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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,436
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/27/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PT DX SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE - S/P BEING STUCK IN LT EYE BY SMALL CRYSTAL COMPONENT OF CHANDELIER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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, Ceilings and walls |
| LIGHT FIXTURE FELL OFF WALL AND BROKE LAC 1.5 CM NOSE 10.5 FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | 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: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| A GLASS LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ON PTS HEAD, CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| OVERHEAD LIGHT COVER FELL ONTO PT. DX: L WRIST LAC 1.5 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2002 | Age: 31 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 |
| LACERATION HAND - 31 YOM LACERATED RIGHT HAND ON A CEILING LIGHT FIXTUR E |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2002 | Age: 32 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: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| 32 YO F CEILING LIGHT FAAL DOWN ON HEAD CONTUSION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ONTO PT'S HAND. DX: CONCUSSION W/LOC, CERVICAL STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2002 | Age: 28 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, Fans |
| GLASS LAMP SHADE FROM CEILING FAN FELL ON HIS HAND AT FRIEND'S HOUSE, ADMITS TO ETOH. DX COMPLEX LACERATION LEFT HAND WITH ARTERIAL BLEED. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 09/28/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PIECE OF GLASS FROM CEILING LIGHT FELL/ FACIAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 |
| 40 Y.O. W FEMALE W/LAC TO NOSE. PT STS A LIGHT FIXTURE FELL & STRUCK HE R @ HOME. E9208 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| CEILING GLOBE FIXTURE FELL ONTO HEAD LAC IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| HEAD LACERATION - 37 YOM STRUCK ON TOP OF HEAD BY A GLASS DOME LIGHT FI XTURE THAT CAME CRASHING DOWN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| 35 Y/O M C/O LAC TO WRIST WHILE PUTTING UP LIGHT FIXTURE CUT ON SHEET METAL. DX: LACERATION TO RIGHT WRIST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| DX CONTUSION TO FOREHEAD : HIT FOREHEAD ON CHANDELIER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| LAC TO WRIST WHEN LIGHT FIXTURE FELL AND STRUCK WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| PT HANGING A CHANDELIER AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT INDEX F INGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| GLASS CHANDELIER FELL ; LAC FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| FLUORESCENT LIGHT FELL ON HAND. CONTUSIONS TO LEFT HAND. DO NOT CONTACT PATIENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2002 | Age: 30 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: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PATIENT HIT HEAD ON CHANDELIER. IS DIZZY, BLURRY VISION. D:CLOSED HEAD INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures, Ceilings and walls |
| PT WAS BENT OVER AND A LIGHT FIXTURE FELL OUT OF THE CEILING LANDING ON HIS LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2002 | Age: 37 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: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures, Beds |
| HIT TOP OF HEAD ON LIGHT FIXTURE OVER BED,CUT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| 34 YOM HIT CHANDELIERE WITH RT. HAND. LACERATION, RT. HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2002 | Age: 33 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: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| 33YO BM - DX: LACERATION L WRIST - PAIN & SWELLING, & NUMBNESS @ L HAND & WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| *38YOM CUT L WRIST ON METAL EDGE OF LIGHT FIXTUREDX: LAC L WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2002 | Age: 29 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: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| CHANDELIER FELL ONTO HEAD LAC IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| STATES A LIGHT FIXTURE FELL INJ NOSE DX: 3 CM NASAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2002 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| CUT LT. INDEX FINGER ON CHANDELIER DX: FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PT. WAS SITTING IN HER KITCHEN WHEN A LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ON HER HEAD, R ESFULTING IN A BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| LAC (R) LWR LEG, PT SUST INJURY WITH A ELECTRIC CEILING LIGHT, C/O PAIN . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| LAC EAR ON BILLIARD TABLE GLASS LAMP WHEN STANDING UP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| WAS HANGING A LAMPSHADE AND CUT HER FOREHEAD DX: SAME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| HIT KNEE ON LIGHT FIXTURE DX LACERATION TO KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures, Fans |
| HIT ON THE HEAD W/ LIGHT FIXTURE ON CEILING FAN. SMALL LAC TO AREA DX; SCALP CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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