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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 462
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/19/2002 | Age: 29 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, Fans |
| PT.TODAY AT 6:30PM.WAS CHANGING A BULB AND DID NOT SEE THE FAN STILL WO RKING AND HIT HER IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD SUFFERED LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| LACERATED HEAD ON LIGHT BULB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2002 | Age: 18 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: Light bulbs |
| PIECE OF BULB ACCIDENTALLY FELL ON HEAD CAUSING INJ WHEN AT HOME DX:SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2002 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| HIT WITH LIGHT BULB-SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT SUSTAINED CONTUSION TO SCALP AFTER A LIGHT BULB FELL ON HER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT WAS BURNING TRASH WHEN LIGHT BULB IN TRASH EXPLODED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| LAC TO HEAD WHEN LIGHT BULB BROKE AND STRUCK HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2002 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| LIGHT BULBS FELL OFF SHELFLACERATION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2002 | Age: 4 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| MINOR HEAD CONTUSION, AUNT WAS TOSSING INFANT UP IN AIR AND BUMPEDHER H EAD ON A LIGHT BULB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT. WAS AT SCHOOL WHEN A FLUORESCENT LIGHT BULB FELL ON HER HEAD, RESUL TING IN A SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| HIT HEAD ON FLUORESCENT LIGHT SCALP CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2002 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| SCALP LACERATION-STOOD UP AND STRUCK HEAD ON FLUORESCENT LIGHT BULB AT HOME.C/O ACTIVE BLEEDING WITH 3 CM LACERATION TO SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2002 | Age: 11 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: Light bulbs, Ceilings and walls |
| PT. WENT INTO A CLOSED TO GET DRESSED AND HIT HER HEAD ON A LIGHT BULB STICKING OUT OF THE WALL, RESULTING IN A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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