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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,273
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2004 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| POKED EYE WITH LIGHT FIXTURE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2004 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| 71 YO GRABBED A BURNING LAMPSHADE BURN HAND NO FD INVOLVEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2004 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| LEFT ELBOW FX-FELL AT HOME WHEN THE LIGHTS WENT OUT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2004 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| A LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ON PT'S HEAD, SUSTAINED" CERVICAL STRAIN"+" CLOSED HEAD INJURY'' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2004 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| LIGHT GLOBE FELL ON RIST DX; LAC TO L WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2004 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| FACIAL LACERATION,R WRIST FX - FELL WHEN TURNING ON LIGHT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2004 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| HEAD PAIN. PT INJURED HEAD WHEN HITTING IT ON A LIGHT FIXTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2004 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| LEFT SHOULDER SPR. PT REACHED UP TO TURN ON A LIGHT AND FELT A POP IN S HOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2004 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| L FEMURAL NECK FX/84YOF FELL 4 HOURS AGO AT HOME WHEN SHE BENT OVER TO TURN OFF LIGHT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/25/2004 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| LACERATION FINGER - 51 YOM WAS WORKING ON A LIGHT FIXTURE WHEN HE LACER ATED HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER ON SOMETHING METAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2004 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT TAKING DOWN LIGHT FIXTURE 2 DAYS AGO AT HOME, STRAINED RT SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2004 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| SHRAUD FROM LIGHT FELL ON PT. LAC RT EAR-PINNA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2004 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Lighting equipment, Floors or flooring materials |
| FX L WRIST, VIA EMS, PT TRYING TO TURN OFF THE LIGHT, FELL DOWN THE FLO OR AT HOME, C/O PAIN, SWELLING, DEFORMITY, ROM ABNML, NO LOC OR DIZZ. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2004 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF HIS HAND FROM A LAMP SHADE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2004 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT TRIPPED OVER LAMP CORD AND FELL ONTO SIDE 2 DAYS AGO. CONTINUED PAIN IN CHEST WALL, KNEE, TIBIA, ANKLE. D:MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2004 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| TRIPPED HIT FOREHEAD ON STREET LAMP DX: FOREHEAD LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2004 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT WAS WALKING TO TURN OFF LIGHT OUTSIDE WHEN BITTEN ON LEG BY RATTLESN AKE. D: SNAKE BITE, LOWER LEG. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/16/2004 | Age: 65 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: Lighting equipment |
| 65 YOM LAC TO FINGER FROM WALL SCONCE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2004 | Age: 81 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: Avulsion |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| R FOREARM AVULSION/81YOM STS WAS HELPING MAINTENANCE MAN FIX LIGHT IN A PARTMENT & MAINTENANCE MAN DROPPED LIGHT ON PT'S WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2004 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| LEFT HAND CONTUSION.PT WAS INSTALLING LIGHTS STAKES IN HIS YARD IN GROU ND AND INJURED HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2004 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lighting equipment, Sinks |
| LIGHT FELL DOWN INTO SINK WHILE BRUSHING TEETH DIFFUSE CORNEAL INJURY/ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2004 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| SCALP LACERATUION.PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A LIGHT FIXTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2004 | Age: 75 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 |
| HEAD CONTUSION, VIA EMS, PT STS SUST INJURY WITH A FALLING LIGHT FIXTUR E, C/O PAIN, DIZZINESS, NO LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2004 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| LACERATION HAND - AT HOME, ACCIDENTLY HIT LIGHT FIXTURE - GLASS GLOBE B ROKE - 1.5 CM LACERATION TO PALM OF RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2004 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| HURT FINGER WHILE INSTALLING LIGHT FIXTURE DX: LACERATION TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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