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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 268
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2007 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures, Other toys |
| GLASS LIGHT FIXTURE FELL FROM CEILING ON PATIENT'S ARM WHEN PLAYING WIT H A BALL WITH SIBLING IN HOUSE, HIT LIGHT;. ARTERIAL RUPTURE/PUNCTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/12/2007 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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, Ladders |
| PT WAS HANGING A GLASS CEILING LIGHT AT A NEIGHBORS HOUSE ON A LADDER A ND FELL SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2007 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | 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 |
| CUT ARM ON A PIECE OF PLASTIC LIGHT FIXTURE. DX LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2007 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| FOREARM LAC-CUT ON LIGHT FIXTURE-IN GARGE @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2007 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT SLIPPED ON BATHROOM FLOOR AND LAC ARM ON LIGHT FIXTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2007 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | 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, Other toys |
| PT THREW A BALL UP IN THE AIR, & BROKE A CEILING LIGHT FIXTURE, & GLASS FELL & CUT PT'S RT FOREARM. DX: ARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2007 | Age: 3 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 |
| PT CUT ARM ON A LIGHT FIXTURE AT HOME. D: LEFT ARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2007 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | 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 DROPPED A LIGHT FIXTURE ON ARMDX: LT ARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2007 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | 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: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PT CUT RIGHT FOREARM ON GLASS CHANDELIER, DX 1CM LACERATION TO R FOREARM W/ POSS RETAINED GLASS/FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2007 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | 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 TO ARM WHEN A LIGHT FIXTURE FELL AND STRUCK ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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