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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 175
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/25/2007 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 ON PT HEAD, .5 CM LACERATION SCALP, CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2007 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | 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, Ball sports |
| PART OF CHANDELIER FELL ON PTS HEAD OR PT FELL DOWN WHILE PLAYING BALL, NO LOC; SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2007 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| LIGHT FIXTURE FELL STRIKING PT. ON THE HEAD AND UPPER ARM, KNOCKED HIM TO THE FLOOR. DX-LAC. SCALP AND UPPER ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2007 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| A LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ON PATIENT'S HEAD.DX-LACERATION SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2007 | Age: 5 months | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT'S FATHER WAS PICKING HIM UP AND HIT PT'S HEAD ON A LIGHT FIXTURE. D X CHI. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2007 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT DX ABRASION OF SCLP AND FINGERS - LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ON PT'S HEADBRO KE AFTER HITTING FLOOR TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2007 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| LIGHT FIXTURE FELL/CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2007 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT WAS AT HOME, BROTHER WAS HANGING FROM A LIGHT FIXTURE, IT FELL ON HI S HEAD CAUSING A CLOSED HEAD INJURY AND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2007 | Age: 18 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 |
| CUT SCALP, RAN INTO CHANDELIER |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 02/19/2007 | Age: 5 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 |
| LAC TO BACK OF HEAD, UNCLE THREW HER IN AIR PLAYING, HIT LIGHT FIXTURE DX: 1 CM SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2007 | Age: 1 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| DAD LIFTED PATIENT UP HITTING HEAD ON OVERHEAD HANGING METAL LIGHT FIXT URE; HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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