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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 820
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 02/14/2010 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 26 Y/O/F HIT HEAD ON LIGHT BULB AT GROUP HOME TODAY DX/ HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/26/2009 | Age: 36 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: Light bulbs, Ladders |
| HEAD TRAUMA.PT.REFERS WHILE LIGHT BULB,FELL DOWN FROM LADDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2009 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| LIGHT BULB WAS BROKEN AND PT HIT HIS HEAD ON IT. DX. SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2009 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| CHI. PT FELL AND HIT HEAD WHEN CHANGING A LIGHT BULB |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/07/2009 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Light bulbs, Stools |
| PT WAS CHANGING A LIGHT BULB, ON A STOOL & FELL HITTING HEAD, HAS LAC & HEADACHE DX;# CONCUSSION W/ LOC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| LIGHTBULB FEL ONTO HEAD ABRADING IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| REPORTS ACC STRUCK HEAD ONTO A FLUORESCENT LIGHT IN HIS BASEMENT >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| HIT HEAD ON LIGHT BULB. DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| CHI-HAND LAC-FLORESCENT LIGHT BULB FELL ON PT-@ BAND PRACTICE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Light bulbs, Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| 45 YOF STRUCK ON THE HEAD BY A LIGHT BULB THAT FELL OUT OF LIGHT FIXTUR E SUSTAINING A CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| A SMALL BROKEN LIGHT BULB FELL HITTING HEAD >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2007 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 41 YOF WAS CHANGING A LIGHTBULB WHEN IT FELL ON HEAD CAUSING A SMALL CU T, DECIDED NOT TO WAIT TO BE SEEN AND LEFT PRIOR TO MD |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 12/20/2006 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs, Ceilings and walls |
| PT CUT HEAD ON LOW-LYING LIGHTBULB ON BASEMENT CEILING, LACERATION TO H EAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2006 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| FLUORESCENT LIGHT FELL LAC HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2006 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Light bulbs, Chairs |
| PT C/O HEAD CONT. PT WAS CHANGING LIGHT BULB CHAIR SLID OUT AND HIT HEA D ON KITCHEN TABLE. DX CONT TO HEAD. CONCUSSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2005 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Light bulbs, Toilets |
| PT WAS STANDING ON TOILET TO CHANGE LIGHTBULB, LOST BALANCE AND FELL, D X POST CONCUSSION WITH HEADACHE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | 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: Light bulbs, Pipes |
| 43 YO CHANGING LIGHT BULB RAISED UP HIT HEAD ON PIPE HEAD INJURY CLOSED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2004 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| HAVING LABS DRAWN THIS AM, FLUORESCENT LIGHTS CAUSED PHOTOPHOBIA/ MIGRAINE HEADACHE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2003 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Light bulbs, Chairs |
| PT WAS CHANGING LIGHT BULB AND SLIPPED OFF ARM OF CHAIR ONTO CARPET. DX: CONT HEAD/BACK/ R HIP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs, Fans |
| PT.TODAY AT 6:30PM.WAS CHANGING A BULB AND DID NOT SEE THE FAN STILL WO RKING AND HIT HER IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD SUFFERED LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2000 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/1998 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Light bulbs, Ceilings and walls |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/1997 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Not Stated Or Unknown |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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