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Accidents - Lighting equipment - 16-25 years old - Year 2009

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 154
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Finger:62Hand:46
Lower Arm:15Head:15
Lower Trunk:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 09/02/2009Age: 24 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Lighting equipment
24 Y O M TRYING TO FIX A LIGHT CUT THUMB FRACTURE RIGHT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/20/2009Age: 17 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment, Manual cleaning equipment
PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO FOREARM WHEN A LIGHT FELL ON HIM WHILE HE WAS MOPPING*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/17/2009Age: 18 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
RIGHT HAND LAC, PT CUT HAND ON A METAL FIXTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/11/2009Age: 17 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
PT HIT HAND ON GLASS LIGHT COVER. DX: R PALM LAC 2 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/25/2009Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Lighting equipment
PT DX MINOR HEAD INJURY - PLASTIC TUBE LIGHT COVERING FROM CEILING FELL ONTO PATIENT'S HEAD AT SCHOOL AND SHATTERED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/04/2009Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lighting equipment
DX SPAIN LUMBOSACRAL/RADICULOPATHY/ELEVATED BLD PRESSURE: FALL ON ROOF, BACK PAIN-REMOV'G LIGHTS. HX HERNIATED DISC W MECH FALL TONIGHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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