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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 208
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/15/2010 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 71YOF FELL WHILE CHANGING LIGHT BULB DX: CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2010 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs, Step stools |
| 76 YOM WAS CHANGING A LIGHT BULB AND FELL OFF A STEP STOOL/ LAC TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2010 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Light bulbs, Ladders |
| 58 YOM CHANGING LIGHT BULB THOUGHT ELECTRICITY WAS TURNED OFF AT HOME, KNOCKED OFF 6 FT. LADDER, ONTO BUTTOCKS SHOCKED. DX-CONCUSSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2010 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 81YOM WALKED INTO LIGHT BULB IN BASEMENT + LAC ON TOP OF HEAD DX;# L AC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2010 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 85YOF SUSTAINED HEAD TRAUMA WHNE FELL WHILE TRYING TO FIX A LIGHTBULB@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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