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Accidents - Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns - 0-5 years old - Year 2005

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 571
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Mouth:126Face:117
Head:112Finger:76
Ear:66Internal:56
Toe:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/15/2005Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
4 YOM BROTHER HIT PATIENT ON THE HEAD WITH FLASHLIGHT CAUSING LACERATIO N TO FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/01/2005Age: 20 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
20 MOM WAS FOUND WITH TORN APART SMALL FLASHLIGHT. MOM THINKS HE SWOLL ED BULB BECAUSE THE BULB WAS MISSING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/17/2005Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns, Beds or bedframes
PT FELL FROM BED & HIT HEAD ON FLASHLIGHT. DX: LAC ABOVE R EYEBROW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/02/2005Age: 12 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
HIT TO R EYEBROW ON FLASHLIGHT DX: R EYEBROW LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/27/2005Age: 23 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PATIENT FELL ON FLASHLIGHT AT HOME; FOREHEAD LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/08/2005Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns, Light bulbs
ATE BROKEN GLASS FROM FLASHLIGHT VS FLASHLIGHT BULB, NO CUTS IN MOUTH O R BLEEDING NOTED,NO OBVIOUS INJURY/STRIDOR/RETRACTIONS; GLASS INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/03/2005Age: 14 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
FELL W/ PLASTIC FLASHLIGHT IN MOUTH. ACUTE AB SOFT PALATE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/27/2005Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PT CHEWED LIGHTBULB OFF END OF MINI FLASHLIGHT. DX: POSS FB INGESTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/19/2005Age: 12 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
DX HEAD CONTUSION: FELL AND HIT HEAD ON FLASHLIGHT AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/28/2005Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PT WAS HIT W/FLASHLIGHT AT DAYCARE. DX: MILD HEAD INJURY, VOMITING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/27/2005Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
3 YOM HAS LACERATION TO FOREHEAD FROM FLASHLIGHT(?) AFTER PLAYING WITH SISTER. PARENTS THINK IT WAS A FLASHLIGHT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/07/2005Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PT DROPPED FLASHLIGHT ONTO LT 3RD TOE, LAC TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/25/2005Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
2 YOM LACERATES EAR WHEN STRUCK BY A FLASHLIGHT AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/10/2005Age: 10 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PT LACERATED FINGER ON A FLASHLIGHT AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/08/2005Age: 12 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns, Televisions
PT. KNOCKED METAL MAG LIGHT OFF TV AND IT FELL AND HIT FOREHEAD, DX; SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/14/2005Age: 12 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PT WAS AT HOME WHEN SHE FELL WITH A FLASHLIGHT IN HER MOUTH CAUSING A L ACERATION UNDER HER TOUNGE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/09/2005Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
5 YOM WAS HIT IN THE FOREHEAD BY HIS BROTHER WITH A "***" FLASH LIGHT GHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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