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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 212
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/17/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| SITTING AND A LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ON HIS HEAD. DX. MINOR HEAD INJURY WIT H SCALP LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PATIENT HIT HEAD ON LIGHT FIXTURE AT SCHOOL; SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| HEAD CONTUSION, VIA EMS, PT STRUCK A LIGHT FIXTURE AT HOME, C/O PAIN & SWELLING, NO LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PATIENT WAS PLAYING IN FRONT YARD AT HOME, RUNNING BLIND FOLDED AND RAN INTO METAL LIGHT POLE; MINOR HEAD INJURY, NECK STRAIN, FOREHEAD CONTUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| A LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ON PATIENT'S HEAD; SCALP LAC., BACK LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2002 | Age: 7 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: Lighting equipment |
| LAMP VS. HEAD DX: LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Lighting equipment, Refrigerators |
| CHI - A LAMP FELL OFF REFRIGERATOR HITTING TOP OF HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2002 | Age: 8 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: Lighting equipment |
| DX HEAD LACERATION: JUMPING, HIT HEAD ON LIGHT, IT BROKE AND CUT PT'SH EAD AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| A LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ON HER HEAD, RESULTING IN A SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT DX HEAD TRAUMA - AFTER COVER OF LIGHT FELL ON HER HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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