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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 362
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2008 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Lighting equipment, Stairs or steps |
| 64 YOF GOT UP TO TURN LIGHTS OFF AND FELL DOWN FULL FLIGHT OF STAIRS SU STAINING A FRACTURED CLAVICLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2008 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| REACHING TO TURN ON LIGHT AND FELL. DX PELVIS CONTUSION# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2008 | Age: 68 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, Ceilings and walls |
| WENT TO SHUT OFF LITE AND WALKED INTO WALL LAC FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2008 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PATIENT WAS WALKING INTO A BATHROOM AT NIGHT, TRIED TO FLIP THE LIGHT ON, TRIPPED AND FELL BACK LANDING ON LT ELBOW. DX-LEFT ELBOW CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT LOST BALANCE AND FELL WHILE TRYING TO TURN OFF A LIGHT. DX: L DISTAL RADIUS FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| RT SHOULDER DISLOCATION.PT REACHED ARM BACKWARDS TO TURN OFF A LIGHT AN D FELT A POP IN SHOULODER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment, Garage doors |
| PTA PT IN GARAGE,LIGHT WENT OUT AND PT FELL HITTING HEAD ON GARAGE DOOR . DX. LAC L EYEBROW W/BRUISING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2008 | Age: 86 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT REACHED TO TURN OFF LIGHT AND FELL TO FLOOR. DX: SYMPTOMATIC ANEMIA, LARGE RETROPERITONEAL MASS, PUBIC RAMUS FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/08/2008 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT SUS LACERATION TO FINGER AFTER LIFTING HAND AND HITTING LIGHT FIXTURE% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2008 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Lighting equipment, Stairs or steps |
| 67YOF WAS HOME HAD BEEN WATCHING TELEVISION,TURNED OUT THE LIGHTS, TRIPPED DOWN FOUR STEPS,FELL INJURED WRIST;WRIST SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2008 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| REACHING FOR A LIGHT, FELL LANDING ONTO T'D ANKLE >> SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2008 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PT FROM NH, GOT UP TO BATHROOM W/O TURNING LIGHT ON, FELL AND HIT HEAD ON DRESSER. DX. CONT FACE, SKIN TEAR L ARM, L HAND TEARS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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