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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,060
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Light bulbs, Ladders |
| PT. WAS CHANGING A LIGHT BULB AND STEPPED OFF LADDER TWISTING ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2002 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| CHANGING A LIGHT BULB WHEN IT EXPLODED AND LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2002 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs, Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PT. WAS CHANGING A LIGHT BULB, WHICH WAS HOT, AND CAUSED HIM TO STRIKE METAL ON CHANDELIER LACERATING HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 58 Y/O W/F WAS CHANGING A LIGHT BULB WHEN IT BROKE AND LACERATED HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 09/25/2002 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Light bulbs, Counters or countertops |
| FELL FROM COUNTER CHANING LIGHT BULB DX: FRACTURE TO KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/22/2002 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| DEVELOPED SHOULDER PAIN WHILE CHANGING LIGHT BULB 9 HRS PTA-D-X ACUTE R SHOULDER STRAIN, POSSIBLE INTERNAL DERANGEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2002 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 60 YOWM WAS LOOKING UP AT A FLOURESCENT LIGHT BULB WHEN IT BROKE SHOWER ING PT IN GLASS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2002 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| LEFT HIP FX-FELL AT HOME WHILE CHANGING A LIGHT BULB. LANDED ON LEFT SI DE. C/O LET HIP PAIN AND DECREASED ROM. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/03/2002 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT BROW WHEN A LIGHT BULB BLEW UP IN FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2002 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| LOST HER BALANCE WHILE CHANGING A LIGHT BULB AT HOME LAST NIGHT AND FEL L INJURING HER RIGHT LOWER LEG. DX FRACTURE RIGHT FIBULA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| DX 1 CM THUMB LACERATION: CUT THUMB ON LIGHTBULB AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| THUMB LAC-CUT ON LIGHT BULB AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| LACERATION, LEG LOWER - 57 YOF STATES THAT SHE CUT HERSELF ON A BROKEN LIGHT BULB TAKING THE TRASH CAN OUT, LACERATION TO LEFT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2002 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| FOREIGN BODY L HEEL. WAS WLKING AROUND IN HOUSE BAREFOOT AND STEPPED ON GLASS FROM A BROKEN LIGHT BULB. GLASS REMOVED.! |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2002 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| HIT WITH LIGHT BULB-SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| CHANGING LIGHT BULB BROKE GLASS IN EYE..FB IN EYE RESOLVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2002 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs, Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PT CHANGING A FLOURESCENT LIGHTBULB AT HOME WHEN HE CUT HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE LIGHT FIXTURE LACERATION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2002 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Light bulbs, Beds |
| PATIENT WAS CHANGING A LIGHTBULB AND SLIPPED OFF THE BED, FELL ON THE FLOOR. DX-FX-5TH FINGER, LEFT LUMBAR CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT SUST LAC TO FINGER FROM BROKEN LIGHTBULB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs, Ladders |
| PT WAS CHANGING A FLURESCENT BULB WAS ON A LADDER, BULB FELL HITTING LADDER AND CUTTING HIS ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| LT FOREARM BURN-BURNED ON HOT LIGHT BULB AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2002 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| CUT ARM WHEN DROPPED & BROKE LIGHT BULBDX LACERATION L FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2002 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| LIGHT BULBS FELL OFF SHELFLACERATION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| RT INDEX FINGER LAC-AT HOME-CUT ON A LIGHT BULB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2002 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| #64YOM CUT FINGER ON BROKEN LIGHT BULBDX-LAC LT INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Light bulbs, Ladders |
| 58 Y.O. B MALE W/FX ANKLE. PT FELL 2-3 FT OFF OF A LADDER WHILE CHANGIN G A LIGHT BULB @ CHURCH. E8810 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2002 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| CUT FINGER ON LIGHT BULB DX. FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2002 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| HAND BURN. PT BURNED HAND ON A HOT LIGHT BULB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2002 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 66 Y/O W/F GOT SLIVER OF LIGHT BULB IN EYE SUSTAINING AN ABRASHION TO E YE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2002 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| CUT FINGER ON A LIGHT BULB LACERATION RIGHT 1ST AND 2ND FINGERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2002 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| FELL WHILE TRYING TO PUT LIGHT BULB IN . BRUISING FOREHEAD W/ABR. REDNE SS LT EAR, SKIN TEAR LT BREAST AND RT ANKLE. DX: CONT'S /HEMATOMA/SKIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2002 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| LT HAND LAC-CUT ON A BROKEN LIGHT BULB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2002 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| REFERS LACERATION TO LT 1ST DIGIT WITH ABULB WHEN EXPLOTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2002 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT CHANGING A LIGHT BULB AT HOME, LAC LT FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT RECEIVED CORNEAL ABRASION WHEN SHATTERED FLUROSCENT LIGHT BULB AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2002 | Age: 54 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: Light bulbs |
| HIT HEAD ON FLUORESCENT LIGHT SCALP CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2002 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| CUT FINGER ON LIGHT BULB DX: LACERATION RT 2ND. FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Light bulbs, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT SUSTAINED SOFT TISSUE INJURY LT FOOT PT FELL OFF STOOL TRYING TO REPLACE LIGHT BULB - FELL TO FLOOR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2002 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| SCALP LACERATION-STOOD UP AND STRUCK HEAD ON FLUORESCENT LIGHT BULB AT HOME.C/O ACTIVE BLEEDING WITH 3 CM LACERATION TO SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2002 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| RT THUMB LAC-CUT ON A LIGHT BULB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2002 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 55 YOM HURT WHILE SCREWING IN LIGHT BULB AT HOME. DX: MUSCLE STRAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2002 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT. BROKE A LIGHT BULB AND SHE STEPPED ON A PIECE OF GLASS AFTER CLEANING IT UP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2002 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Electric Shock |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| CHANGING A LIGHT BULB AND IT EXPLODED. DX ELECTRICAL SHOCK AND PT LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2002 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Light bulbs, Chairs |
| FELL FROM STANDING IN CHAIR PUTTING IN LIGHT BULB DX. LS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT CUT THUMB ON A LIGHT BULB DX: RT THUMB LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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