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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 149
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/27/2005 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT. FELL BACKWARDS WHILE CHANGING LIGHT AT HOME. DX. LAC SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2005 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| 54 YOM STOOD UP AND HIT HEAD ON LIGHT FIXTURE CAUSING LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2005 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment, Doorsills or frames |
| SCALP LACERATION-WHILE TURNING ON A LIGHT SWITCH, SHE LOST HER BALANCE AND FELL STRIKING HEAD ON DOOR FRAME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2005 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| 52 YO FEMALE HAD LIGHT FIXTURE FALL ON FOREHEAD AT *** CONTUSION HEAD CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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