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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 163
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/04/2006 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PT WAS HANGING A LIGHT FIXTURE ON HIS DOCK AT HOME AND TOUCHED THE FIXT URE WITH RIGHT LOWER ARM SUSTAINED AN ELECTRICAL BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2006 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| CONTUSION FOREARM - 23 YOF WAS EATING AT A RESTAURANT WHEN A LIGHT FIXT URE FELL ONTO LEFT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2006 | Age: 17 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: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF THE FOREARM FROM A LIGHTING FIXTURE AT HOM E. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2006 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| LOWER ARM CUT ON GLASS FIXTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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