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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 361
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| CONTUSIONTO HEAD WHEN LIGTH FELL AND STRUCK HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2003 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| A LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ON PATIENT'S HEAD CAUSING HER TO HAVE A SEIZURE AND FELL. DX-HEAD PAIN. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 11/21/2003 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| 27YOF AT UNKNOWN LOCALE HIT HEAD ON LIGHT FIXTURE DX/INJURY TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2003 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Lighting equipment, Ceilings and walls |
| HEAD TRAUMA, PT STS SUST INJURY WITH A FALLING LIGHT FIXTURE FROM THE C EILING IN THE CLASSROOM, C/O PAIN, NAUSEA, VOMITS, DIZZINESS, NO LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/04/2003 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ON HEAD AND R HAND YESTERDAY. THINKS SHE HAS GLASS IN HAND. DX. MINOR HEAD TRAUMA, SCALP CONTUSION, CONTUSION R HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2003 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT SUBSTAINED HEAD INJ WHEN LIGHT FIXTURE FELL AT HOME DX:HEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2003 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Lighting equipment, Ironing boards or covers |
| DX CLOSED HEAD INJURY: HIT GLASS LIGHT WITH IRONING BOARD, LIGHT FELL ONTO PT'S HEAD AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2003 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT. STATES A LIGHT COVER HIT HER IN THE TOP OF HER HEAD. LEFT W/O BEIN G SEEN - HEADACHE. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 03/08/2003 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT LACERATED HEAD ON LIGHT FIXTURE, HEADACHE L PARIETAL, SCALP LACERATI ON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2003 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| A LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ON PATIENT'S HEAD. DX-SCALP LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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