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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,030
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2010 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Floor lamps or table lamps, Light bulbs |
| 58 YO F, C/O LEFT EYE PAIN, REDNESS, PT KNOCKED OVER A LAMP AND LIGHT B ULB FROM IT SHATTERED, THINKS PIECE WENT INTO EYE, DX EYE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/23/2010 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Floor lamps or table lamps |
| 67YOF LOST BALANCE, FELL AND HIT LAMP STAND. DX. FX. HAND, CONTUSION RIBS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2010 | 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: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Floor lamps or table lamps |
| 81 YOF FRACTURED RT. RADIUS- REPORTS LEANING OVER AND TURNING LAMP ON, LOST BALANCE AND FELL.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2010 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Floor lamps or table lamps |
| TOE FX. 52 YOM DROPPED A LAMP ONTO FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2010 | Age: 97 years | Sex: Male | 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: Floor lamps or table lamps |
| 97 YR OLD MALE LEANED OVER TO TURN OUT LIGHT AND FEL BACJ KAC SCAKO WUT G SUBDURAL HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2010 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Floor lamps or table lamps |
| 72 YOF LAMP FELL ONTO RIGHT FOREARM AT HOME LOWER ARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2010 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Floor lamps or table lamps |
| 89 YO M GOT UP TO FAST TRIPPED OVER HIS OWN FEET, FELL HITTING HEAD ON LAMP LANDED ON RT KNEE. DX CHI, CONTUSION RT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2010 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Floor lamps or table lamps |
| 61 YO WF INJURED WITH A LAMP AT HOME, RECEIVED LACERATION TO HEAD* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2010 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Floor lamps or table lamps |
| 55 YOF HAD A HEAVY LAMP FALL ON ARM. DX: R WRIST CONT/STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2010 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Floor lamps or table lamps |
| 73YOF DROPPED A LAMP ON LEG AT HOME LOWER LEG CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2010 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Floor lamps or table lamps |
| 54 YOF PT TRIPPED OVER A LAMP CORD AND LANDED DIRECTLY ON R ELBOW. ANT ERIOR DISLOCATION R SHOULDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2010 | Age: 95 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Floor lamps or table lamps |
| 95YOF LACERATION TO RIGHT INDEX FINGER - WHILE CLEANING A LAMP GLOBE SHE CUT HER FINGER SOMETIME PRIOR TO YESTERDAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2010 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Floor lamps or table lamps, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| RT THUMB LAC.55YOM WAS THROWING A LAMP INTO A DUMPSTER AND LACERATED TH UMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2010 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Floor lamps or table lamps |
| 52YOF BURNED HAND ON A LAMP IN STORE. DX. BACK OF HAND BURN.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2010 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Floor lamps or table lamps |
| 82YOF ROOMMATE KNOCKED OVER LAMP HIT PT ON THE HEAD DX: SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2010 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Floor lamps or table lamps |
| 51 YOF INJURED TOE FROM DROPPING GLASS LAMP ON RIGHT TOE. DX- LACERATION RIGHT 3RD TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2010 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Floor lamps or table lamps |
| 63 YR OLD FEMALE STRUCK IN FACE BY A FALLING LAMP CAUSING HEADACHE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2010 | Age: 56 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: Floor lamps or table lamps |
| 56YOF INTOXICATED AT HOME FELL STRUCK HEAD ON A LAMP SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2010 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Floor lamps or table lamps |
| 72YOF ACCIDENTLY BROKE *** LAMP LACERATING RT FOREARM; FOREARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2010 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Floor lamps or table lamps |
| 84YOM, ON ***, TRIPPED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN OFF THE LIGHT&FELLHITTI NG HEAD>>CHI/LAC/ELEVATED INR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2010 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Floor lamps or table lamps |
| 53 Y O F LAMP FELL HIT PT HEAD. DX CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2010 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Floor lamps or table lamps |
| 73YOF STR HIP- TRIPPED LAMP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2010 | Age: 69 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: Floor lamps or table lamps |
| 69YOF, ON ASA, FLIPPING HER MATTRESS&HIT A LAMP THAT STRUCK HER IN THE HEAD>>CHI/LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2010 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Floor lamps or table lamps |
| 67 YOF FELL LAST NIGHT, HIT KNEE ON BOTTOM OF FLOOR LAMP STAND. DX-FALL, ACUTE RIGHT KNEE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2010 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Floor lamps or table lamps |
| 71 YOF FELL, HIT HEAD ON LAMP; SMALL LAC; KNEE GAVE OUT DX: LAC SCALP, FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2010 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Floor lamps or table lamps |
| 81 Y/O/F C/O HEADACHE - LAMP FELL ON HEAD YESTERDAY DX: HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2010 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Floor lamps or table lamps |
| DROPPED LAMP AND STEPPED ON IT L 2ND TOE LACERATION 51 YO M# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2010 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Floor lamps or table lamps |
| 68YOWF PT TRIPPED AND FELL AT HER HOME THIS AM & HURT R SIDE OF CHEST ON LAMP. DX. CONT HEAD, R CHEST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2010 | Age: 56 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: Floor lamps or table lamps |
| 56YOF, REPLRTS A LARGE METAL LAMP FELL ONTO HER FOOT YESTERDAY >>ANKLE SPRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2010 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Floor lamps or table lamps, Chairs |
| 63YOF TRIED TO MVE LAMP WHILE SITTING IN CHAIR, LAMP HIT HER IN (R) EYE DX;* HEMORAGE (R) EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2010 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Floor lamps or table lamps |
| CONTUSION WRIST - 53 YO FEMALE CO RIGHT WRIST PAIN - REPORTS A LAMP FEL L ON HER WRIST AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2010 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Floor lamps or table lamps, Chairs |
| 63 YOM-@ HOME 3 DAYS AGO PT LUNGED TO CATCH A FALLING LAMP/CHAIR & FELT SOMETHING TEAR IN SHOULDER DX PROBABLE TORN ROTATOR CUFF * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2010 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Floor lamps or table lamps |
| 80 YO F FELL STGRUCK ELBOW ON LAMP CONTUSION ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2010 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Floor lamps or table lamps |
| 89 YOF FELL WHILE TURNING ON A LAMP. DX: GENERALIZED DEBILITY, LUMBOSACRAL STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/02/2010 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Floor lamps or table lamps, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| LAMP FELL OFF BOOKCASE ONTO HEAD LAC SCALP * 84 Y/O W/F |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2010 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Floor lamps or table lamps |
| 62YO FEMALE WITH LAC TO WRIST FROM A LAMP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2010 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Floor lamps or table lamps |
| 54 YOF CUT FINGER ON GLASS LAMP. DX-RIGHT FTH FINGER LACERATION 6 CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2010 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Floor lamps or table lamps |
| 67YOF WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKE A FIXTURE OFF A LAMP AND SPILLED LARGE QUA NTITIES OF DUST/PARTICULATE INTO RIGHT EYE C/O PAIN.DX:CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2010 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Floor lamps or table lamps |
| 58YOF WENT TO TURN OFF A LAMP AND IT FELL ONTO HEAD SUSTAINED A SCALP L ACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2010 | Age: 64 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: Floor lamps or table lamps |
| DX LBP: 64YOF C/O LBP ONSET AFTER LIFT' "HEAVY LAMP THUS NOC."FELT LIKE PULLED MUSCLE" @ LS OF LOWER BACK, NOW RADIAES ACROSS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2010 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Floor lamps or table lamps |
| 76YOM WHILE MAKING A LAMP ACCIDENTLY LACERATED HAND ON GLASS WHEN IT BROKE;HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2010 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Floor lamps or table lamps |
| 51YOF ELEC SHOCK FROM LAMP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2010 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Floor lamps or table lamps |
| 88 Y/O W/M RECEIVED LARGE LACERATION TO SCALP WHEN LOSS BALANCE AND HIT HEAD ON LAMP AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2010 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Floor lamps or table lamps |
| FINGER LAC-56YOF-CUT ON BROKEN LAMP-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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