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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 347
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/30/2002 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PT.C/O CUT TO RT.HAND PALM & THUMB SUSTAIN WHEN CHANDELIER FELL ON HER DX-LACERATION OF RT. HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2002 | Age: 67 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: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| CUT FINGER ON CHANDELIER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2002 | Age: 82 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PT FELL INSTALLING CEILING LIGHT. DX: BACK CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2002 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| 82 YR OLD MALE TURNED AROUND IN BATHROOM TO TURN OFF LIGHT. TRIED TOWAL K WITHOUT WALKER AND FELL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2002 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| CEILING LIGHT FELL AND HIT TOP OF HEAD LACERATION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| STRUCK HEAD ON OVERHEAD LIGHT CONTUSING IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| LT FACIAL LAC-HANGING FLUROESCENT LIGHT FIXTURE FELL-HIT PT @ NEIGHBOR' 'S HOUSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2002 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| HEAD CT-@ STORE-HIT A HANGING LIGHT FIXTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2002 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| HAND LACERATION - CUT RIGHT HAND ON A RECESSED LIGHT HE WAS WORKING ON AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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