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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,904
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT DROPPED A FLOURESCENT LIGHT BULB AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT FOOT AFTER STEPPING ON THE GLASS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PATIENT GOT GLASS IN EYE WHEN CHANGING BROKEN LIGHT BULB; FB WITH POSSI BLE ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 13 YEAR OLD MALE CUT HAND ON BROKEN REFRIGERATOR LIGHT BULB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| DX;LACERATION RIGHT ANKLE. CUT ANKLE ON BROKEN LIGHT BULB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT STATES HE STEPPED ON A BROKEN LIGHT BULB AND CUT HIS TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT. STATES GLASS BULB WAS BROKEN IN ROOM AND A PIECE WAS LEFT AND PT SL ID ON IT AND GOT CUT BY IT. DX. LAC BUTTOCKS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| L MEDIAL THUMB LAC/MOM STS 7YOM CUT L THUMB ON GLASS LIGHT BULB THAT FE LL 10 MINUTES AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| LIGHT BULB SHATTERED IN CLASS ROOM-GLASS IN EYE AT SCHOOL LACERATION SCLERA RIGHT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs, Soccer |
| PT WAS PLAYING WITH SOCCER BALL IN ROOM - HIT LIGHT BULB AND CUT FINGE: R BY FALLING GLASS. D: LACERATION RIGHT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| FELL ON LIGHT BULB LACERATION RIGHT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| TAKING OUT TRASH, CUT FINGER ON BROKEN LIGHT BULB LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PATIENT STEPPED ON GLASS FROM BROKEN LIGHT BULB AT HOME, GLASS IN FOOT; FB REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| DX:PUNCTURE WOUND L FOOT. STEPPED ON BROKEN LIGHT BULB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| CUT HANDN ON LIGHTBULB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| BURN FROM LIGHT BULB TO R FOREARM 5 DAYS AGO.ERYTHEMA,RED STREAK.DX INFECTING BURN L FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs, Doors |
| BURNS (R) UPPER ARM, PT SUST INJURY WITH A HOT LIGHT BULB WHILE PUSHING THE DOOR, C/O PAIN & REDNESS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PATIENT STEPPED ON GLASS IN BASEMENT, POSSIBLY BROKEN LIGHT BULB; TOE L AC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| LAC TO HAND - CUT ON LIGHT BULB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 13 YOWF WAS JUMPING IN HOUSE AND HANDD STRUCK A LIGHT BULB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| LIGHT BULB GLASS IN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| SHOCKED BY ELECTRICITY WHEN TRYING TO SCREW IN A LIGHT BULB. ELECTRICAL SHOCK $ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| RT INDEX FINGER BURNED ON LIGHTBULB. 2ND DEGREE BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT SUSTAINED CONTUSION TO SCALP AFTER A LIGHT BULB FELL ON HER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2002 | Age: 13 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: Light bulbs |
| CLEANING HER ROOM, TRIPPED AND FELL ON A GLASS BULB WITH A FLOWER IN IT. DX LEFT WRIST LACS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| LAC (L) FOOT, PT SUST INJURY WITH A BROKEN BULB AT HOME, C/O BLEEDING, NORMAL GAIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PUSHED ON LIGHT BULB AND BROKE BULB. LAC TO BACK OF RT LEG. DX; 7 CM LAC RT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| LAC LEFT HAND - CUT HAND ON A PIECE OF GLASS FROM A LIGHT BULB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| # 11 YOM BURNED FROM LIGHT BULBDX BURN BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Light bulbs, Electrical outlets or receptacles |
| CHILD TOOK LIGHT BULB OUT OF WALL SOCKET AND BULB SPARKED. D:POSSIBLESU PERFICIAL ELECTRICAL BURN, HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| DX RIGHT PALM BURN: TOUCHED HOT LIGHT BULB AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| WOUND L 4TH TOE - STEPPED ON A BROKEN LIGHT BULB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| FELL ON LIGHT BULB DX. WRIST LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 9 Y/O FEMALE WAS PLAYING WITH A FLOURESCENT BULB WHILE AT HOME AND ITBR OKE, LACERATING HER FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| CUT HAND ON A PIECE OF BROKEN LIGHT BULBDX: HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| CUT HAND ON BROKEN LIGHT BULB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT. WAS AT SCHOOL WHEN A FLUORESCENT LIGHT BULB FELL ON HER HEAD, RESUL TING IN A SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| BURN TO NECK - BURNED BACK OF NECK ON A LIGHTBULB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| CUT ON BROKEN LIGHTBULB/LAC LIF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| CUT FINGER ON LIGHT BULB. DX: LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| FOREARM BURN - BURNED LEFT FOREARM ON A LIGHT BULB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| BURNED FOREARM ON LIGHT BULB WHEN TRYING TO SEE KITTENS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| BURN TO FACE FROM LIGHT BULB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT SUSTAINED 2ND DEGREE BURN LT CHEEK WITH LIGHT BULB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 6YOWM CUT LEG ON A LIGHTBULB AT *** DX: THIGH LAC DX: THIGH LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT. BROKE A LIGHT BULB AND CUT HAND WITH BROKEN GLASS INTENTIONALLY SELF INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs, Electric lighting equipment |
| PATIENT HIT ON HEAD WHEN LIGHT GLOBE FELL AND BROKE AT HOME OR HIT BY G LASS LIGHT BULB; FOREHEAD LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| LAC (R) THUMB, PT SUST INJURY WITH A BROKEN LIGHT BULB AT HOME, C/O BLEEDING & PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| LT SIDE FOOT POSS. FB (GLASS) W/LAC 1/2 CM AFTER STEPPING ON LIGHT BULB DX: LAC LT FOOT (PLANTAR) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2002 | Age: 11 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: Light bulbs, Ceilings and walls |
| PT. WENT INTO A CLOSED TO GET DRESSED AND HIT HER HEAD ON A LIGHT BULB STICKING OUT OF THE WALL, RESULTING IN A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PATIENT'S FRIEND TOUCHED HIS ARM WITH A LIGHTED LIGHT BULB AT DAD' S HOUSE YESTERDAY; 2ND DEGREE ARM BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs, Rugs or carpets |
| CUT HAND ON PIECE OF LIGHTBULB FOUND IN CARPET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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