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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,707
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/14/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 20 YOM, LIGHT FELL IN GARAGE , HIT MOUTH, CONTUSION MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 10/12/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT WAS CHANGING A LIGHT BULB THAT EXPLODED & LANDED ON PT'S FACE, PT HA S FACIAL ABRASIONS DX;# NONE STATED (LWBS) |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 09/26/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 25 YR OLD + ETOH BAL 191 CUT HAND ON A BROKEN LIGHT BULB DX// RIGHT HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs, Wrestling |
| PT, WHO IS A PROFESSIONAL WRESTLER, WAS WRESTLING IN BACKYARD WHEN FELL ONTO FLUOORESCENT LIGHT BULB. DX:FOREARM LACERATION 4CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Light bulbs, Chairs |
| FELL OFF CHAIR CHANING LIGHT BULB, L SHOULDER PAIN DX: SHOULDER STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| WAS CHANGING LIGHTBULB AND IT BURST AND SHE SWALLOWED SOME INGESTED FOREIGN OBJECT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs, Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| LAC TO HEAD, PT WAS PUTTING IN LIGHT FIXTURE AND STRUCK HEAD ON LIGHT BULB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2009 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT DX LACERATION TO FACE - S/P DUE TO DIRECT BLOW FROM A FALLEN BULB AT HOME PTA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT WAS BURNED ON LIGHT BULB 2 DAYS AGO. DX: L UPPER ARM BURN W/CELLULITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| RT HAND LAC.PT WAS CHANGING A LIGHT BULB AND IT BROKE AND LACERATED HAN D. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| CUT L HAND ON BROKEN LIGHT BULB DX: HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| DX LWOBS: LAC TO R HAND ON 4TH KNUCKLE. SORE TO MOVE RING FINGER. STATE W SWAT'G A FLY & HIT THE LIGHT BULB W/HAND |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 07/29/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| GOT BURNED L WRIST ON A LIGHT BULB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT MAY HAVE STEPPED ON BROKEN LIGHT BULB X2 DAYS, NOW W/REDNESS AND PAI N TO 2 LACERATIONS TO FOOT; FOOT LACERATION, CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Light bulbs, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| BACK/ FLANK CTS-FELL OFF BALCONY WHILE CHANGING LIGHT BULB-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 17YOF, CUT WRIST ON BROKEN LIGHTBULB, WRIST LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 24 YO F FOREIGN BODY IN FOOT SPRAINED ANKLE STEPPED ON BROKEN LIGHTBULB AT HOME* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| BURNED L SHOULDER ON HOT LIGHT BULB DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT WAS HIT IN CHIN WITH FLOURESCENT LIGHT BULB DX: CHIN LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT BURNED ABD. ON LAMP BULB THIS MORNING DX;; 2ND DEGREE BURN ABDOME N |
| 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: 06/05/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs, Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| FOREHEAD LAC.PT WAS CHANGING A LIGHT BULB AND LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ON HEA D LACERATING FOREHEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| LOWER LEG LAC-CUT ON BROKEN LIGHT BULB-@ FRIEND'S HOUSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs, Counters or countertops |
| LAC TO R PINKIE ON BAG OF LIGHTBULBS, FELL IN KITCHEN, HIT R HAND ON CO UNTER. DX. LAC R HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| LAC TO R HAND, PT WAS CHANGING LIGHT BULB WHEN IT BROKE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2009 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT HAD A PIECE OF BROKEN LIGHT BULB LODGED IN FOOT. |
| 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: 04/12/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| WRIST INJURY FROM CUTTING ON LIGHT BULB. DX-RIGHT WRIST LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT WAS CHANGING A LIGHT BULB AND THE LIGHT BULB SHATTERED. A PIECE OF GLASS WAS FOUND IN THE PT'S EYE. DX FB EYE. |
| 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: 03/03/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs, Handrails, railings or banisters |
| 25 YOM STATES HE WAS CHANGING A LIGHT BULB AND FELL AGAINST RAILING, HI T RIGHT SIDE OF FOREHEAD SUSTAINING A LACERATION |
| 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: 02/14/2009 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PAIN TO EYE AFTER GETTING TO CLOSE TO LIGHT BULB DX: THERMAL BURN TO CO RNEA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2009 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| RT HAND LAC.PT WAS CHANGING A LIGHT BULB AND IT BROKE LACERATING HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
| ON A PLATFORM DANCING MADE CONTACT W/ A LIGHT BULB (BROKE) AT THE*** L ACERATION SCALP |
| 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 |
| Date: 01/04/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| CUT L HAND ON BROKEN LIGHT BULB DX- HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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