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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 531
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/11/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| CHI-HIT A CAST IRON LAMP-@ SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Radiation |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| S/P EXPOSURE TO UV LIGHT 2 HRS AGO. PT STATES HE HAS A FOREIGN BODY SE NSATION IN EYE. RADIATION KERATITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| ANKLE STR. PT TWISTED ANKLE WHEN REACHING UP TO TURN ON LIGHT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| RIGHT HAND INJURY FROM HITTING LIGHT. DX-LACERATION,CONTUSION RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| ACCIDENTALLY CUT WRIST/HAND ON/WHILE ADJUSTING A CERAMIC LIGHT, ?MECH >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT C/O BACK PAIN AND CHEST PAIN. INCRESES IN SEVERITY WITH INSPIRATION . FELT PAIN START INSTALLING LIGHT, MUSCLE STRAIN CHEST WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| FB TO HAND. PT WAS WALKING DOWN HALLWAY AND JUMPED UP STRIKING A LIGHT FIXTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT CUT ARM ON BLACK LIGHT AT HOME DX// LEFT FOREARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT INJURED RT ELBOW AFTER CUTTING IT ON A BUILDING LIGHT AT SCHOOL. DX: RT ELBOW LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| HIT ELBOW ON LAMP;DX LACERATED ELBOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| REACHING OVERHEAD TO SWITCH ON LIGHT AND DISLOCATED SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| 21 YOM SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO NOSE WHEN A LIGHT ABOVE HIM SHATTERED AND GLASS FELL INTO HIS FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| RT FOREARM LACERATION.PT FELL AND LACERATED FOREARM ON A BROKEN BLACK L IGHT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment, Other ranges or ovens |
| 2 CM LACERATION FOREHEAD REPAIRED: WHEN THE LIGHTS WENT OUT HE TRIPPED AND HIT HEAD ON STOVE, LACERATION ABOVE BRIDGE OF NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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