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Accidents - Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns - 0-5 years old - Year 2004

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 441
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Face:258Head:141
Finger:28Internal:12

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/07/2004Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
FELL ONTO A FLASHLIGHT. DX- 1.8 CM FOREHEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/06/2004Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
LAC TO FINGER WHEN STRUCK ON FLASHLIGHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/02/2004Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
POSSIBLE INGESTION OF THING GLASS FROM HALOWEEN FLASHLIGHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/30/2004Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PT HAD A FLASHLIGHT FALL HITTING HER IN HEAD, LAC SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/29/2004Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PT ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK IN THE R EYEBROW/EYELID WITH A FLASHLIGHT. DX: LACERATION EYEBROW/FOREHEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/11/2004Age: 16 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
CHEWING ON GLASS TOP OF FLASHLIGHT, OR FLASHLIGHT LIGHT BULB, ATTEMPTED TO RETRIEVE COULDN'T GET OUT, SWALLOWED GLASS; FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/11/2004Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
ACCIDENTALLY HIT WITH FLASHLIGHT DX. FOREHEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/10/2004Age: 16 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PT CUT MIDDLE FINGER WITH A FLASHLIGHT. D: FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/10/2004Age: 1 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PT HIT IN HEAD WITH A THROWN FLASHLIGHT THROWN BY 2YR OLD SIBLING, CONT USION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/05/2004Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PT ACCIDENTLY HIT IN THE FOREHEAD WITH A FLASHLIGHT BY ANOTHER CHILD LA CERATION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/08/2004Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
ACCIDENTALLY HIT WITH FLASHLIGHT DX. FACIAL CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/20/2004Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
ACCIDENTALLY HIT WITH A FLASHLIGHT BY ANOTHER 2 YEAR OLD WHILE PLAYING DX: L EYEBROW LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/02/2004Age: 23 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
CUT HEAD WITH FLASHLIGHT. DX SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/01/2004Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PT WAS ACCIDENTLY STRUCK IN THE HEAD WITH A FLASHLIGHT. DX HEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/22/2004Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Other
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PATIENT PINCHED FINGER IN FLASHLIGHT 3 DAYS AGO, INCREASING IN SIZE,SMA LL BLISTER; FINGER INFECTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/05/2004Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PATIENT HIT ON FOREHEAD WITH FLASHLIGHT BY YOUNGER SISTER AT HOME; FORE HEAD LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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