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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 167
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/26/2005 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs, Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| RT FOREARM LACERATION-CUT RT ARM WHILE CHANGING A LIGHTBULB IN A CHANDL IER. SUS A 1" LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2005 | Age: 26 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: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT BURN F.ARM ON A HOT ?DROP LIGHT. " BURN" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2005 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT TOUCHED FOREARM ON LIGHT BULB 7 DAYS AGO AND SUSTAINED BURN. D: BURN , 2ND DEGREE, FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2005 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT PLACED ARM ON A HOT LIGHTBULB, SUSTAINED " ARM PAIN" |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
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