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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,420
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2005 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT LACERATED ELBOW ON A BROKEN LIGHT BULB AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/26/2005 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO FOREHEAD FROM A LIGHTBULB THAT FELL ON HIS FOREHEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/25/2005 | Age: 13 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 |
| PT STEPPED ON SHATTERED LIGHT BULB DX: LAC LT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2005 | Age: 6 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 |
| PATIENT CUT FINGERTIP ON BROKEN LIGHT BULB AT HOME; FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2005 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| KNEELED ON BROKEN LIGHT BULB DX: R KNEE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2005 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PATIENT FELL ON A LIGHT BULB AT HOME; KNEE LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2005 | Age: 8 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 |
| PATIENT CUT FOOT WITH BROKEN LIGHT BULB. DX-LACERATION FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2005 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT LAC RT 2ND FINGER ON FLOURESCENT LIGHT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2005 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs, Beds or bedframes |
| PT WAS JUMPING ON A BED AND FELL BACKWARDS HITTING A LIGHT BULB LACERAT ING HIE HEAD. DX: 1.5 CM LACERATION SUPERIOR OCCIPITAL REGION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2005 | Age: 6 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 LIGHT BULB DX. FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2005 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs, Bags |
| BROKEN LIGHT BULB IN TRASH. PT RAN INTO TRASH SACK. DX: LAC TO LATERAL SIDE L KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2005 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT CUT ON BROKEN LIGHT BULB; LAC WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2005 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT WAS ELECTROCUTED CHANGING A LIGHTBULB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2005 | Age: 8 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 |
| PT SUS LAC TO FOREHEAD FROM A LIGHTBULB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2005 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| HEAT LAMP BULB EXPLODED, BURNED CHEST DX 2ND DEGREE BURN CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2005 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| LACERATION HAND - 15 YOM WAS CLEANING UP BROKEN GLASS FROM A LIGHT BULB AND LACERATED HIS RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2005 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| LACERATION FOOT - 9 YOM KICKED A LIGHTBULB SUSTAINING A LACERATION TO H IS RIGHT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2005 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| LACERATION LOWER LEG - 10 YOM FELL ONTO A LIGHTBULB THAT BROKE LACERATI NG HIS RIGHT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2005 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT WAS CUT ON LIGHT BULB. DX: R HAND LAC 3 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2005 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 9Y/M HIT W/ LIGHTBULB YEST ARMS/CHEST,DAD RUB BURN OINTMENT ON PT,FELL THEN CONFUSED/STARE,NO LOC; CHEST/RIGHT ARM 2ND DEGREE BURNS W/SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2005 | Age: 10 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 FINGER ON BROKEN LIGHT BULB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2005 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| HELPING FATHER AT HOME AND LACERATED FINGER ON BROKEN LIGHT BULB GLASS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2005 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| LIGHT BULB BROKE, ? GLASS IN EYE DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2005 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Light bulbs, Plastic bags |
| LOWER LEG LACERATION, CUT LEG FROM BROKEN LIGHT BULB STICKING THROUGH T RASH BAG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2005 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| BULB ON NIGHT LIGHT EXPLODED DX- 1/2 CM LINEAR BURN ON RIGHT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2005 | Age: 12 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 AT HOME, HAS GLASS IN FOOT; FB IN FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2005 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| ACCIDENTALLY BURNED LEG ON A LIGHT BULB DX: L LOWER LEG BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2005 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| EYEBALL (OCULAR ) MAY HAVE GLASS IN IT,CHANGING LIGHT BULB AND IT BROKE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2005 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT STEPPED ON LIGHTBULB WITH GLASS STUCK IN BOTTLE OF LT FOOT X 3 DAYS , FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2005 | Age: 14 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: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT BURNT F.ARM ON HOT LIGHTBULB SUSTAINED " F.ARM BURN" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2005 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT TOUCHED A LIGHTBULB AND INJURED LOWER ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2005 | Age: 6 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 |
| PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO HEEL FROM LIGHT BULB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2005 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| LAC TO FOOT WHEN STEPPED ON BROKEN LIGHT BULB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2005 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| CUT TO KNEE ON BROKEN LIGHT BULB GLASS DX: LACERATION TO KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2005 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| BURN TO LFA 1 WEEK AND 2 DAYS AGO BY A LIGHT BULB. DX. BURN L FA , 2 D EG. INFECTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2005 | 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 |
| PATIENT WAS PLAYING WITH LIGHT BULBS AT HOME AND 1 BROKE. DX-LACERATION LEFT THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2005 | Age: 6 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, Other electric lighting equipment |
| PT BURNED HAND/FINGER ON LIGHTBULB. GRABBED IT BY METAL BTTOM & FINGER STUCK BETWEEN LIGHT & SOCKET. DX: 3RD DEG BURN HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/17/2005 | 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 |
| BURNED HAND ON A LIGHT BULB DX: L HAND BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2005 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| FELL CUT WRIST ON A LIGHT BULB DX: L WRIST LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2005 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| BURNED FOREARM W/ HOT LIGHT BULB. 2ND DEGREE BURN RT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2005 | 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: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs, Ball sports |
| PT THREW A BALL HITTING LIGHT BULB GLASS BROKE AND STRUCK SCALP. DX SCALP LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2005 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| LAC TO FACE WHEN A LIGHT BULB BROKE WHEN FACE WAS CLOSE BY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2005 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT AT A RESTAURANT TOUCHED THE INNER ASPECT OF A NEON FLOURESCENT TUBE THEN RUBBED HIS EYES STARTED TO BURN CHEMICAL CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2005 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT STATES TWO COUSINS HELD HIM OVER A BARE LIGHT BULB & HIT HIS FACE & JAW - 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2005 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| CUT ON BROKEN LIGHT BULB AT FRIENDS HOUSE SIMPLE KNEE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2005 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 13 YOF STEPPED ON A LIGHT BULB LACERATING BOTTOM OF LEFT FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2005 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| DX LEFT HAND LACERATION: CUT SELF WITH BROKEN LIGHT BULB AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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