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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 172
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/10/2007 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lighting equipment, Rugs or carpets |
| 88YOM WAS HOME,LIGHTS WENT OUT,TRIPPED OVER RUG,FELL HITTING LOWER LEG; LOWER LEG CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2007 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| AT HOME PT SCRAPED LEG ON LIGHT,DEVELOPED KNOT TO L LOWER LEG ANKLE SWOLLEN,DX CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2007 | Age: 11 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: Lighting equipment |
| CUT ACHILLES TENDON ON GLASS LAMP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/17/2007 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| LAC L LOWER LEG; CUT BY BROKEN GLASS FIXTURE IN BATHROOM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2007 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment, Other toys |
| LIGHT GLOBE FELL ON LEG AFTER IT WAS HIT WITH A BALL BY SISTER AT HOME, CUTTING THE BACK OF R LEG UNDER KNEE; LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2007 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| CUT LEG ON LIGHTING FIXTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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