Accidents - Light bulbs - 50+ years old - Year 2004

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,137
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Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Lower Leg:	223	Lower Arm:	163
Hand:	159	Finger:	143
Foot:	139	Shoulder:	69
Ankle:	69	Wrist:	58
Face:	58	Eyeball:	33
Knee:	17

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/27/2004	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
LAC R FOOT/63YOF STEPPED ON GLASS LIGHT BULB WHILE BARE FOOTED AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/23/2004	Age: 74 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 RIGHT INDEX FINGER LACERATION: CUT FINGER ON LIGHT BULB AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2004	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
CUT HAND ON BROKEN LIGHT BULB DX. HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/2004	Age: 70 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 THUMB ON BROKEN LIGHT BULB - LACERATION THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2004	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
83YOF PT CARRYING GARBAGE OUT CUT ANKLE ON BROKEN LIGHT BULB DX 1 INCH SUPERFICIAL LAC RT ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2004	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Light bulbs, Tables
FELL WHILE PUTTING IN LIGHT BULB HIT LEG AGAINST A TABLE DX: R LOWER LEG HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2004	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Light bulbs
PT DX PUNCTURE WOUND TO RT HAND - DUE TO A BROKEN LIGHT BULB X 5 DAYS AGO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2004	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Light bulbs, Beds or bedframes
77 YOM WAS STANDING ON A BED CHANGING A LIGHT BULB WHEN HE FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2004	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Light bulbs
PT HAD LIGHT BULB FALL ONTO ARM 6 DAYS AGO AND NOW ARM IS INFECTED. D: CELLULITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2004	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
PT HAD A LIGHT BULB BREAK AT HOME SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT CALF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2004	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Light bulbs
BURN FOREARM - 52 YOF SUSTAINED A BURN TO HER LEFT FOREARM FROM A HOT L IGHTBULB 2 DAYS AGO, 1CM BLISTER FORMED YESTERDAY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2004	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
LAC RT HAND ON GLASS FROM BROKEN LIGHT BULB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2004	Age: 69 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
LACERATION FINGERS - 69 YOM LACERATED HIS LEFT THUMB AND INDEX FINGER W HEN LIGHT BULB HE WAS HOLDING BROKE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2004	Age: 51 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 C/O "I CUT MY FINGER W/A BROKEN LIGHT BULB"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2004	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Light bulbs
85 YO F INJURED KNEE WHILE TURNING A LIGHT BULB CONTUSION KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2004	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
STEPPED ON LIGHT BULB AND LACERATED FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2004	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Light bulbs
PT SUST FOREIGN BODY (PIECE OF LIGHT BULB) TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2004	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
PT CHANGING A FLOURESCENT LIGHT BULB AT HOME DROPPED IT ONTO LEFT LOWER LEG LACERATION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2004	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
CHANGING LIGHT BULB - CUT ARM - WRIST LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2004	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
CHANGING LONG FLORESCENT LIGHT BULB LACERATION FOREHEAD X 2
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2004	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Light bulbs
PT C/O PAIN TO LT 5TH FINGER DUE TO BROKEN LIGHT BULB 6 WEEKS AGO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2004	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Light bulbs
52 YO M CHANGING FLORESENT LIGHT BULB BROKE POWDER GOT INTO EYES CHEMICAL INSULT-EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2004	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Light bulbs
AT SCHOOL LAC TO HAND ON BROKEN LIGHT BULB DX LACERATION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2004	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Light bulbs, Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures
PT CHANGING A LIGHTBULB WHEN THE PLASTIC LIGHT COVER FELL STRIKING HIM IN THE RIGHT EYE ABRASION EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2004	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Light bulbs
HUSBAND FELL ON TOP OF PT, WHO WAS CHANGING LIGHT BULB RADIUS & ULNA FX, R/O HIP FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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