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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 581
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/15/2008 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| STRAIN UPPER BACK - 73 YO FEMALE PRESENTS WITH UPPER BACK PAIN - ONSET YESTERDAY WHEN REACHING TO PUT IN A LIGHT BULB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT REACHING FOR A LIGHTBULB AND STRAINED CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2008 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT SUSTAINED BACK STRAIN WHEN SHE WAS TRYING TO CHANGE A LIGHT BULB* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| CHEST WALL STR. PT STRAINED CHEST WHEN PICKING UP LIGHT BULBS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| FELL WHILE CHANGING A HIGH LIGHT BULB. DX THORACIC STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN R CHEST: BURNED R SIDE OF CHEST ON LIGHTBULB 2X3 CM BURN, APPEARS AS THOUGH OUTER LAYER OF SKIN GONE, AREA IS RED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Light bulbs, Ladders |
| CONTUSION TO RIGHT CHEST AND ABDOMEN, HIP, AND RIBS - CHANGING A LIGHT BULB IN GARAGE WHEN SHE FELL FROM EIGHT FOOT LADDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2008 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| LIGHT BULB BROKE,BURNS TO CHEST,NO FIRE# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Light bulbs, Chairs |
| PT FELL STANDING ON CHAIR CHANGING LIGHT BULB C/O RIB PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/29/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Light bulbs, Beds or bedframes |
| 30YOF WAS STANDING ON HER BED CHANGING A LIGHT BULB,SLIPPED OFF, FALLING STRIKING BACK;BACK CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2008 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Light bulbs, Stepladders |
| PT ON A STEP LADDER CHNGING A LIGHTBULB AND LOST FOOTING AND FELL STRUC K CHEST AGAINST THE BATHTUB SUSTAINED A RIB CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2008 | Age: 11 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs, Floor lamps or table lamps |
| PT PLAYING W/LAMP AND LIGHTBULB BURNED CHEST X3 DAYS, DEV BLISTERS BUT NOW ARE GONE; SECOND DEGREE BURN TO CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2008 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Light bulbs, Chairs |
| CHANGING LIGHTBULB,FELL OFF OF CHAIR DX: SPRAIN DORSAL, CONTUSION DORS AL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT HAD LAC ON UPPER TRUNK FROM LIGHT BULB SOMEHOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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