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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 348
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/23/2005 | 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: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| 50 LB CHANDELIER FELL 10 FT HITTING PT IN HEAD NO LOC DX HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/26/2005 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| 64 YO FEMALE HAD LIGHT FIXTURE FALL ON HER ON DANCE FLOOR AT HILTON - CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2005 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures, Tables |
| PATIENT WAS DISASSEMBLING A 50 LB LIGHT ON THE WALL, IT FELL, HE TRIED TO GRAB IT & FELL HITTING HIS SHOULDER ON TABLE. DX-RT SHOULDER INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2005 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| LACERATION FINGER - 64 YOM WAS TAKING APART A FLOURESCENT LIGHT FIXTURE THAT BROKE LACERATING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2005 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Mobile/Manufactured 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 IN LIGHT FIXTURE IN TRAILER DX. HEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2005 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PATIENT WAS PUTTING UP A LIGHT FIXTURE & IT ACCIDENTALLY FELL ON THE RT SIDE OF HIS FACE SUSTAINING BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA & A NASAL LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2005 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| 56 YO MALE HAD LARGE LIGHT FIXTURE IN SANDS HOTEL ROOM FELL AND HIT HIM IN HEAD - CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2005 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| CHI-@ NURSING HOME-HIT IN HEAD W/A GLASS LAMP SHADE THAT FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2005 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ONTO HER HEAD RESULTING IN A CLOSED HEAD INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2005 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| LACERATION FOREHEAD - 52 YOM WAS STRUCK ON HIS FOREHEAD BY A METAL LIGH T FIXTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2005 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PT WAS CARRYING A LARGE CEILING LIGHT FIXTURE WHEN HE DROPPED IT ONTO H IS RIGHT LOWER LEG LACERATION LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2005 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| L IND FING LAC/73YOM WAS TAKING A LIGHT FIXTURE DOWN AT THE *** AND CUF FINGER ON A PIECE OF METAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2005 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PT WALKED UNDER CHANDELIER AND BRASS ON CHANDELIER CUT TOP OF HEAD. D: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, LACERATION TO SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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