Accidents - Light bulbs - 6-15 years old - Year 2007

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,931
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Foot:	339	Hand:	301
Toe:	219	Mouth:	209
Finger:	189	Lower Arm:	153
Face:	141	Ankle:	80
Shoulder:	79	Internal:	70
Neck:	70	Wrist:	27
Upper Leg:	15	Eyeball:	11
Elbow:	5	Knee:	5
Lower Leg:	5	Head:	5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/28/2007	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
HAND LAC-CUT ON BROKEN FLOURESCENT LIGHT BULB-@ A PARK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/2007	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
UNSCREWING LIGHT BULB, BROKE IN HAND DX; THUMB LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2007	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Light bulbs
PT HELD UP BY MOMS BF & REACHING ARM UP TO CHANGE A LIGHT BULB, NOW W/W RIST & ELBOW PAIN, MILD SWELLING TO WRIST; WRIST PAIN, ELBOW PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2007	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Light bulbs
PT SUST BURN TO FOREARM FROM LIGHTBULB#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2007	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 CUT FOOT ON A GLASS BULB; FOOT LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2007	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Light bulbs, Scooters/skateboards, powered
IN HIS ROOM LAST NIGHT,SPIT ON HOT LIT LIGHT BULB 16 IN FROM FACE, EXPL ODED GLASS IN FACE,ALSO RIDING SELF PROPELLED SCOOTER INTO CAR; EYE INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2007	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
PT LAC LT 4TH TOE ON LIGHT BULB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2007	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Light bulbs
PT BIT DOWN ON GREEN LIGHT BULB WITH LIQUID IN IT AND BURNED LIPS AT FR IENDS HOUSE PT LEFT BEFORE BEING TREATED DX// BURN LIPS
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 10/04/2007	Age: 6 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
BEDROOM LIGHT BROKE AND PT STEPPED ON BULB. DX LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2007	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Light bulbs, Floor lamps or table lamps
PT SPIT ON LAMP AND LIGHT BULB EXPLODED ABRASION NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2007	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
6YMC CUT FINGER ON BROKEN LIGHT BULB/LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2007	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: Puncture
Product: Light bulbs
PT WAS AT HOME, STEPPED ON A LIGHT BULB CAUSING A PUNCTURE WOUND TO RT FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2007	Age: 12 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
PT CUT HAND ON A BROKEN LIGHT BULB, LACERATION TO RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2007	Age: 13 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
PT STEPPED ON FLOURESCENT LIGHT BULB. DX: L FOOT PW/SUPFERFICIAL LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2007	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
PT WAS UNSCREWING A LIGHT BULB WHEN IT BROKE IN HIS HAND. D: LACERATI ON LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2007	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
STEPPED ON BROKEN LIGHTBULB/ LAC LT 2ND TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2007	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
PATIENT CHANGING LIGHT BULB DROPPED BULB AND FELL ON ELBOW; ELBOW LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2007	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Light bulbs, Chairs
PATIENT WAS UP ON A PLASTIC CHAIR HELPING HIS MOTHER CHANGE A LIGHT BULB AND FELL INJURING HIS RT FOREARM. DX-BOTH BONE FRACTURE, RT FOREAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2007	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
LIGHT BULB BROKE, SHATTERING AND SPREDDING GLASS TROUGHTOUT ROOM PT HA S LAC TO THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2007	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
LAC UPPER LIP; CHILD PUT LIGHT BULB IN MOUTH WHICH BROKE CAUSING INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2007	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
PLAYING WITH COUSIN - STOOD UP AND HEAD HIT A LIGHT BULB WHICH SHATTERE D. DX SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2007	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
PATIENT TRIPPED ON FELL ON LIGHT BULB; KNEE LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2007	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
PT AT SCHOOL AND FLOURESCENT LIGHT BROKE. DX LEG LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2007	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Light bulbs
PATIENT FELL WHILE CHANGING LIGHT BULB AND SPRAINED ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2007	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
LAC TO HAND FROM A LIGHT BULB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2007	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
14YOF AT HOME ACCIDENTLY STEPPED ON A GLASS BULB,SUSTAINING 5-CM LACERATION;5-CM LACERATION OF THE LEFT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2007	Age: 6 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 LIGHT BULB. DX: L FOOT LAC <1CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2007	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Light bulbs
BURNED ON SHOULDER BY A LIGHT BULB. DX BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2007	Age: 9 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: Light bulbs
9 YO M LACERATION TO CHEEK CUT WITH BROKEN LIGHT BULB*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2007	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
PT HIT ON LT SHOULDER BY FLOURECENT BULB DX: LT SHOULDER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2007	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	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, Gas, air or spring-operated guns
PT INGESTED BROKEN LIGHT BULB GLASS AFTER SHOOTING LIGHT BULB WITH A PE LLET GUN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2007	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
C/O PT STATES ACCIDENLY CUT WRIST ON LIGHT BULB DX RT WRIST LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2007	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, Floor lamps or table lamps
PT WAS REMOVING A LIGHT BULB THAT HAD BROKEN OFF AT THE BASE OUT OF A L AMP AND CUT HIS THUMB. DX; 2 CM LACERATION RIGHT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2007	Age: 7 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
PICKED UP BROKEN LIGHT BULB & SLICED FINGERS, LACERATION FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2007	Age: 14 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, Chairs
14 YO M LACERATION TO HAND STANDING ON SHOWER CHAIR REACHING FOR A COMB LOST BALANCE FELL CUT HAND ON LIGHT BULB*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2007	Age: 12 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
PT BURNED FOREARM ON A HOT LIGHT BULB DX// RIGHT FOREARM BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2007	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
LAC LIP; HIT IN FACE WITH FLOURESCENT LIGHT BUL BY FRIEND @ HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2007	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Light bulbs
FX WRIST, FELL CHANGING LIGHTBULB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2007	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Light bulbs
STEPPED ON BROKEN LIGHT BULB BAREFOOT X2 DAYS AT HOME,4-5 SMALL ABRASIO NS ON BOTTOM R FOOT NEAR BIG TOE,FB REMOVED;RESIDUAL FB IN SOFT TISSUE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2007	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Light bulbs
BUTND 1ST DEGREE R EYELID, PT GOT INJURY W/A HOT BULB AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2007	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
PT STEPPED ON A BROKEN LIGHT BULB IN BARE FEET AND CUT TOE DX; LACERATON LEFT LITTLE TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2007	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Light bulbs
BURN R FOREARM, PT GOT INJURY W/A HOT LIGHT BULB AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2007	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Light bulbs
PUTTING LIGHT BULB IN AND FELT SHOCK GO UP ARMS, SMALL ELECTRIC BURN TO FINGERS <10%BSA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2007	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs, Tables
LAC R FOOT, PT CHANING A BULB, STEPPED ONTO A GLASS TABLE, IT BROKE & SUST INJURY AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2007	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
RIGHT 4TH FINGER LAC PT CUT FINGER ON A BROKEN LIGHT BULB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2007	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Light bulbs
STEPPED ON A GLASS LIGHT BULB. DX FB FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2007	Age: 11 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
PT STEPPED ON BROKEN LIGHT BULBS. DX. LAC R FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2007	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Light bulbs
LIGHT BULB EXPLODED IN PATIENT'S FACE 2 DAYS AGO, WORSENING PAIN AND BU RNING; SUSPECTED HEALING CORNEAL ABRASION, EYELID ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2007	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
13 YO MALE CUT RIGHT HAND ON LIGHTBULB AT HOME LACERATION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2007	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	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
LACERATION LEFT HAND-CUT ON LIGHT BULB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2007	Age: 8 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
PT SUS INJURY AFTER STEPPING ON A LIGHT BULB. DX FOOT LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2007	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
LIGHT BULB LAC SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2007	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
LAC TO HAND, CUT ON LIGHT BULB DX: HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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