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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 230
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/31/2003 | Age: 7 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| PT DX SCALP LACERATION - AFTER LOW CHANDELIER STRUCK ON TOP OF HEAD AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2003 | Age: 11 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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, Stairs or steps |
| MOM CARRYING BOX SPRING THAT HIT GLASS LIGHT COVERING, FELL & HIT BANIS TER & BROKE HITTING PT WHO WAS CRAWLING UP STEPS AT HOME; SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2003 | Age: 21 months | 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, Ceilings and walls |
| LIGHT FIXTURE FELL FROM CEILING AND HIT BABY OF HEAD. DX: 1 CM LACERA TION TO SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2003 | Age: 5 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 |
| PT GOT HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A LIGHT FIXTURE SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO S CALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2003 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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, Ceilings and walls |
| GLASS LIGHT FIXTURE FELL FROM CEILING BROKE AND FELL ON HEAD. DX. MINOR HEAD TRAUMA, 2 CM FRONTAL SCALP LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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