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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 318
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/20/2009 | Age: 78 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: Floor lamps or table lamps |
| HEAD CONTUSION.PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A LAMP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2009 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | 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: Floor lamps or table lamps |
| PT TRYING TO KILL A BUG AND IN SO DOING TRIPPED ON THE CORD OF A LAMP T HAT FELL ONTO HER HEAD SUSTAINED A SCALP CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2009 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Floor lamps or table lamps |
| TRIPPED ON LAMP CORD AND FELL CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2009 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Floor lamps or table lamps |
| 73 YOM FELL AT HOME AND HIT HEAD ON LAMP CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2009 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Floor lamps or table lamps |
| 53YO AMERICAN INDIAN FEMALE STS A LAMP FELL ON TOP OF HEAD DX HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2009 | Age: 88 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: Floor lamps or table lamps |
| 88 YOF ATTEMPTED TO TURN OFF LIGHT SWITCH TO LAMP AND FELL HITTING HEAD AND RIGHT SIDE SUSTAINING CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2009 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Floor lamps or table lamps |
| PT WITHI CONTUSION TO HEAD, A LAMP FEL ON PT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2009 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Male | 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| 88YO M HEAD INJURY LOST BALANCE FELL TO FLOOR HIT FLOOR LAMP AS HE WAS FALLING, PT WAS ADMITTED* |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/19/2009 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Male | 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: Floor lamps or table lamps, Rugs or carpets |
| PATIENT HAD A MECHANICAL TRIP AND FALL, KNEE GAVE WAY, FELL STRIKING HEAD ON LAMP LANDING ON CARPETED FLOOR. DX-CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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