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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 361
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/30/2002 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PT.C/O CUT TO RT.HAND PALM & THUMB SUSTAIN WHEN CHANDELIER FELL ON HER DX-LACERATION OF RT. HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| LACERATION HAND - 31 YOM LACERATED RIGHT HAND ON A CEILING LIGHT FIXTUR E |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures, Fans |
| GLASS LAMP SHADE FROM CEILING FAN FELL ON HIS HAND AT FRIEND'S HOUSE, ADMITS TO ETOH. DX COMPLEX LACERATION LEFT HAND WITH ARTERIAL BLEED. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 07/24/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| FLUORESCENT LIGHT FELL ON HAND. CONTUSIONS TO LEFT HAND. DO NOT CONTACT PATIENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| 34 YOM HIT CHANDELIERE WITH RT. HAND. LACERATION, RT. HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures, Stairs or steps |
| RUNNING UP STAIRS, HAND HIT BROKEN CHANDELIER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2002 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| HAND LACERATION - CUT RIGHT HAND ON A RECESSED LIGHT HE WAS WORKING ON AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures, Recording tapes |
| PLAYING VIDEOS AND GOT EXCITED SWINGING HANDS UP AND HIT LIGHT FIXTURE LAC HAND ON IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| LIGHT FIXTURE FELL DX. HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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