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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,084
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2010 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 80YOM INJ.L.THUMB,3RD.,4TH.,5TH. FINGERS AT HOME WHEN USING A BURNED OU T FLUORSCENT LIGHT TO PUSH GARBAGE INTO DUMPSTER,BROKE.DX; LACL.FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/25/2010 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 54YOF ABRASION TO FORHEAD HX MIGRAINES HAVING MIGRAINE BECAME DIZZY FEL L AGAINST A LIGHT BULB* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 12/11/2010 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 54 YOM WAS CUT BY BROKEN FLOURESCENT LIGHT BULB. DX: R FOREHEAD ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2010 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 62YOF SUSTAINED A FACIAL LACERATION FELL WHILE HOLDING LIGHTBULBS IN ** * PARKING LOT THEY SHATTERED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2010 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 66 YOM THINKS HAS POSSIBLY GLASS FROM LIGHT BULB IN LEFT EYE, C/O PAIN WHEN LOOKING DOWNWARD, DX: CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2010 | 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: Elbow | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Light bulbs, Chairs |
| 64YOF STANDING ON A CHAIR CHANGING A LIGHT BULB AND FELL ONTO LEFT ELBO W INJURY ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2010 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 67YOM INTOXICATED BAC 168 STANDING CHANGING A LIGHTBULB AND FELL DIRECT LY ONTO CHEST RIB FRACTURES WITH A PNEUMOTHORAX |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/23/2010 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 58 YOM, REACHING TO PUT IN LIGHT BULB, STRAIN KNEE |
| 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: 11/20/2010 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| DX LAC FINGER: 63YOM CUT PAD OF MIDDLE R FINGER WHEN CHANGING LIGHT BULB, SM WELL ~ LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2010 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 69 Y/O/F LIGHT BULB EXPLODED AND PT GOT GLASS IN HER EYE DX/ LT EYE FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2010 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 59YOF LACERATION TO HAND CHANGING LIGHT BULB AT HOME IT BROKE IN HER HA ND* |
| 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: 10/28/2010 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Light bulbs, Ladders |
| 73YOM FELL OFF A FOUR FOOT LADDER WHILE CHANGING A LIGHTBULB AND LANDED ONTO LEFT SHOULDER SHOULDER INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2010 | Age: 64 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: Light bulbs, Refrigerators |
| 64 YOF LACERATION TO RT. THUMB- REPORTS CUTTING THUMB ON A BROKEN LIGHT BULB IN HER REFRIGERATOR AT HOME.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2010 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | 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: Light bulbs |
| 58 YR OLD MALE CHANGING LIGHT BULB ON LEDGE AND FELL OFF CONTUSING KNEE AND ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2010 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 54 YOF, CUT FINGER ON LIGHT BULB, FINGER LACERATION |
| 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: 09/24/2010 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| FOREARM FB. 84 YOM GOT PIECE OF BROKEN LIGHT BULB IN ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2010 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 53YOF LIGHTBULB BLEW AND GLASS GOT INTO EYE. DX. FOREIGN BODY EYES.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2010 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| ELBOW LAC-53YOF PUTTING A CAP ON HER CAR AND HIT LIGHT BULB UNDER THE HOOD CUTTING ELBOW AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2010 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs, Fans |
| 83 YOF WAS CHANGING A LIGHT BULB AND CUT HER THUMB ON AN EXHAUST FAN/ L AC TO THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2010 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 63YOF WITIH LAC TO FOOT, STEPPED ON LIGHTBULB, GLASS STILL IN FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/26/2010 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 51YO WAS CHANGING A LIGHT BULB A WEEK AGO THAT SHATTERED. THINKS HAS A PIECE OF GLASS IN PINKY. DX. FOREIGN BODY FINGER.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2010 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 66 YO F, C/O CUT OT RIGHT HAND, WAS CHASINGA BUG AROUND HER HOUSE WHEN SHE ACCIDENTALLY BROKE A LIGHT BULB, DX HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2010 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 62YOF LOST BALANCE AND FELL WHILE CHANGING A LIGHT BULB. DX. KNEE PAIN. * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2010 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Light bulbs, Grocery or shopping carts |
| 54YOM SHOPPING CART WITH TWO FLUORESCENT BULBS FELL,SHATTERED GLASS DUST WENT INTO EYES;FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2010 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Asian |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 56 YOM CHANGING LIGHT BULB AT HOME AND CUT HAND HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2010 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 73YOM A LARGE LIGHT BULB VS FLUROSCENT LIGHT BULB FELL CUTTING ARM >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2010 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 63YOF-EYE FB-FLOURESCENT LIGHT BULBS FELL & SHATTERED-GLASS SHARD IN EY E-@ A RESTAURANT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2010 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 57YOM,PUNCTURE WOUND TO RIGHT FOOT/HEEL S/P STEPPED ON A BROKEN LIGHT BULB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2010 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 67 YOM WAS CUT BY BROKEN LIGHT BULB. DX: R INDEX LAC 2.4 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2010 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Light bulbs, Floors or flooring materials |
| 83 YOF WAS CHANGING LIGHT BULB - FELL TO FLOOR; LANDED ON LEFT HIP. FRA CTURE, LEFT HIP. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/03/2010 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 59YOF STEPPED ON BROKEN LIGHT BULB AT HOME PUNCTURE WOUND OF FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2010 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 73YOF CHANGING A LIGHT BULB AND KNELT DOWN ON THE OLD BULB SUSTAINED A KNEE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2010 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 72YOM CUT HAND ON BROKEN LIGHT BULB DX;* (L) HAND LAC |
| 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 |
| Date: 02/28/2010 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Light bulbs, Counters or countertops |
| 57YOM STANDING ON A COUNTER TOP AT HOME TRYING TO CHANGE A LIGHT BULB A ND FELL OFF ONTO BUTTOCKS CONTUSION BUTTOCKS STRAINED NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2010 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 51YOF, REPORTS WAS RETURNING A FLUORESCENT BLUB TO PET STORE WHEN IT EX PLODED INTO HER HAND SENDING DUSTINTO EYE>>CHEMC CONJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2010 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 85YOM FELL WHILE TRYING TO CHANGE A LIGHTBULB AND STRAINED KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2010 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT WAS CHANGING A LIGHT BULB LOST BALANCE FELL ACUTE FEMORAL NECK FR ACTURE 60 YOF |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/17/2010 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| HAD BROKEN LIGHT BULB FALL AND HIT HIM IN LT FOREARM DX: FOREARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2010 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Asian |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 58 YOF, SOMETHING FELL IN EYE, WHEN CHANGING LIGHT BULB DX: FB EYE, C ORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2010 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 55YOF WAS RAISING ARM UP TO UNSCREW A LIGHTBULB AND FELT A POP IN RIGHT SHOULDER STRAINED SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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