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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 231
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Light bulbs, Ladders |
| PT. WAS CHANGING A LIGHT BULB AND STEPPED OFF LADDER TWISTING ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| DX;LACERATION RIGHT ANKLE. CUT ANKLE ON BROKEN LIGHT BULB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT STEPPED ON LIGHTBULB, LACERATION L ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| LEFT ANKLE LAC, PT STEPPED ON A LIGHT BULB AND IT CUT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs, Ladders |
| PT WAS CHANGING A FLURESCENT BULB WAS ON A LADDER, BULB FELL HITTING LADDER AND CUTTING HIS ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Light bulbs, Ladders |
| 58 Y.O. B MALE W/FX ANKLE. PT FELL 2-3 FT OFF OF A LADDER WHILE CHANGIN G A LIGHT BULB @ CHURCH. E8810 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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