Accidents - Light bulbs - 6-15 years old - Year 2006

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,653
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	527	Foot:	226
Eyeball:	216	Hand:	95
Neck:	95	Upper Arm:	86
Ankle:	81	Knee:	72
Wrist:	71	All Of Body:	59
Toe:	36	Face:	32
Lower Arm:	31	Elbow:	15
Head:	5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/22/2006	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Light bulbs
CHANGING LIGHTBULB OUTSIDE & IT BROKE, SOMETHING GOT INTO EYE DX CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2006	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Light bulbs, Knives
PT INTENTIONALLY BURNED RT FOREARM ON A LIGHT BULB, AFTER A FIGHT WITH MOM, & THREATENED HER WITH A KNIFE. DX; BURN TO RT FOREARM, RAGE ISSUE
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 12/14/2006	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	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
PT HERE FOR PSYCH EVAL- HE ALSO ACCIDENTLY BRUSHED HIS RIGHT FOREARM ONTO A HOT LIGHT BULB. DX 2-3CM- PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN TO R FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/12/2006	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
CUT ON LITE BULB LAC. HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2006	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Light bulbs
CERVICAL STRAIN-INJURED WHILE PUTTING IN A LIGHT BULB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2006	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs, Ball sports
WAS PLAYING BALL, BALL HIT LIGHT BULB AND IT BROKE. DX KNEE LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2006	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Light bulbs
A LIGHT BULB SHATTERED NEAR PT'S LT EYE TONIGHT, AT HOME, EYE RED CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2006	Age: 12 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 TO FINGER ON BROKEN LIGHT BULB DX: FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2006	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
PT SUSTAINED LAC TO ELBOW ON A BROKEN LIGHT BULB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2006	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Light bulbs
FLUROSCENT LIGHT BULB FELL FROM FIXTURE AT HOME DEBRIS IN PT EYE CORNEA RT EYE ABRASION TRANSFER TO EYE INSTITUTE
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 10/09/2006	Age: 13 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 STEPPED ON A LIGHT BULB AT A FRIENDS HOUSE TONIGHT DX// LAC RIGHT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2006	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Light bulbs
PT WAS CHANGING A LIGHTBULB AND FELL ; TWISTED ANKLE. D: NO DX; LWBS
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 10/03/2006	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
CUT KNEE, FELL ON LIGHT BULB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2006	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Light bulbs
2ND DEGREE BURN LEFT UPPER ARM-HIT ON HOT LIGHT BULB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2006	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
PT LAC RT THUMB ON A BROKEN LIGHT BULB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2006	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Light bulbs
BURN TO FINGER ON HOT LIGHT BULB DX: BURN TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2006	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
PT RUNNING IN HIS BACKYARD AND STEPPED ON A LIGHTBULB SUSTAINED A LACER ATION TO RIGHT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2006	Age: 13 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
STRETCHING, CUT FINGER ON A BROKEN LIGHTBULB " LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2006	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Light bulbs
PT HAS A BURN TO FINGER FROM A HOT LIGHT BULB - LWT
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 08/31/2006	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Light bulbs
PLANTAR PUNCTURE WOUND-STEPPED ON BROKEN LIGHT BULB-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2006	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs, Floors or flooring materials
PATIENT FELL AND CUT SCALP ON LIGHT BULB FRAGMENT ON FLOOR AT HOME; SCA LP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2006	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Light bulbs, Rugs or carpets
WALKED ACROSS CARPET WHERE A LIGHT BULB WAS BROKEN ..FB/GLASS EMBEDDED IN FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2006	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Light bulbs
TRIED TO UNSCREW A BROKEN LIGHTBULB RIGHT HAND PARATHESIS ELECTRIC SHOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2006	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
PT SUSTAINED A BURN OF A FINGER FROM A BLACK LIGHT AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2006	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
SELF INFLICTED WOUNDS - CUT WRIST ON BROKEN LIGHTBULB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2006	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
PT WAS PLAYING WENT INTO THE BATHROOM WHERE COUSIN DROPPED A LIGHT BULB CUT FOOT.DX SUPERFICIAL LACERATION / FOREIGN BODY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2006	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Light bulbs, Floor lamps or table lamps
BURN TO RIGHT FOREARM CAUSED BY HOT LIGHT BULB, BLISTERS FORMING. PT WAS TRYING TO TURN OFF A LAMP.DX BURN TO RIGHT FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2006	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Light bulbs
PT BURNED ANKLE ON HOT LIGHT BULB ON FLOOR AT HOME TODAY DX// LEFT ANKLE 2ND DEGREE BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2006	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
PATIENT STEPPED ON A LIGHT BULB; TOE LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2006	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
STEPPED ON BROKEN LIGHT BULB, LAC R GREAT TOE DX: TOE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2006	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Light bulbs
STEPPED ON BROKEN LIGHT BULB. DX FB FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2006	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Light bulbs
PT KNELT DOWN ONTO A LIGHT BULB AND BURNED LT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2006	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
PATIENT STEPPED ON BROKEN LIGHT BULB AT HOME; FOOT LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2006	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
DX RIGHT ANKLE LACERATION: GLASS LIGHT BULB BROKE AND INJURED ANKLE AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2006	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
A FLOURECENT LIGHT BULB SHATTERED AND CUT PT ON HER FACE AND RIGHT KNEE . D : SMALL SUPERFICIAL LACERATIONS TO FOREHEAD / KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2006	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	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 2ND DEGREE BURN TO LEFT HAND: GRABBED HOT LIGHT BULB AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2006	Age: 10 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
PT STEPPED ON A LIGHTBULB AND GOT A FB IN FOOT.DX FOOT FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2006	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Light bulbs
PT SUSTAINED BURN TO FOREARM FROM A LIGHT BULB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2006	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Light bulbs, Floor lamps or table lamps
DX RIGHT INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS ELECTRICAL BURN: TWISTING LIGHT BULB INTO LAMP, BULB EXPLODED AT HOME.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 05/21/2006	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
LAC R 3RD FINGER ON BROKEN LIGHT BULB AT GRANDMOTHER S HOME DX R 3RD FINGER LAC SIMPLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2006	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Light bulbs, Weight lifting
BROKE LIGHTBULB WHILE LIFTING WEIGHTS GLASS IN EYE REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY RIGHT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2006	Age: 8 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
PT LACERACTED RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER ON A LIGHT BULB AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2006	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
GREAT TOE LAC-@ HOME-STEPPED ON BROKEN LIGHT BULB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2006	Age: 13 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 BROKEN LIGHT BULB AT HOME, GLASS IN FOOT; FB REMOVED , FOOT LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2006	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
STEPPED ON BROKEN LIGHT BULB GLASS " FOOT LAC"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2006	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs, Floors or flooring materials
PATIENT SWINGING FLUORESCENT TUBE LIGHT, HIT FLOOR AND SHATTERED GLASS INTO FACE AT HOME; FOREHEAD LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2006	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Light bulbs
EYE ABRASION, LIGHT BULB SHATTERED AND GOT IN EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2006	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
WALK'G BAREFOOT PT. STEPPED ON SHARD OF GLASS FROM BROKEN LIGHT BULB 3H RS. AGO. HAD REMOVED GLASS SHARD FROM BALL OF FOOT. SUTURED. DX.: LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2006	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	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
DX RIGHT THUMB LACERATION: CUT THUMB ON LIGHT BULB AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2006	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
PT MOVING FLOURESCENT LIGHT BULBS AT HOME AND CAUGHT FACE ON ONE DX: FACIAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2006	Age: 7 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
PATIENT BURNED ON FACE BY LIGHT BULB; 2ND DEGREE BURN TO CHEEK/CHIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2006	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Light bulbs
BURNED NECK ON LIGHT BULB/NECK BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2006	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Light bulbs
GLASS IN L FOOT, STEPPED ON LIGHT BULB DX: FB L FOOT REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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