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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 248
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/07/2003 | Age: 95 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electric lighting equipment |
| SEVERE BACK PAIN, INABILITY TO AMBULATE, REACHED TO TURN KITCHEN LIGHT OFF AT HOME, FELT STABBING PAIN LEFT HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/10/2003 | Age: 57 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: Electric lighting equipment |
| LT HAND LAC-CUT ON LIGHT FIXTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2003 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric lighting equipment |
| REACHED TO TURN OF OVERHEAD LIGHT, GLOBE EXPLODED/ LAC RT RING FINGER, ABRASIONS LT ARM AND RT PALM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2003 | Age: 97 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Electric lighting equipment, Electrical outlets or receptacles |
| TRYING TO UNPLUG A LIGHT AT HOME, SLIPPED AND SOMEHOW TORE THE SKIN ON HER RIGHT ELBOW. DX AVULSION SKIN TEAR OF RIGHT ELBOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2003 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric lighting equipment, Stools |
| DX 2 CM RIGHT 5TH DIGIT LACERATION/1 CM RIGHT 4TH DIGIT LACERATION: CHANGING LIGHT BULB, FELL FROM STOOL, GRABBED LIGHT FIXTURE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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