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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 275
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/10/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT STATES SHE WAS BURNT ON SHIN WITH A LIGHT BULB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2002 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| LOST HER BALANCE WHILE CHANGING A LIGHT BULB AT HOME LAST NIGHT AND FEL L INJURING HER RIGHT LOWER LEG. DX FRACTURE RIGHT FIBULA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LACERATION, LEG LOWER - 57 YOF STATES THAT SHE CUT HERSELF ON A BROKEN LIGHT BULB TAKING THE TRASH CAN OUT, LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PUSHED ON LIGHT BULB AND BROKE BULB. LAC TO BACK OF RT LEG. DX; 7 CM LAC RT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| LAC TO LEG WHEN STRUCK BY LIGHT BULB AND IT BROKE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs, Ladders |
| CHANGING LIGHT BULB AND FELL FROM LADDER AND STRUCK A RETAING WALLDX: LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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