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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 413
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2010 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 73 Y/O/F CLEANING A CHANDELIER AT HOME AND IT FELL ON HER HEAD DX/ SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2010 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| 65 YOF TO ER, WHILE PUTTING UP X-MAS TREE, GLASS FELL FROM CHANDERLIER AND HIT PT ON TOP OF HEAD- DX-HEAD INJURY, SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2010 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| 75 YOF C/O THE LIGHT COVERING FELL OFF THE KITCHEN LIGHT AND HIT HER O N TOP OF HER HEAD. DX HEAD HEMATOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2010 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 66YOM, REPORTS 20# LIGHT FELL FROM 20FTH HITTING HIS HEAD, NO LOC YET D AZED>>CHI LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2010 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 75 YOF C/O HEAD PAIN LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ON HER HEAD AT HOME. DX-LAC SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2010 | Age: 67 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 |
| 67YO WHITE FEMALE AT THEATER HIT HEAD ON LIGHT FIXTURE DX MINOR HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2010 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| 62YOWF PT STATES A BIG, THICK, HEAVY LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ON HER HEAD AT HOME. DX. HEMATOMA FH, CONT FH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2010 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | 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 |
| 60 YOF PRESENT TO ER WITH INJURY TO HEAD AFTER SHE HIT HEAD ON CHANDELI ER AT HOME- DX- BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2010 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 83YOF-SCALP LAC-HEAVY LIGHT FIXTURE FELL FROM CEILING HITTING PT-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2010 | Age: 70 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 |
| 70 YOM HAD LIGHT FIXTURE FALL ON HEAD. DX: SCALP LAC, FB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2010 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Asian |
| 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 |
| 51 YOM SUS LAC TO HEAD AFTER HITTING IT ON LIGHT FIXTURE% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2010 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: Asian |
| 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 |
| 62YOF PT STS LIGHT FIXTURE DROPPED ON HER HEAD DX: HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2010 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| 73YOF HAD A LIGHT FIXTURE FALL ONTOP OF HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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