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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 501
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/11/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs, Other toys |
| 7 YOF PLAYING BALL IN THE BASEMENT AND HIT A LIGHT BULB WHICH BROKE AND FELL ONTO PT'S HEAD CAUSING A LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2008 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Light bulbs, Stools |
| 79YOM AT HOME STOOD ON A STOOL TO CHANGE LIGHT BULB,FELL BACKWARDS HIT HEAD ON WALL OR REFRIGERATOR;CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2008 | Age: 61 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, Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| LACERATION HEAD - 61 YO MALE PRESENTS WITH SCALP LACERATION - SCRAPED S CALP ON LIGHT FIXTURE WHEN CHANGING LIGHT BULB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| HEAD LAC/3YOF AT HOME HIT HER HEAD ON A FLOURESCENT LIGHT BULB CAUSING LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2008 | Age: 40 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 |
| HIT HEAD ON LIGHT BULB. DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| CHI-HAND LAC-FLORESCENT LIGHT BULB FELL ON PT-@ BAND PRACTICE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Light bulbs, Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| 45 YOF STRUCK ON THE HEAD BY A LIGHT BULB THAT FELL OUT OF LIGHT FIXTUR E SUSTAINING A CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| A SMALL BROKEN LIGHT BULB FELL HITTING HEAD >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| LIGHT BULB FELL AND INJURED PATIENT. DX: 3.0 CM. SCALP LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2008 | Age: 17 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 |
| PT STOOD & BUMPED HEAD ON A LIT LIGHT BULB AND IT BROKE CUTTING PT'S SCALP AT HOME DX: LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Light bulbs, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| YEST FELL WHILE CHANGING A LIGHTBULB HITTING HEAD ONTO A DRESSER, NOW C H/A/DZ/LH>> CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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