YOWM WHO FELL ON THE LIGHT BULB AND SUSTAINED AN ABRASION TO THE R ELB OW AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2003	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
PT STEPPED ON BROKEN LIGHT BULB; LAC FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2003	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Light bulbs
PT BURNED HER HAND ON A LIGHT BULB AT HOME ACUTE PALM BURN 1ST DEGREE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2003	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: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
13 YOM CUT LEG ON LIGHT BULB LACERATION L LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2003	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
PT FELL ON LIGHT BULB CUT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Light bulbs
1 DEGREE BURN R HAND FROM LIGHT BULB - RASH ON TRUCVK ALSO OF UNKNOWN C AUSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2003	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Light bulbs
TOUCHED LIGHT BULB;BURN, FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Light bulbs
PATIENT STEPPED ON BROKEN LIGHT BULB AT HOME LAST NIGHT, GLASS STILL IN FOOT, REFERRED FOR ULTRASOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2003	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Light bulbs
8 YOWF FELL ON A LIGHT BULB. DX. BURN OF BUTTOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2003	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Light bulbs, Telescopes, binoculars, microscopes or magnifying glasses
SWALLOWED PIECE OF GLASS FROM BROKEN LIGHT BULB ON MICROSCOPE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Light bulbs
PT WALKED INTO A HOT LIGHT BULB THERMAL BURN BUTTOCKS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2003	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
PT CUT RIGHT LITTLE FINGER ON A BROKEN LIGHTBULB AT HOME LACERATION FIN GER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2003	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
CUT FINGER ON BROKEN LIGHT BULB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2003	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
PT CHANGING A GLOBE LIGHT BULB WHEN IT FELL AND SHATTERED SUSTAINED A L ACERATION TO LEFT FOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
DX LACERATION RIGHT FOOT: STEPPED ON BROKEN LIGHT BULB AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2003	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
PT WAS CUT ON LIGHT BULB. DX: LAC R INDEX 1.5 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2003	Age: 10 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: Light bulbs
CUT THUMB ON LIGHT BULB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2003	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
PT WAS TURNING A LGHTBULB OFF AND IT BROKE HITTING HER IN THE HEAD. DX X HEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
HIT HAND ON FLOURSCENT LIGHT DX LACERATION TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
PT AT GRANDMOTHERS HOUSE WHEN A FALLING LIGHTBULB HIT HIM IN THE FACE L ACERATION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2003	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Light bulbs
PT HAD A LIGHTBULB EXPLODE AN DA PIECE OF GLASS WENT INTO EYE. DX FB I N EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2003	Age: 8 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: Light bulbs
DX LEFT FINGER LACERATION: CUT FINGER ON LIGHT BULB AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2003	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
LACERATION FINGER - 11 YOF WAS UNSCREWING A LIGHT BULB AND IT BROKE LAC ERATING HER LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Light bulbs
PT BURNED LEFT FOREARM WITH LIGHT BULB. D: 1ST DEGREE BURN RIGHT FORE ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
STEPPED ON A LIGHT BULB-DX R FOOT LACERATION 1.5 CM AND REMOVAL OF GLAS S
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2003	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
PT LACERATED HAND ON A LIGHT BULB DX LAC LT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs, Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures
10 YO M PLAYING, FRIEND THREW OBJECT-HIT LIGHT FIXTURE WHICH SHATTERED ABOVE HIM AT HOME. DX L SHOULDER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Light bulbs
A BLACKLIGHT BULB FELL ON PATIENT'S ARM AT HOME; 2ND DEGREE FOREARM BU RN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2003	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
CUT THUMB ON A BROKEN BULB LACERATION RIGHT THUMB 11/4 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Light bulbs
PATIENT STEPPED ON BROKEN LIGHT BULB AT HOME 7 DAYS AGO, DRAINAGE; FOOT CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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