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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 876
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/22/2010 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| 60 YOF LACERATION TO RIGHT GREAT TOE S/P STUMPED HER TOE AFTER TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF IN THE BATHROOM AT HOME$ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2010 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment, Beds or bedframes |
| 88YOWM PT WAS MOVING TO TURN ON LIGHT NEXT TO BED AND ROLLED OUT OF BE D. DX. LAC FACE, ABRA FACE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2010 | Age: 94 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Lighting equipment, Beds or bedframes |
| 94YOWF PT REPORTS SHE WAS ROLLING OVER TO TURN OFF LIGHT, FELL OUT OF BED AND CAUGHT SELF WITH L HAND. DX. FX L WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2010 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Lighting equipment, Ladders |
| 70 YOM-WAS HOLDING ONTO A RAFTER THAT WAS 10 FT HIGH & FELL ONTO BUTTOC KS-C/O PAIN TO HIP-CLEANING LT FIXTURE ON LADDER DX FX PUBIC RAMUS/P |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/14/2010 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| 53 YOF PRESENT TO ER WITH INJURY TO HEAD AFTER HITTING IT ON LIGHTING E QUIPMENT- DX- BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2010 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| 76YOF REACHING FOR A LIGHTSWITCH AND FELL TO THE GROUND ONTO HEAD SUBDU RAL HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 08/07/2010 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| 54 YOM PT C/O MULTIPLE LACS TO FINGERS S/P BEING CUT BY A GLOSE GLOBE T HAT BROKE WHILE TRYING TO CHANGE LIGHTS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2010 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Lighting equipment, Floors or flooring materials |
| 86YOF THE LIGHTS WENT OUT IN THE HOUSE ACCIDENTLY TRIPPED AND FELL LANDING ON THE FLOOR STRIKING HEAD;CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2010 | 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: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| 52 Y/O F C/O LIGHT FALLING FROM CEILING NOW C/O HEADACHE DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2010 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| 60Y/O F C/O LIGHT FALLING ONTO HER HEAD, C/O HEAD AND BACK PAIN.DX CLOS ED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2010 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| 84 YR OLD MALE SLIPPED TURNING ON BATHROOM LIGHT AND FELL RESULTING IN BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2010 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| 93 Y/O/F WENT TO SHUT OFF LIGHT LOST BALANCE / FELL C/O L SHOULDER PAIN DX: L SHOULDER FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2010 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| 87YOM REACHED OVER TO TURN OFF A LIGHT AND FELL ON BUTT C/O PAIN. DX: L UMBAR STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2010 | Age: 95 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| FELL TURNING OFF LIGHT 95 YO F MINOR HEAD INJURY # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2010 | Age: 67 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 |
| 67YOM CHANGING RHE LIGHTS IN HIS GARAGE AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO R IGHT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2010 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| LEFT ANKLE STR. 64 YOF WAS TURNING ON LIGHT AND LOST BALANCE TWISTING A NKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/07/2010 | Age: 53 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 |
| 53YOM LIGHT FELL ON PT DX: EYELID LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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