Hospital and Nursing Home Profiles  

Accidents - Electric lighting equipment - Year 2007

 



Back to NEISS Data Home, Hospital Data.

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 443
See also: Other years, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Hand:195Lower Trunk:155
All Of Body:21Face:17
Shoulder:15Wrist:15
Finger:15Head:6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/01/2007Age: 60 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Electric lighting equipment
PT INTOXICATED AT HOME WAS REACHING FOR THE LIGHTSWITCH IN THE DARK LO ST BALANCE AND FELL ONTO BUTTOCKS FRACTURED PELVIS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 11/28/2007Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Other
Product: Electric lighting equipment, Electric Christmas decorations
ON SAT BEEN DOING LOTS OF YARD WK, PUTTING UP XMAS DECORATION, FIXING L IGHT POST, NOW C WRIST PAIN >> TENDONITIIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/10/2007Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Electric lighting equipment
CHI, GLASS LAMP FELL ON HIM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/30/2007Age: 67 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electric lighting equipment
67YOF WAS AT HOME,WENT OUT TO GARAGE TO SHUT OFF THE LIGHT,REACHED FOR LIGHT SWITCH,SLIPPED AND FELL,HITTING HIP;HIP CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/19/2007Age: 18 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Electric lighting equipment
PT TURNED ON LIGHT SWITCH SUST DISLOCATED SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/05/2007Age: 75 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Other
Product: Electric lighting equipment
PATIENT TWISTED TO TURN OUT THE LIGHT AND HAD A POP IN LEFT HIP. LEFT HIP PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/19/2007Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric lighting equipment, Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns
PT PULLED CERAMIC ANGEL LIGHT DOWN AND HIT HEAD TONIGHT, UNKNOWN LOC; FOREHEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/22/2007Age: 34 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric lighting equipment
PT WITH HAND LAC, WHILE CLEANING A GLASS LAMP SHADE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/10/2007Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric lighting equipment
LACERATES HAND AFTER HOLDING A BROKEN NEON LIGHT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/07/2007Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Electric lighting equipment, Track and field
13 YO MALE WAS SHORT OF BREATH WHILE RUNNING A RACE AT SCHOOL LWOT
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 05/20/2007Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric lighting equipment
PT HIT GLASS LIGHT AT HOME. DX. LAC L HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/02/2007Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric lighting equipment
ACCIDENTLY PUNCHED A LIGHT AT HOME. DX: LACERATION HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/26/2007Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Farm/ranchFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Electric lighting equipment
PATIENT TURNING ON LIGHT TO METAL BARN WHEN FELT A ZAP AT HOME, CHEST P AIN; POSSIBLE LIGHTENING STRIKE TO BUILDINVS ELECTRIC SHORT FROM LIGHTS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 04/24/2007Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric lighting equipment
PT TOLD MOM THAT HE WAS TRYING TO TURN ON THE LIGHT & BUMPED HEAD- FOREHEAD LACERATION. DX: FOREHEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/10/2007Age: 50 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric lighting equipment
50 YOM WAS OPERATING A SPOTLIGHT AT CHURCH AND A METAL PLATE FELL ONTO LEFT THUMB CAUSING A LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/26/2007Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric lighting equipment
CUT FACE, RAN INTO LAMP AT MUSEUM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Back to the top




Hospital-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site.  Use at your own risk.  This data has been compiled from multiple government and commercial sources.  Additional information about prescription drugs is coming up.