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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 999
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/28/2005 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| FALLEN LIGHT STRUCK FACE " LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 10/31/2005 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| C-7 SPINE FX;L WRIST FX/81YOF WAS REACHING FOR LIGHT SWITCH, TRIPPED AN D FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/31/2005 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| CUT HAND ON A LAMP DX. HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2005 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| BACK STR/57YOF HAD LAMINECTOMY IN JULY.TWISTED TO SIDE YESTERDAY TO TUR N OFF LIGHT & FELT PULL LOW BACK.THINKS IT'S SCIATICA.RAN OUT OF MEDS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2005 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| INTOXICATED AND FELL INTO GLASS LAMP AND LAC FACE |
| 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: 09/02/2005 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| ATTEMPTING TO TURN LIGHT ON HEARD A "POP" LEFT SHOULDER INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2005 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| ACCIDENTALLY CUT FINGER ON LIGHT FIXTURE. LACERATION RIGHT 2ND FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2005 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| RIGHT ARM LAC, PT WAS FIXING A LIGHT FIXTURE AND CUT ARM WHEN TIGHTENIN G IT TOO TIGHT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2005 | Age: 95 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| A PEICE OF GLASS FELL OFF LIGHT FIXTURE LACERATION LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2005 | Age: 51 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 |
| PAIN N THE RIGHT EYE AFTER GETTING POKED BY A LIGHT FIXTURE |
| 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: 06/22/2005 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT LAC LT HAND ON A LIGHT FIXTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2005 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| DISTAL RADIUS ULNA FX - TRIPPED OVER SOLAR LIGHT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2005 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| R IND FING LAC/53YOF CUT R IND FING ON METAL LIGHT FIXTURE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2005 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT GOT UP TO TURN ON LIGHT AND FELL. DX: R FEMUR FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/14/2005 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| LIGHT FIXTURE COVER FELL HITTING PT. DX: NECK STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2005 | Age: 75 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, Chairs |
| PT WENT TO TURN ON LIGHT AND TRIPPED OVER A CHAIR AND INJURED SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2005 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| LAC L 3RD FINGER ON LIGHT FIXTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2005 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT TURNED OFF LIGHT, TURNED AROUND AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL ONTO R HIT PTA. DX. FX R PELVIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| 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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