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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 319
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/31/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| 18 Y.O. B MALE W/LAC TO NOSE. PT WAS CARRYING NEPHEW ON SHOULDERS & NEP HEW HIT LIGHT FIXTURE & IT BROKE & FELL ON PT @ HOME. E9208 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| SUSTAINED LAC TO R WRIST WHEN HITTING IT ON A LIGHT FIXTURE. LAC R WRIST $ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| 22 YO F CUT HAND ON CHANDELIER LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PATIENT KNOCKED CHANDELIER DOWN AT HOME AND LACERATED ON FOREARMBY BROK EN GLASS. D: LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures, Stairs or steps |
| RUNNING UP STAIRS, HAND HIT BROKEN CHANDELIER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ON HEAD AT CLUB SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PT BROKE CHANDELIER GLASS CUT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures, Ceilings and walls |
| NECK LACERATION - WAS SWINGING ARMS UP AND KNOCKED LIGHT FIXTURE OFF CE ILING, FIXTURE FELL STRIKING NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PT HIT HEAD ON HANGING LIGHT FIXTURE AT SCHOOL, SCALP LACERATIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| LIGHT FIXTURE FELL DX. HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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