Accidents - Light bulbs - 6-15 years old - Year 2004

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,175
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	559	Foot:	207
Hand:	127	Toe:	71
Elbow:	69	Upper Leg:	58
Face:	43	Internal:	17
Lower Arm:	6	Lower Leg:	6
Upper Arm:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/31/2004	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
A HANGING FLOURSECENT LIGHT FELL ON PATIENT'S RIGHT CHEEK AT HOME. DX-COMPLEX FACIAL LACERATION 4CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/30/2004	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Light bulbs
PT BURNED FINGER ON A LIGHTBULB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2004	Age: 10 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: Light bulbs
CUT FINGER ON A LIGHT BULB. DX. 2 CM L THUMB LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2004	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Light bulbs
TWISTED LIGHTBULB TO REMOVE ZAPPED FINGER ELECTRICAL BURNS LEFT 4TH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2004	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs, Floors or flooring materials
PATIENT STEPPED ON SMALL GLASS LIGHT BULB ON BATHROOM FLOOR AT HOME; FO OT LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2004	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
CUT HAND ON A LIGHT BULB THAT CRACKED DX: L HAND LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2004	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	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 GLASS FROM BROKEN LIGHT BULB AT HOME, GLASS IN FOOT; FB REMOVED, FOOT LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2004	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
LAC TO L FOOT, CUT ON BROKEN LIGHT BULB DX: LAC L FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2004	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs, Day wear
RT INDEX FINGER LACERATION-CUT FINGER ON A FLUORESCENT LIGHT WHILE PUTT ING SHIRT ON. SUS A 1CM LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2004	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Light bulbs
TOUCHED A HOT BLACK LIGHT BULB AT A HALLOWEEN PARTY AND BURNED HAND ON IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2004	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Light bulbs
PT WAS CUT WHILE TAKING OUT LIGHT BULB. DX: L SECOND FINGER ABR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2004	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
LEFT EYELID LACERATION.PT WAS PUTTING IN A LIGHT BULB AND IT BROKE AND LACERATED EYELID.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2004	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Light bulbs
BURN FINGER - 9 YOF SUSTAINED 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO HER RIGHT THU MB WHILE TRYING TO UNSCREW A LIGHTBULB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2004	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
FOOT LACERATION, STEPPED ON BROKEN LIGHT BULP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2004	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs, Other toys
PATIENT HIT A LIGHT BULB WITH A BALL, GLASS FELL ON PATIENT'S FACE; NAS AL BRIDGE LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2004	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 1ST DEGREE RT HAND BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2004	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
CUT THUMB ON A BROKEN LIGHT BULB DX: R THUMB LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2004	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: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Light bulbs
PT SWALLOWED PIECES OF BROKEN LIGHT BULB
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 07/26/2004	Age: 15 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. REPORTS CUT FINGER ON LIGHT BULB AT 11:30 PM. DX. LAC L INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2004	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Light bulbs
BURN TO LEFT ARM AT GRANDMAS HOUSE 5 DAYS PTA FROM LIGHT BULB; 2ND DEGR EE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2004	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs, Beds or bedframes
TRIPPED OVER LIGHT CORD, STEPPED ON BULB, HIT FOOT ON BED FOOT LACERATION / CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2004	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
STEPPED ON BROKEN LIGHT BULB LACERATING TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2004	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Light bulbs
PATIENT BURNED ARM ON LAMP BULB AT HOME 2 DAYS AGO, MOM PUTTING PERIOXI DE AND HYDROCORTISONE CREAM ON IT, NOW WORSE; FOREARM BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2004	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	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 SHARD AT NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE, GLASS I N FOOT; FB REMOVED, FOOT LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2004	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs, Beds or bedframes
PT STEPPED ON BROKEN LIGHT BULB BEFORE GOING TO BED CUTTING LT FOOT, L ACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2004	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
PT LAC LT INDEX FINGER ON A LIGHTBULB AT HOME. LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2004	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	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
PATIENT STEPPED ON LIGHT BULB AT HOME LAST NIGHT; FOOT LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2004	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
FELL ON A LIGHT BULB DX: R THIGH LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2004	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Light bulbs
PATIENT BURNED LEG ON LIGHT BULB AT HOME; LEG BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2004	Age: 12 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 C/O RT FOOT LAC. PT STEPPED ON BROKEN LIGHT BULB. DX LAC RT FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2004	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Light bulbs
PT FELL INTO A LAMP AND BURNED FACE OFF OF A LIGHTBULB/
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2004	Age: 7 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 - 7 YOF WAS TURNING A LIGHTBULB WHEN IT BROKE IN HER HAND LACERATING HER RIGHT RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2004	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Light bulbs
PATIENT TOUCHED HIT LIGHT BULB AT CHILDREN'S MUSEUM. BURNED 3 FINGERS ON LEFT HAND. DX. BURN TO FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2004	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Light bulbs
FB TO FOOT STEPPED ON LIGHT BULB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2004	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
PATIENT STEPPED ON BROKEN LIGHT BULB IN BASEMENT AT HOME; FOOT LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2004	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Light bulbs
PT BURNED HER ELBOW ON A LIGHTBULB/ BURN TO ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2004	Age: 15 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, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
PT CUT LT THUMB PUSHING FLUORESCENT LIGHT BLUB DOWN IN TRASH CAN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2004	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
PT STATES HE LACERATED FINGER ON A BROKEN LIGHT BULB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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