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Accidents - Light bulbs - Year 2004 - All Of Body

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 237
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Date: 12/21/2004Age: 16 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Light bulbs
SPARK FROM LIGHT BULB HIT PT IN HEAD & HAIR STARTED "SMOKING." DX: ELECTRICAL SHOCK, BURN HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/10/2004Age: 18 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Light bulbs, Floors or flooring materials
18 YO MALE WAS CHANGING LIGHT BULB, GOT SHOCKED AND FELL TO FLOOR ELECTRIC SHOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/25/2004Age: 26 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Light bulbs
ELECTRICAL EXP.W/MUSC.SPASM/26YOF STS SHE WAS SHOCKED BY LIGHTBULB AT H M.TOUCHED THE BULB & FELT FINGER TINGLING.FELL TO FLOOR & WAS TWITCHING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/13/2004Age: 23 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Light bulbs
PT.STATES WHEN CHANGING A LIGHT BULB AT HOME WAS SHOCKED. DX; MINOR ELE CTRICAL SHOCK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/31/2004Age: 44 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Light bulbs
LIGHT BULB BURST, IRRITANT INHALATION IN FACE, BECAME SOB, FUNNY TAST I N MOUTH, DX CHEMICAL IRRITANT IINHALATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/06/2004Age: 46 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Light bulbs
CHANGING A FLORESCENT LIGHT BULB ELECTRICAL SHOCK ELECTRICAL SHOCK INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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