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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 218
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/18/2003 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PT STATES LIGHT FIXTURE CAME LOOSE AND FELL DIRECTLY ONTO TOP OF HER HEAD AT A FRIENDS HOUSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2003 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| HIT HEAD ON CHANDELIER DX: SCALP LAC. / HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2003 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| WORKING IN GARAGE AT HOME WHEN LIGHT FIXTURE FELL STRIKING HIS HEAD CAU SING LAC DX 1.5 CM SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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