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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 351
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/05/2006 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| 58 YOF HAD CHANDELIER FALL ON HEAD LAC TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2006 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures, Ceilings and walls |
| PT BUMPED AGAINST A WALL AND A LIGHT FIXTIRE FELL OFF THE WALL ONTO HEA D SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2006 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| CUT TO HEAD GOT HIT WITH FALLING LIGHT FIXTURE DX: LACERATION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2006 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| PT. STOOD UP AND HIT HEAD ON METAL LIGHT FIXTURE 1 1/2 HOURS PTA. DX.L AC SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2006 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures |
| HEAD TRAUMA, PT SUST INJURY W/A FALLING LIGHT FIXTURE AT HOME, C/O PAIN , DIZZINESS, BLEEDING MOUTH, NO LOC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2006 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures, Light bulbs |
| SCRAPED HEAD ON OVETHEAD LIGHT FIXTURE WHILE CHANGING A BULB AT HOME SC ALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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