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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 564
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/22/2006 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT STEPPED IN A GLASS LIGHT FIXTURE SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2006 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT WAS REPAIRING A BROKEN "LAMP COVER" AND ACCIDENTALLY SUSTAINED A LAC ERATION TO LEFT WRIST ON A JAGGED EDGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2006 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT WAS WALKING FAST IN A STORE AND STRUCK HEAD ON A "LOW LYING" LIGHT F IXTURE SUSTAINING LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2006 | Age: 57 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 |
| CUT FINGER ON A GLASS LIGHT FIXTURE " LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2006 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| FOREIGN BODY FINGER - 58 YOM CUT RIGHT PINKY FINGER WHILE CLEANING A GL ASS LIGHT FIXTURE AND THINKS GOT A PIECE OF GLASS IN FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2006 | Age: 53 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 C/O LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ON HER HEAD AT HOME TODAY - DX HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2006 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| CHANGING A LIGHT, THINKS HE GOT DUST IN HIS EYE/ CORNEAL ABRASION, FB LT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2006 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT HIT THE TOP OF HIS HEAD ON A LIGHT FIXTURE WITH POSSIBLE LOC CONTUS ION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2006 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| HIT TOE OFF A METAL LIGHT CONTUSION TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2006 | Age: 57 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 RT HAND ON BROKEN GLASS CEILING GLOBE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2006 | Age: 85 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 |
| FELL WHILE TRYING TO TURN LIGHT ON. DX. HIP FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/29/2006 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Lighting equipment, Floors or flooring materials |
| FALL,L WRIST FX - LOST BALANCE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN LIGHT ON, FELL T O FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/22/2006 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Lighting equipment, Escalators |
| PATIENT HIT HIS HEAD ON A LIGHT FIXTURE YESTERDAY WHILE COMING DOWN AN ESCALATOR SUSTAINING POST-CONCUSSIVE SYMPTOMS & SCALP ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2006 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT WAS REACHING UP TO TURN OFF A LIGHT AT HOME AND STRAINED SHOULDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2006 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT SUST LACERATION TO NOSE LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ON PT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2006 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT HIT HEAD ON LIGHT COVER WHICH BROKE. DX HEAD CONT, 3.5 CM L HAND LAC,L SHOULDER LAC 2 CM, R EAR ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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