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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 61
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/02/2006 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT WAS WALKING FAST IN A STORE AND STRUCK HEAD ON A "LOW LYING" LIGHT F IXTURE SUSTAINING LACERATION TO SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2006 | Age: 53 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: Lighting equipment |
| PT C/O LIGHT FIXTURE FELL ON HER HEAD AT HOME TODAY - DX HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2006 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Lighting equipment |
| PT HIT THE TOP OF HIS HEAD ON A LIGHT FIXTURE WITH POSSIBLE LOC CONTUS ION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2006 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Lighting equipment, Escalators |
| PATIENT HIT HIS HEAD ON A LIGHT FIXTURE YESTERDAY WHILE COMING DOWN AN ESCALATOR SUSTAINING POST-CONCUSSIVE SYMPTOMS & SCALP ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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