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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 688
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/15/2004 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 3 YO FEMALE WAS BURNED BY HOT LIGHT BULB ON FOREARM SECOND DEGREE BURN RIGHT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2004 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| REACHING ACROSS TRASH CAN CUT ARM ON A BROKEN FLORESCENT LIGHT RIGHT FOREARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2004 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT HAD LIGHT BULB FALL ONTO ARM 6 DAYS AGO AND NOW ARM IS INFECTED. D: CELLULITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2004 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| BURNED ARM ON A LIGHT BULB DX: L FOREARM BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT BURNED RT FOREARM 2ND DEGREE ON LIGHT BULB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2004 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs, Refrigerators |
| FOREARM / WRIST LACS-LIGHT BULB FELL OFF TOP OF REFRIGERATOR & HIT PT-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2004 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs, Footwear |
| BURN FOREARM - PATIENT REPORTS BURNING RIGHT FOREARM ON A LIGHTBULB - A LSO BLISTERS ON RIGHT ANKLE FROM HIGH BOOTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2004 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT BURNED RT FOREARM ON LIGHT BULB/LWBS |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 08/02/2004 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| MOM REPORTS BURN ON RT ARM BY LIGHT BULB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2004 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| BURN FOREARM - 52 YOF SUSTAINED A BURN TO HER LEFT FOREARM FROM A HOT L IGHTBULB 2 DAYS AGO, 1CM BLISTER FORMED YESTERDAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs, Floor lamps or table lamps |
| PT BURNED LT ARM ON BULB ON LAMP YEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2004 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs, Wallpaper |
| FOREARM LAC-REMOVING WALLPAPER-CUT ON A BROKEN LIGHT BULB-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2004 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| R ARM BURN/4YOM SUSTAINED BURN ON ARM FROM HOT LIGHT BULB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2004 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PATIENT BURNED ARM ON LAMP BULB AT HOME 2 DAYS AGO, MOM PUTTING PERIOXI DE AND HYDROCORTISONE CREAM ON IT, NOW WORSE; FOREARM BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2004 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT HAS BURN ON LEFT FOREARM FROM LIGHTBULB RED OPEN BURN LEFT FOREARM S ECOND DEGREE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2004 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 33 Y F WAS REPLACING LIGHT BULB IN LAMP AND BULB BROKE CUTTING HER DX: 3 CM LACERATION TORIGHT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2004 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| BURN FOREARM - 20 YOM SUSTAINED A BURN TO HIS RIGHT FOREARM AFTER CONTA CT WITH A LIGHTBULB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2004 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| HUSBAND FELL ON TOP OF PT, WHO WAS CHANGING LIGHT BULB RADIUS & ULNA FX, R/O HIP FX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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