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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 311
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/03/2003 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT DX HEAD CONTUSION - S/P HIT HEAD IN LAMP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2003 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| TRYING TO SHUT OFF LIGHT IN KITCHEN AND FELL. DX. 0.5 CM LACERATION R F RONTAL SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2003 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT DX HEAD CONTUSION/WRIST CONTUSION - AFTER LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ON LT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2003 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| P SEEN FOR CONTUSION AND HEAD LAC AND FALLING IN THE BATHROOM STRIKING HIS HEAD ON THE LIGHT SWITCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2003 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT FELL REACHING FOR LIGHT SWITCH. DX: R KNEE CONT, HEAD CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2003 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| DX:HEAD LAC. FELL OVER A LIGHTING FIXTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2003 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| HIT HEAD ON LIGHT FIXTURE/BRACKET DX: LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2003 | Age: 85 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: Lighting equipment |
| PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE HIT HIS HEAD ON A LIGHT CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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