Accidents - Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 143
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 06/15/2008	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures
PT STATES WAS CHANGING A LIGHT BULB INTO LIGHT FIXTURE LACERATION TO LE FT HAND DX LEFT HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2008	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric chandeliers, hanging lamps or other attached light fixtures
PT WAS REPLACING A FLOURESCENT CEILING LAMP AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO RIGHT HAND ON THE METAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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