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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 372
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/15/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 17 YOF CUT RIGHT 1ST FINGER ON LIGHT BULB. DX-LACERATION RIGHT 1ST FINGER. LEFT BEFORE BEING SEEN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 11/14/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT WAS PULLING OUT A LIGHT BULB AND IT SHATTERED IN HIS HAND. DX FINGER LACS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| ELEC BURN FINGER- CHANGING LIGHT BULB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT CUT FINGER PICKING UP BROKEN LIGHT BULB DX: FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 25 YOM SLPINTER IN FINGER /LACERATION FROM BROKEN LIGHT BULB* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| FIGNER INJURY FROM CHANGING LIGHT BULB THAT SHATTERED IN HAND. DX-ACUTE RIGHT RING FINGER LACERATION 3 CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs, Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| DX L INDEX FINGER LAC: W CHANG'G A FLUORESCENT LIGHTBULB IN A RECESSED LIGHT FIXTURE & LAC'D HIS FINGER ON THE EDGE OF THE GLASS PANEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT WAS AT HOME TRYING TO CLEAN UP A BROKEN LIGHT BULB, LACERATED RT THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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