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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 141
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/28/2003 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Floor lamps or table lamps |
| HIT HEAD ON LAMP DX: SCALP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2003 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Floor lamps or table lamps |
| PT HAD TWO COCKTAILS AT HOME WHEN HE FELL STRIKING HIS HEAD ON A FLOOR LAMP LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2003 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Floor lamps or table lamps |
| PT. FAINTED TODAY AT 10 AM, HIT HEAD ON LAMP. DX. SYNCOPE, C/O PAIN IN HEAD, NECK AND L SIDE. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/18/2003 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Floor lamps or table lamps |
| CHI.PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A LAMP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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