Accidents - Lighting equipment - 50+ years old - Year 2007

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 882
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Head:	146	Finger:	145
Wrist:	110	Lower Trunk:	103
Hand:	95	Eyeball:	84
Lower Leg:	61	Neck:	61
Face:	43	Shoulder:	15
All Of Body:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/10/2007	Age: 88 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Lighting equipment, Rugs or carpets
88YOM WAS HOME,LIGHTS WENT OUT,TRIPPED OVER RUG,FELL HITTING LOWER LEG; LOWER LEG CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2007	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
56YOM WAS HOME TRYING TO LOOSEN A BOLT ON A LIGHT FIXTURE THAT WAS TO TIGHT,LACERATED FINGER;1-CM RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2007	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lighting equipment
PT JAMMED THUMB ON LIGHT. D: THUMB SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2007	Age: 89 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: Lighting equipment
LOST BALANCE TURNNING OFF THE LIGHT&FELL HITTING HEAD >> LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2007	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Electric Shock
Product: Lighting equipment, Electrical outlets or receptacles
ON PORCH AT HOME PT PLUGGED IN A LIGHT GOT SHOCKED DX ELECTRICAL SHOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2007	Age: 86 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Lighting equipment, Floors or flooring materials
LAST NIGHT WHILE TURNING THE LIGHT OFF TO GET READY FOR BED SHE LOST BA ANCE AND FELL TO FLOOR. DX. FX HIP.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/17/2007	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
FLOURSCENT LIGHT FELL, HITTING NOSE OF HOME. DX. CONT, LAC NOSE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2007	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Lighting equipment, Floors or flooring materials
72YOF BENT OVER TO TURN OFF THE LIGHT, LEG GAVE WAY & SHE FELL TO FLR, C/O RT HIP & RT KNEE PAIN. DX - RT HIP FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/08/2007	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Lighting equipment, Floors or flooring materials
PT WAS TRYING TO REACH THE LIGHT AND SHE TRIPPED AND FELL DOWN TO FL OOR. DX. L HIP FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2007	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
PATIENT CUT ON LIGHTING EQUIPMENT AT HOME DX: 1 INCH LACERATION TO RT WRIST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2007	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Lighting equipment
FELL AT HOME SEARCHING FOR LIGHT AND FX SHOULDER AND ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2007	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Lighting equipment
PT HAD FLOURESCENT LIGHT DROP AND GLASS GOT INTO EYE DX: SUNCONJUNCTIVAL HEMMORAGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2007	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
THE GLASS FROM A LIGHT AT HOME SLICED HIS HAND - LAC TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2007	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Lighting equipment
PT TRIPPED OVER A LIGHT AT NISSAN PARKING LOT, BRUISE TO L LOWER LEG. DX. R WRIST FX, CONT L LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2007	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Lighting equipment
PT ATTEMPTING TO TURN ON LIGHT SWITCH, "LOST BALANCE", FELL ONTO BUTTOC KS. DX=FRACTURE LEFT RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2007	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Lighting equipment
GOT PIECE OF METAL INTO EYE PUTTNG UP A FLUROSCENT LIGHTS " FB REMOVAL"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2007	Age: 86 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: Lighting equipment, Beds or bedframes
LAMP SHADE FELL ON HEAD WHILE IN BED @ NURSING HOME DX CHI, DEMENTIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2007	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Lighting equipment
BANGED HEAD ON A GLASS LIGHT SHADE. DX. NECK STRAIN, CERVICAL RADICULOP ATHY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2007	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment, Ceilings and walls
LOST BALANCE & FELL TRYING TO REMOVE LIGHT FROM WALL HAND LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2007	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Lighting equipment
HIT HEAD ON LIGHT POST IN HIS GARAGE. DX SCALP LACERATION#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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