Accidents - Light bulbs - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 881
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1998:	18
Year 1999:	142
Year 2000:	85
Year 2001:	76
Year 2002:	92
Year 2004:	223
Year 2006:	86
Year 2007:	80
Year 2008:	59
Year 2009:	16

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 04/26/2009	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Light bulbs, Stairs or steps
WHILE STANDING ON STAIRS TO CHANGE LIGHTBULB, PT FELL, SPRAINED LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2008	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Light bulbs
FELL WHEN TRYING TO CHANGE LIGHT BULB AT HOME. LEG FX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/27/2007	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
PATIENT DROPPED LIGHT BULB AND BROKE AND LACERATED LEG ON IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2006	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
LACERATION ON LOWER LEG FROM A LIGHT BULB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2004	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Light bulbs, Tables
FELL WHILE PUTTING IN LIGHT BULB HIT LEG AGAINST A TABLE DX: R LOWER LEG HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2004	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
PT HAD A LIGHT BULB BREAK AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT CALF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2004	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
PT CHANGING A FLOURESCENT LIGHT BULB AT HOME DROPPED IT ONTO LEFT LOWER LEG LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2002	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Light bulbs
LOST HER BALANCE WHILE CHANGING A LIGHT BULB AT HOME LAST NIGHT AND FEL L INJURING HER RIGHT LOWER LEG. DX FRACTURE RIGHT FIBULA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2002	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins
LACERATION, LEG LOWER - 57 YOF STATES THAT SHE CUT HERSELF ON A BROKEN LIGHT BULB TAKING THE TRASH CAN OUT, LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2001	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs, Chairs
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2000	Age: 98 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Light bulbs, Chairs
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2000	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Light bulbs, Tables
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/1999	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs, Tables
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/1999	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/1998	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Light bulbs
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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