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Accidents - Light bulbs - Year 2008 - Internal

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 170
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
0-5 years old:154
26-50 years old:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/29/2008Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Light bulbs
CHIDL BIT END OF SMALL LIGHT BULB IN BACKYARD. CONCERN FOR GLASS INGEST ION. D: FOREIGN BODY INGESTION..
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/19/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Light bulbs
2YOF SWALLOWED FLASHLIGHT BULB INGESTED OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/14/2008Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Light bulbs
PT BIT INTO NIGHTLIGHT BULB. DX: GLASS INGESTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/07/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Light bulbs
PATIENT GOT GLASS FROM LIGHT BULB IN MOUTH AT HOME. DX-INGESTED FOREIGN BODY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/03/2008Age: 12 monthsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Light bulbs
INGESTED A NIGHTLIGHT BULB- MOM REMOVED GLASS SHARDS FROM HIS MOUTH. DX: SMALL AMT. OF GLASS INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/09/2008Age: 18 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Light bulbs
SWALLOWED FLASHLIGHT LIGHT BULB;DX INGESTED OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/01/2008Age: 47 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Light bulbs
PT WITH GLASS IN THROAT, WAS CHANGING LIGHTBULB UNCLEAR HOW HAPPENED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/21/2008Age: 21 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Light bulbs
PATIENT BIT A SMALL LIGHT BULB, POSSIBLY SWALLOWED BROKEN GLASS. DX-FOREIGN BODY SWALLOWED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/09/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Light bulbs
PT HAD A LIGHT BULB IN HIS MOUTH WHEN IT BROKE AND PT SWALLOWED BROKEN GLASS. D: FOREIGN BODY ASPIRATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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