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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 303
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/10/2009 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | 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 |
| 12 YO FEMALE - FLOURESCENT LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ON HEAD AT SCHOOL. DX HE AD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2009 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | 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, Balls |
| PATIENT BOUNCING A BALL IN ROOM, HIT GLASS GLOBE ON CEILING LIGHT, PIEC ES HIT PATIENT; SCALP LAC., FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2009 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures, Light bulbs |
| DX LAC SCALP: @ SCHOOL FLORESCENT LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ON PT HEAD, GLASS BULBS BROKE IN SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2009 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| HEAD INJURY FROM HITTING HEAD ON LIGHT GLOBE AT HOME. DX-LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2009 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | 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, Ceilings and walls |
| PULLED CORD TO TURN LIGHT ON AND LIGHT FELL FROM CEILING CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2009 | 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: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PT STOOD UP AND HIT BACK OF HEAD ON A CHANDELIER. IT THEN FELL AND STRU CK HIM IN THE HEAD. NO LOC. HEADACHE, NAUSEA. DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2009 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PT WAS SWINGING SOMETHING IN ROOM AND HIT LIGHT FIXTURE WHICH BROKE. DX: SCALP LAC 2 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2009 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT HAD A LIGHT FIXTURE HIT HEAD, SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2009 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| PT WAS HOME WHEN A LIGHT FIXTURE FELL FROM THE CELING HIT TOP OF HEAD. DX SCALP LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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