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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 997
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2006 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| HIT IN HEAD WITH CHANDALIER. DX- MINOR HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/23/2006 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PT WAS HIT BY FALLING CHANDELIER. DX: SCALP PW/CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2006 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| 58 YOF HAD CHANDELIER FALL ON HEAD LAC TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2006 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PATIENT C/O HAND PAIN AT HOME, BEING TOSSED IN AIR BY FAMILY MEMBER, HIT LIGHT FIXTURE. DX-CHI. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2006 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| HIT HEAD ON LIGHT FIXTURE. DX- SCALP 2 CM LACERATION, MINOR HEAD INJUR Y |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2006 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| SCALP LACERATION-SUS LACERATION TO TOP OF HEAD WHEN CEILING LIGHT FIXTU RE FELL ON HEAD. NO LOC, BUT C/O DIZZINESS & NECK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 10/19/2006 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN HEAD BY A LIGHT FIXTURE. DX ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2006 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures, Ball sports |
| BROTHER THREW A BALL WHICH HIT A LIGHT FIXTURE WHICH FELL ON HEAD. DX LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2006 | Age: 9 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| SKULL FX, GRANDFATHER BUMPED CHILDS HEAD ON CHANDELIER |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/25/2006 | 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: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| DX SCALP LACERATION: LIGHT COVER FELL FROM CEILING AND STRUCK PT'S HEAD AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2006 | Age: 6 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| WALKED INTO CHANDELIER AND HIT HEAD. DX SUPERFICIAL HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2006 | Age: 7 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: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| 7YOM SCALP LAC LAMP COVER FELL FROM CEILING HIT HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2006 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures, Ceilings and walls |
| PT BUMPED AGAINST A WALL AND A LIGHT FIXTIRE FELL OFF THE WALL ONTO HEA D SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2006 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| GLASS LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ON PTS. HEAD. DX LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2006 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures, Floors or flooring materials |
| 37 YO HIT HEAD ON CHANDELIER, FELL TO FLOOR, CUT TOP OF HEAD, NAUSEA/D IZZY D-HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 07/20/2006 | Age: 2 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: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| 2YOM LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ON HEAD SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2006 | Age: 2 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: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PLAYING C COUSING A LIGHT FIXT FELL HITTING PT IN THE HEAD " LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2006 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| CONCUSSION AFTER A TRACK LIGHT FELL AND STRUCK HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2006 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| HEAD TRAUMA, PT SUST INJURY W/A FALLING LIGHT FIXTURE IN A FRIEND'S HOM E, C/O PAIN, SWELLING, NO ACTIVE LOC OR DIZZINESS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2006 | Age: 4 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: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures, Pillows |
| DX LACERATION TO BACK OF HEAD: PILLOW FIGHT AT HOME, KNOCKED GLASS LIGHT SHADE OFF CEILING WHICH FELL AND HIT PT'S HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2006 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| SCALP CONTUSION.PT HIT HEAD ON A LIGHT FIXTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2006 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| CUT TO HEAD GOT HIT WITH FALLING LIGHT FIXTURE DX: LACERATION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2006 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PT. STOOD UP AND HIT HEAD ON METAL LIGHT FIXTURE 1 1/2 HOURS PTA. DX.L AC SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2006 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| HEAD TRAUMA, PT SUST INJURY W/A FALLING LIGHT FIXTURE AT HOME, C/O PAIN , DIZZINESS, BLEEDING MOUTH, NO LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2006 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PT HAD A CEILING LIGHT FALL ONTO CHILDS HEAD.DX HEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2006 | Age: 51 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: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures, Light bulbs |
| SCRAPED HEAD ON OVETHEAD LIGHT FIXTURE WHILE CHANGING A BULB AT HOME SC ALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2006 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| 38 YO MALE HIT HEAD ON LIGHT FIXTURE WHICH BROKE SCALP ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2006 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| CONCUSSION - 42 YOM WAS INSTALLING A BATHROOM LIGHT FIXTURE WHEN IT SLI PPED AND HIT HIM ON HIS HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/15/2006 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures, Other toys |
| PATIENT THREW A TOY UP AND GLASS LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ON HIS HEAD AT HOME SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2006 | Age: 11 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| STRUCK ON TOP OF HEAD BY GLASS LIGHT FIXTURE THAT FELL FROM CEILING & S UBSEQUENTLY BROKE & SHATTERED @ HOME, HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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