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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 563
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/15/2010 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 71YOF FELL WHILE CHANGING LIGHT BULB DX: CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2010 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs, Step stools |
| 76 YOM WAS CHANGING A LIGHT BULB AND FELL OFF A STEP STOOL/ LAC TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2010 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Light bulbs, Ladders |
| 58 YOM CHANGING LIGHT BULB THOUGHT ELECTRICITY WAS TURNED OFF AT HOME, KNOCKED OFF 6 FT. LADDER, ONTO BUTTOCKS SHOCKED. DX-CONCUSSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2010 | Age: 14 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 |
| 14 YO M WITH A SCALP LAC AFTER A LIGHT BULB FELL ONTO HIS HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2010 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 81YOM WALKED INTO LIGHT BULB IN BASEMENT + LAC ON TOP OF HEAD DX;# L AC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2010 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | 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, Balls |
| 4YOF, PLAYING WITH THE BALL IN THE HOUSE, HIT A CEILING LIGHT&THE LIGHT BULB FELL&BROKE ON HER HEAD>>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2010 | Age: 18 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 |
| 18YOM HIT HEAD ON A LIGHT BULB, SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2010 | Age: 9 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, Exercise |
| 9YOM, DOING BACK PEDALING DRILL WITH DAD&ACC STRUCK HEAD ONTO A LIGHT B ULB VS LAMP POST>>SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2010 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 5YOM, PLAYING @ ***&STOOD UP INTO LIGHTBULB THAT SHATTERED CUTTING HEAD >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2010 | Age: 3 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 |
| 3YOM, BROTHER STRUCK PT' ON THE BACK OF HEAD WITH A LIGHT BULB >>LAC/FB REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Light bulbs, Fans |
| 18YOM HIT HEAD ON A CEILING FAN BLADE WHILE TRYING TO CHANGE LIGHT BULB . DX. MINOR HEAD INJURY, SCALP LACERATION.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2010 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 3 YO MALE - LIGHT BULB SHATTERED ON PTS HEAD. DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2010 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 5 YR M LIGHT BULB FELL ON HIS HEAD;DX LACERATED SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2010 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 85YOF SUSTAINED HEAD TRAUMA WHNE FELL WHILE TRYING TO FIX A LIGHTBULB@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2010 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 26 Y/O/F HIT HEAD ON LIGHT BULB AT GROUP HOME TODAY DX/ HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 20YOF BUMPED HEAD ON LIGHTBULB/ SUPERFICIAL LAC SCALP LWT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
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