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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 397
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/21/2007 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT HELD UP BY MOMS BF & REACHING ARM UP TO CHANGE A LIGHT BULB, NOW W/W RIST & ELBOW PAIN, MILD SWELLING TO WRIST; WRIST PAIN, ELBOW PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2007 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A BRICK AND FELL ONTO OUTSTRETCHED HAND WHILE CHANGING LIGHT BULB AT HOME. D: WRIST AND HAND SPRAINS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2007 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Light bulbs, Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations |
| PROGRESSIVE OVERALL WEAKNESS: FREQUENT FALLS:RECENT FALL CHANGING LIGHTS AND PICTURES, SUPERFICIAL ABRASIONS R SCAPHOID |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/31/2007 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT SUSTAINED WRIST LACERATION WHEN CHANGING LIGHT BULB. D: LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| CUT LT WRIST WITH LIGHT BULB LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2007 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| C/O PT STATES ACCIDENLY CUT WRIST ON LIGHT BULB DX RT WRIST LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2007 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| FX WRIST, FELL CHANGING LIGHTBULB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2007 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| LIGHT BULB FELL ONTO LT WRIST DX: LAC LT WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2007 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PATIENT FELL ON BROKEN LIGHT BULB WHILE PLAYING WITH SIBLING IN BASEMEN T; WRIST LAC., WITH TENDON INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2007 | Age: 5 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 |
| PT HAD LIGHTBULB BREAK IN HAND, CAUSING LACERATION TO LEFT WRIST SUTURED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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