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Accidents - Lighting equipment - 6-15 years old - Year 2004

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 869
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Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:
Lower Leg:192Hand:173
Face:132Elbow:92
Finger:82Foot:58
Eyeball:47Head:34
Wrist:24Toe:17
Upper Trunk:6Mouth:6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/15/2004Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
WAS WRESTLING WITH BROTHER, HIT AND BROKE LIGHT FIXTURE, CUT HAND, DX; LACERATION TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/28/2004Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
FELL CUT LEG ON LIGHT FIXTURE DX: R LOWER LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/09/2004Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO FACE FROM A LAMP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/07/2004Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
LAC TO HEAD WHEN LIGHT FELL ON HIS HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/03/2004Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment, Electrical outlets or receptacles
PATIENT HIT HEAD ON LIGHT OR PLUG AT GRANDMA'SHOUSE; SCALP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/20/2004Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
LIGHT COVER FELL ON HEAD AND SHOULDER AND FOOT - LACERATION FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/02/2004Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
PTS.MOTHER REPORTED PT.INJURIED RT.LEG LIFTING GLASS FIXTURE AT HOME C/O TENDERNESS. DX-3CM LACERATION LATERAL RT.LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/12/2004Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
PT LAC FINGER ON A LIGHT FIXTURE. DX FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/22/2004Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighting equipment
THUMB BURN, TOUCHED HOT LAMP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/13/2004Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
CUT RIGHT ELBOW, LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ON ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/31/2004Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO WRIST FROM *** LIGHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/30/2004Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
CUT ON FOOT W/ALUMINUM METAL LIGHT DX: LAC R 4TH TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/21/2004Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Lighting equipment
HEAD INJURY LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ON HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/03/2004Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
LIGHT FIXTURE LAC L WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/29/2004Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
PATIENT CUT HIS LOWER LEG ON A FALLING LIGHT GLOBE. DX-LACERATION LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/26/2004Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
DX FOREHEAD LACERATION: LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ONTO FACE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/09/2004Age: 12 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
CUT LOWER LEG ON LAMP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/23/2004Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
LAC TO LEG WHEN STRUCK ON LIGHTING EQUIPMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/16/2004Age: 10 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
GLASS COVER OVER LIGHT FELL ON PATIENT'S HEAD; FOREHEAD LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/13/2004Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO LT HAND FROM A PORCELAIN LAMP AT HOME TODAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/13/2004Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
CUT CHEST WHEN LAMP FELL OVER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/11/2004Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lighting equipment
PT STATES ONE OF MY FRIENDS SHINED ONE OF THOS LARGER PEN LIGHTS IN MY EYES AND MADE IT BURN RT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/07/2004Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
LIGHT FIXTURE FELL AND HIT PATIENT ON FACE; LIP LAC., FOREHEAD CONTUSIO N
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/03/2004Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
PATIENT STATES GLASS LIGHT GLOBE FELL AND HE TRIED TO CATCH IT. DX: 2 CM LACERATION TO 3RD FINGER, RIGHT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/19/2004Age: 9 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Lighting equipment, Light bulbs
SHUTTING OFF LIGHT, HAND SLIPPED,BURNED ON BULB/ 2ND DEGREE BURN LT PAL M
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/14/2004Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
PT DX LACERATION OF RT TEMPORAL REGION - S/P LAMP SHADE FELL ON HEAD AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/07/2004Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
LIGHT STRUCTURE LAC FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/04/2004Age: 9 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment, Light bulbs
CUT SCALP WHEN CHANGING LIGHTBULB AND LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ON HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/01/2004Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
CUT LOWER LEG WHEN WHEN LIGHT FIXTURE FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/31/2004Age: 10 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
GLASS LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ONTO ARM & BROKE LAC TO ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/30/2004Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
STRUCK BY FALING GLASS FROM A BROKEN LIGHT FIXTURE DX:SUPERFICIAL CUTS TO LEFT CHEEK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/09/2004Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
LIGHT FIXTURE BROKE DX. PALM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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