Accidents - Light bulbs - Year 2007 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 675
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	11
6-15 years old:	153
16-25 years old:	176
26-50 years old:	85
50+ years old:	248

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/30/2007	Age: 2 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
BURNED ON A LIGHT BULB. DX 2ND DEGREE BURN TO ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2007	Age: 7 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
PT SUST BURN TO FOREARM FROM LIGHTBULB#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2007	Age: 60 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
CUT TO ARM ON GLASS FROM BROKEN LIGHT BULB DX: ARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2007	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Light bulbs
16 YOF PT WAS CHANGING A LIGHT BULB, & FELL ABOUT 3-4 FT ONTO LT FOREAR HAS PAIN WHEN SHE MAKES A FIST. DX; FOREARM CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2007	Age: 25 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: Burns, Thermal
Product: Light bulbs
THERMAL BURN TO LOWER ARM FROM LIGHT BULB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2007	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
HAS LAC TO (L) FOREARM FROM A BROKEN LIGHT BULB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2007	Age: 66 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
FELL CHANING LIGHT BULB, L ARM PAIN DX; RADIUS FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2007	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
A LIGHT BULB BROKE AND PT'S FOREARM WAS LAC BY A PIECE OF GLASS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2007	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Light bulbs, Chairs
PATIENT WAS UP ON A PLASTIC CHAIR HELPING HIS MOTHER CHANGE A LIGHT BULB AND FELL INJURING HIS RT FOREARM. DX-BOTH BONE FRACTURE, RT FOREAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2007	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
PT DX OPEN WOUND OF FOREARM - REPORTS WAS FIXING UP LIGHT BULB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2007	Age: 53 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
RIGHT FOREARM BURN. PT BURNED ARM ON HOT LIGHT BULB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2007	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
51 YO MALE CUT LEFT FOREARM ON LIGHT BULB LACERATION FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2007	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, Floor lamps or table lamps
PLAYING WITH COUSIN AND FELL INTO LAMP - LIGHT BULB. DX 2ND DEGREE BUR N ON FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2007	Age: 53 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Light bulbs
FELL ONTO FA WHILE TRYING TO REACH FOR A LIGHTBULB "CONTS''
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2007	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
STATES BECAME ANGRY - DOESN'T WANT TO BE @ REGIONAL CENTER. LAC L FOREA RM WITH LIGHT BULB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2007	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows
WAS INSTALLING LIGHT BULB FELL THROUGH WINDOW AND LACERATED LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2007	Age: 16 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
PT SUST BURN TO FOREARM FROM HOT LIGHT BULB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2007	Age: 19 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
CUT FA ON A LIGHT BULB, ?MECH LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2007	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Light bulbs
PT BURNED FOREARM ON A HOT LIGHT BULB DX// RIGHT FOREARM BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2007	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Light bulbs
BURN R FOREARM, PT GOT INJURY W/A HOT LIGHT BULB AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2007	Age: 59 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
PT C/O BURN TO FOREARM FROM LIGHT BULB LEFT BEFORE EVALUATION
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

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