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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 791
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2007 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures, Other toys |
| GLASS LIGHT FIXTURE FELL FROM CEILING ON PATIENT'S ARM WHEN PLAYING WIT H A BALL WITH SIBLING IN HOUSE, HIT LIGHT;. ARTERIAL RUPTURE/PUNCTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/21/2007 | Age: 9 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: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| CUT FINGER ON BROKEN BATHROOM LIGHT FIXTURE. DX LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2007 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| GLOBE FROM CEILING LIGHT FELL AND HIT PT IN HEAD DX- SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2007 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures, Ceilings and walls |
| CHI, LIGHT FIXTURE FELL FROM CEILING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2007 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| HIT NOSE ON LIGHT FIXTURE, LAC DX; FACE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2007 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures, Ceilings and walls |
| STRUCK BY LIGHT FIXTURE FROM CEILING. DX LACERATION SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2007 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| CHANDELIER FELL ON PTS HEAD, APX 1 CM GAPING LACERATION BETWEEN EYES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2007 | Age: 7 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: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| 7 YO HIT STRUCK FACE ON LIGHT FIXTURELAC NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2007 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PT A LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ON HIT PT ON THE EAR AT SCHOOL TODAY DX// LAC RIGHT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2007 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PLASTIC LIGHT COVER FELL FROM CEILING HITTING PATIENT ON FACE AT FRIEND 'S HOUSE; FACIAL LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2007 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| JUMPING UP AND DOWN & HIT LIGHT FIXTURE W/HEAD, LACERATION FOREHEAD/SHO ULDER, CONCUSSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2007 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| CUT ARM ON A PIECE OF PLASTIC LIGHT FIXTURE. DX LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2007 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| CUT FACE WHEN LIGHT FIXTURE FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2007 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| CUT FINGER ON A GLASS LIGHT FIXTURE >LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2007 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| CUT THUMB ON LIGHT FIXTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2007 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ONTO PT'S LEG.DX: R LEG LAC 2 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2007 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| C/O PT STATES STEPPED ON A PIECE OF GLASS FROM A LIGHT FIXTURE STUCK IN FOOTDX FO.B. IN RT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2007 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures, Other ball sports |
| LAC TO FACE WHEN A BALL STRUCK A LIGHT FIXTURE AND IT STRUCK FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2007 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures, Other toys |
| PT THREW A BALL UP IN THE AIR, & BROKE A CEILING LIGHT FIXTURE, & GLASS FELL & CUT PT'S RT FOREARM. DX: ARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2007 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| CUT FINGER ON LIGHT FIXTURE, DX; FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2007 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| CUT TO R THIGH ON LIGHT FIXTURE DX; THIGH LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2007 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PT HIT HIS ARM AGAINST LIGHT FIXTURE EARLIER TODAY. D: CONTUSION RIGH T ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2007 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PT GOT ANGRY AT HOME AND HIT A CHANDELIER , DX: LACERATION TO RIGHT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2007 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| BROKEN LIGHT FIXTURE LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2007 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| LACERATION SCALP=CEILING LIGHT FELL AT HOME-STRUCK HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2007 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| CUT HAND ON GLASS CEILING LIGHT DX L HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2007 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| BACK LAC-FELL AGAINST BROKEN CHANDELIER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2007 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| JUMPED UP AND HIT HEAD ON LIGHT FIXTURE, LACERATION FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2007 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| 14YOM HIT HEAD ON METAL LIGHT FIXTURE HEMOSTASIS SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2007 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| JUMPED UP TO TOUCH LIGHT AND LANDED ON FOOT SPRAINING IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2007 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| CHI, HIT WITH CHANDELIER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2007 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| CEMENT OF LIGHT FIXTURE BROKE & HIT PT ON NOSE CAUSING LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2007 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures, Manual cleaning equipment |
| PT HIT AND BROKE A LIGHT FIXTURE WITH A BROOM HANDLE AND BROKEN PIECE O F LIGHTING EQUIPMENT HIT PT ON NOSE. D : LACERATION NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2007 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PATIENT STRUCK ON HEAD WITH LIGHT FIXTURE, EMESIS X1 AFTERWARD, NO LOC; LEFT WITHOUT BEING SEEN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
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