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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 140
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/23/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| TOUCHED A LITE BULB WITH WET FINGER AND GOT ELECTRIC SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PATIENT IN ROOM W/BROKEN FLOURESCENT LIGHT BULB AT FRIENDS HOUSE LAST NIGHT, FELT LIGHTHEADED, DIZZY, CONCERN OF MERCURY EXPOSURE; DIZZY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Light bulbs, Ladders |
| PT SUSTAINED ELECTRIC SHOCK AND ANKLE SPRAIN AFTER HE WAS TRYING TO CHANGE A LIGHT BULB WHEN HE WAS SHOCKED CAUSING HIM TO FALL OFF LADDER* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Light bulbs, Foods |
| SMOKE EXPOSURE AFTER INHALE FUMES WHILE COOKING. THE ASPIRATOR BULB EXP LODE -BEING EXPOSE TO FUMES FROM THE CHEMICAL THAT WENT OF FIRE HEADACH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT WALKED INTO A ROOM WHERE A FLOURESCENT LIGHT BULB EXPLODED. MOTHER C ONCERNED ABOUT MERCURY EXPOSURE DX POSSIBLE MERCURY EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT WALKED INTO A ROOM WHERE A FLOURESCENT LIGHT BULB EXPLODED. MOTHER C ONCERNED ABOUT MERCURY EXPOSURE DX POSSIBLE MERCURY EXPOSURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PATIENT INHALED CONTENTS ON BROKEN FUORSCENT LIGHT BULB, ONSET CHEST PAIN. DX-INHALATION INJURY. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 01/03/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Light bulbs, Electrical outlets or receptacles |
| PT STS CHANGED LIGHTBULB,HAND SLIPPED,SHOCKED MY METAL OF LIGHT SOCKET,DX ELECTRICAL SHOCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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