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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 137
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/23/2007 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 41 YOF WAS CHANGING A LIGHTBULB WHEN IT FELL ON HEAD CAUSING A SMALL CU T, DECIDED NOT TO WAIT TO BE SEEN AND LEFT PRIOR TO MD |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 08/17/2007 | 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 |
| CUT HEAD ON LIGHT BULB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2007 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PLAYING WITH COUSIN - STOOD UP AND HEAD HIT A LIGHT BULB WHICH SHATTERE D. DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2007 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| WALKED INTO A DARK ROOM AND HIT HEAD ON A LIGHT BULB HAS SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2007 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| LAC TO HEAD FROM A BROKEN LIGHT BULB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2007 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| LACERATION SCALP-HIT ON LIGHT BULB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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