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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 333
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/20/2008 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| 82YOM WHILE HOME WAS CHANGING LIGHT BULB,WHEN IT BROKE CUTTING LT HAND; HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2008 | Age: 51 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 |
| PT DX LT HAND LACERATION - S/P DUE TO FLUORESCENT LIGHT BULB WHEN TRYING TO BREAK A FALL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT CHNGED LIGHT BULB AND FELT STING. ECCHYMOSIS AND BROKEN BLOOD VESSE L R HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT BURNED L HAND ON LIGHT BULB, BLISTER NOTED. DX. BURN L HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2008 | Age: 70 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, Day wear |
| 70 YO MALE HIT LIGHT BULB WHILE CHANGING SHIRT LACERATION HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT BURNED RT HAND TOUCHING A HOT LIGHT BULB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Light bulbs |
| PT WAS TAKING DOWN A LIGHT BULB, IT BROKE LACERATING RT HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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