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Accidents - Light bulbs - Year 2006 - Ankle

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 228
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
6-15 years old:81
26-50 years old:86
50+ years old:59

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 10/03/2006Age: 13 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Other
Product: Light bulbs
PT WAS CHANGING A LIGHTBULB AND FELL ; TWISTED ANKLE. D: NO DX; LWBS
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 07/18/2006Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Light bulbs
PT BURNED ANKLE ON HOT LIGHT BULB ON FLOOR AT HOME TODAY DX// LEFT ANKLE 2ND DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/29/2006Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
DX RIGHT ANKLE LACERATION: GLASS LIGHT BULB BROKE AND INJURED ANKLE AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/12/2006Age: 32 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Light bulbs
PT FELL CHANGING LIGHTBULB; ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/18/2006Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Light bulbs, Chairs
SPRAIN R ANKLE, PT FELL FROM A CHAIR WHILE CHANGING A BULB AT HOME, C/O PAIN, SWELLING, LIMPING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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