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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 401
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/21/2003 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| FELL IN THE BATHROOM WHILE CHANGING A LIGHT BULB DX: HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2003 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| HIT ON HEAD WITH GLASS FROM BROKEN LIGHT BULB DX: LACERATION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs, Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| A LIGHT BULB BROKE & FELL OFF CEILING LIGHT, HITTING PT. ON THE HEAD DX: HEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2003 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Light bulbs, Chairs |
| PT WAS CHANGING LIGHT BULB AND SLIPPED OFF ARM OF CHAIR ONTO CARPET. DX: CONT HEAD/BACK/ R HIP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2003 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT WAS HIT BY FALLING LIGHT BULB TUBE. DX: 3 CM SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2003 | Age: 57 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 |
| 57 YOM HAD LIGHT BULB FALL ON HEAD LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| HIT HEAD ON LIGHTBULB-DX-MINOR HEAD INJURYT, SCALP ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2003 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 54 Y.O. W FEMALE W/CHI. PT WAS STANDING IN THE BACK OF THE TRUCK, CHANG ING A LIGHTBULB IN HER GARAGE @ HOME & FELL BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT WAS TURNING A LGHTBULB OFF AND IT BROKE HITTING HER IN THE HEAD. DX X HEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2003 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs, Chairs |
| UP IN CHAIR, CHANGING A LIGHT BULB, FELL DX. SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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