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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 129
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/16/2003 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| LEFT ANKLE FX. PT REACHED UP TO PULL A LIGHT STRING AND TWISTED ANKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs, Containers |
| FELL INTO BOXES WHILE CHANGING LIGHT BULB DX: LACERATION TO ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2003 | Age: 27 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, Chairs |
| PT STEPPED ON A LIGHT BULB AFTER FALLING OFF CHAIR. DX: L ANKLE SPRAIN, L FOURTH TOE LAC NONSUTURED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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