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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,266
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
Date: 12/30/2010 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | 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: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
48 YOF CLOSED HEAD INJURY & CONTUSION TO RT. FACE S/P HITTING HEAD AND FACE ON CHANDELIER AT HOME.* |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/23/2010 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
73 Y/O/F CLEANING A CHANDELIER AT HOME AND IT FELL ON HER HEAD DX/ SCALP LAC |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/22/2010 | Age: 6 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
6 MOM WAS LIFTED UP , AT GRANDPARENT'S HOUSE, & HIT HIS HEAD ON THE CHANDELIER- NO LOC. DX; SCALP CONTUSION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/21/2010 | Age: 22 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: Inter Organ Injury |
Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
22YOM HAD A CIELING LIGHT FIXTURE FALL ONTO HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/06/2010 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
65 YOF TO ER, WHILE PUTTING UP X-MAS TREE, GLASS FELL FROM CHANDERLIER AND HIT PT ON TOP OF HEAD- DX-HEAD INJURY, SCALP LACERATION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 12/01/2010 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | 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: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
36YOF, H/A S/P GETTTING READY FOR WORK THIS AM&GOT HIT ON HEAD WITH LIG HT FIXTURE, NO LOC>>CHI |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/20/2010 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Asian |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
3YOM HIT HEAD ON CHANDELIER, WENT TO BED AND WOKE WITH VOMITING; POSSIB LE HEAD INJURY, MINOR HEAD INJURY, PROBABLE VIRAL ILLNESS |
Disposition: Held for observation |
Date: 11/19/2010 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
44 YOM HIT HEAD ON LIGHT FIXTURE HEAD LACERATION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/14/2010 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
32YOM PRESENT TO ER AFTER HE STATED HE WALKED UNDER AND HIT HEAD ON CHA NDELIER- DX- BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/07/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
6YOF WAS AT A FUNCTION TODAY, A GLASS LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ON TOP OF HEAD +VOMITING. DX - POST CONCUSSIVE SYNDROME |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/19/2010 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
75 YOF C/O THE LIGHT COVERING FELL OFF THE KITCHEN LIGHT AND HIT HER O N TOP OF HER HEAD. DX HEAD HEMATOMA |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/18/2010 | Age: 66 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: Inter Organ Injury |
Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
66YOM, REPORTS 20# LIGHT FELL FROM 20FTH HITTING HIS HEAD, NO LOC YET D AZED>>CHI LAC |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/17/2010 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
75 YOF C/O HEAD PAIN LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ON HER HEAD AT HOME. DX-LAC SCALP. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/11/2010 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
15 YOM RAN INTO STATIONARY LIGHT FIXTURE AND HIT HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/10/2010 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
15 YOF HAD LIGHT FIXTURE FALL ONTO HEAD. DX: MINOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY,CONT. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/28/2010 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
67YO WHITE FEMALE AT THEATER HIT HEAD ON LIGHT FIXTURE DX MINOR HEAD TRAUMA |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/26/2010 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures, Fans |
12YOM-SCALP LAC-GLASS FROM CEILING FAN LIGHT FIXTURE FALL HITTING PT'S HEAD-2 HOME |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/12/2010 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | 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: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
26YOFG HAD THE GLASS COVERING FROM A CEILING LIGHT FALL OFF ONTO HEAD C LOSED HEAD INJURY |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/30/2010 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
41 YOM HIT HEAD ON CHANDELIER. DX: SCALP LACS 7 CM TOTAL, HEAD INJURY. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/21/2010 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
19YOM WITH LAC TO HEAD FROM A LOW HANGING LIGHT FIXTURE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/15/2010 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures, Ceilings and walls |
37 YOM TORE LIGHT FIXTURE OFF OF WALL AND IT HIT HIM IN HEAD. DX: SCALP LAC 3 CM. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 08/12/2010 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
SCALP LAC.19YOM HIT HEAD ON A LIGHT FIXTURE AND LACERATED SCALP. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/31/2010 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
62YOWF PT STATES A BIG, THICK, HEAVY LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ON HER HEAD AT HOME. DX. HEMATOMA FH, CONT FH. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/29/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
20 YR OLD FEMALE HAD LIGHT FIXTURE FALL ONTO HER HEAD RESULTING IN CONC USSION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/28/2010 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
60 YOF PRESENT TO ER WITH INJURY TO HEAD AFTER SHE HIT HEAD ON CHANDELI ER AT HOME- DX- BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/30/2010 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
83YOF-SCALP LAC-HEAVY LIGHT FIXTURE FELL FROM CEILING HITTING PT-@ HOME |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 06/06/2010 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
70 YOM HAD LIGHT FIXTURE FALL ON HEAD. DX: SCALP LAC, FB. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/13/2010 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
HEAD INJURY-22YOF-HIT HEAD ON HANGING CHANDELIER-@ HOME |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/29/2010 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
22YO WHITE MALE AT *** A LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ON PT & HIT PT IN HEAD NLOC , DX HEAD INJURY |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/16/2010 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
13YOM HAD LIGHT FIXTURE FALL ON HEAD AT SCHOOL CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/15/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | 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: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures, Ceilings and walls |
DX CHI/CONCUSION: 20YOF FLUFF' SHEETS IN BED THEN GLASS LIGHT FIXTUREFE LL OFF CEIL' & STRUCK HER ON HEAD, +DIZZY, BLURRY VSN, C/O HEAD PN |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/10/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
18 Y MALE STATES PIECE OF METAL FROM LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ON HIS HEAD CAUSING INJ AT HOME DX: OCCIPUT LACERATION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/06/2010 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Asian |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
51 YOM SUS LAC TO HEAD AFTER HITTING IT ON LIGHT FIXTURE% |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/31/2010 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: Asian |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
62YOF PT STS LIGHT FIXTURE DROPPED ON HER HEAD DX: HEAD CONTUSION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/27/2010 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Asian |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings |
27YOM HIT IN HEAD WHEN A LIGHT FIXTURE FELL OFF A STAGE. DX. ELYEBROW L ACERATION, MINOR HEAD INJURY.* |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/14/2010 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
10YOM LACERATION PARIETAL SCALP STRUCK GLASS LIGHT FIXTURE BREAKING FIX TURE |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/09/2010 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
29 YR OLD BLACK FEMALE DX SOFT TISSUE INJURY TO SCALP - S/P LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ON HER HEAD AT HOME JUST PTA. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/01/2010 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
4YOM HAD A CIELING LIGHT FALL ONTO HEAD AT HOME CONTUSION SCALP |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 02/24/2010 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
17MOM DAD STATES A LIGHT FIXTURE FELL AND HIT PT ON HEAD DX- SCALP L AC FORHEAD CONT CHI |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 02/06/2010 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | 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: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
73YOF HAD A LIGHT FIXTURE FALL ONTOP OF HEAD CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/31/2010 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
22 YOF, AT BAR, LITTLE ETOH,PATRON NEXT TO PT HITTING CHANDELIER ABOVE HER HEAD,IT DROPPED & HIT HER DX: SCALP LAC, BHT |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/28/2010 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures, Ceilings and walls |
LIGHT FIXTURE FELL FROM CEILING,HIT HEAD HEAD CONTUSION * 3 Y/O W/F |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/24/2010 | Age: 8 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
8 MOF GLASS LIGHT FIXTURE AROUND CEILING FAN FELL AND LANDED ON CHILD'S HEAD DX: ABRASION SCALP |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/11/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
6 YOM HAD GLASS LIGHT FIXTURE FALL FROM CEILING AT HOME AND HIT TOP OF HEAD DX: ABRASION SCALP |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/10/2010 | Age: 19 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: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
19YOM HIT HEAD ON A LIGHT FIXTURE, SCALP LACERATION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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