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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 227
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/20/2006 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs, Ceilings and walls |
| PT CUT HEAD ON LOW-LYING LIGHTBULB ON BASEMENT CEILING, LACERATION TO H EAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2006 | Age: 43 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: Light bulbs |
| FLUORESCENT LIGHT FELL LAC HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2006 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs, Ladders |
| CHANGING LIGHT BULB AND FELL OFF LADDER SCALP LACERATION |
| 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: 06/15/2006 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Light bulbs, Chairs |
| PT C/O HEAD CONT. PT WAS CHANGING LIGHT BULB CHAIR SLID OUT AND HIT HEA D ON KITCHEN TABLE. DX CONT TO HEAD. CONCUSSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2006 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Light bulbs, House repair or construction materials |
| HEAD CONTUSION.PT WAS CHANGING A LIGHT BULB AND HIT HEAD ON A BOARD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2006 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| HIT HEAD ON LIGHT BULB WHILE MOVING COUCH AT FRIEND'S. DX. LAC SCALP, L HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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