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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 638
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/13/2010 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Night-lights, Footwear |
| 87YOF GOT UP TO TURN OFF THE NIGHTLIGHT AND TRIPPED OVER SLIPPERS ONTO HIP FRACTURED HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/26/2009 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Night-lights |
| PT GOT UP TO TURN OFF NIGHT LIGHT & FELL, STRUCK HEAD AGAINTS UNKNOWN OBJECT DX: SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2009 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Night-lights |
| PT FELL WHILE CROUCHING DOWN TO TURN ON A NIGHT LIGHT. MAY HAVE "PASSED OUT". D:SYNCOPE, BACK PAIN, FEVER. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/02/2007 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Night-lights |
| LEANING OVER TO TURN OFF NIGHT LIGHT AND FELL. DX SCALP HEMATOMA# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2007 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Night-lights |
| PATIENT KNOCKED NIGHT LIGHT OVER AT HOME, LIGHT SHATTERED AND HIT HIM IN THE EYE. DX-FOREIGN BODY EYE, CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2005 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Night-lights |
| LUMBAR STR. PT FELT POP IN BACK WHEN REACHING TO TURN ON A NIGHT LIGHT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2005 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Night-lights, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL TO FLOOR AT NH WHILE CHECKING NIGHT LIGHT HITTING HEAD RT PARTIAL SCALP HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2004 | Age: 99 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Night-lights |
| PT STATED TAHT SHE WAS BENDING TO LIT IN A NIGHT LIGHT, LOST BALANCE,FE LL, MECHANICAL FALL ONTO HER BUTTOCKS SUSTAIEND" COCCYX CONTUSION" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2003 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Night-lights |
| STATES HE TRIPPED OVER A NIGHTLIGHT ALONG THE DRIVEWAY AND LANDED ON THE CONCRETE, CUT TO FINGER. LAC AT PALMAR SIDE OF RT 5TH FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2003 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Night-lights |
| HAND LAC-HIT A NIGHT LIGHT THAT SHATTERED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2002 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Night-lights, Doors |
| GOT UP TO GO TO BATHROOM W/NIGHT LIGHTS, FELL AGAINST DOOR, CUTTING L F OREHEAD, BUMPED NOSE DX. LAC FH, HEMATOMA HEAD, NASAL FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2002 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Night-lights |
| PLUGGED IN A NIGHT LIGHT. THE BULB EXPLODED AND SOMETHING STRUCK HIM IN THE EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2002 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Night-lights, Beds |
| LAC TO 1ST FINGER AFTER CATCHING ON NIGHT-LIGHT AT END OF BED. DX; FING ER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2001 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Night-lights, Floors or flooring materials |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/08/1997 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Night-lights |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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