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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 378
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/05/2008 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| PT WAS PLAYING W/SMALL LED FLASHLIGHT AND SWALLOWED THE LENS COVER. DX: FB INGESTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| SCALP LAC-BROTHER HIT W/A FLASHLIGHT-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| PLAYING WITH COUSIN WHO ACCIDENTALL STRUCK PT'S FOREHEAD WITH A FLASHLI GHT>>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns, Tables |
| L FACE LAC W/REPAIR (***): JUMPING AROUND, SLIPPED ON FLASHLIGHTON FLOO R CAUSING HIM TO FALL & STRIKE FACE ON COFFEE TABLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns, Batteries |
| PATIENT WAS PLAYING WITH A FLASHLIGHT, PARENTS ARE UNABLE TO FIND SMALL WATCHLIKE BATTERY FROM LIGHT, PT STATES HE ATE IT. DX-POSS. INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2008 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| PT WITH CHI, WAS STRUCK BY FLASHLIGHT BY BROTHER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns, Light bulbs |
| PT HAD MOM'S SMALL FLASHLIGHT, HEARD CRUNCHING, PT CHEWING ON LIGHT BUL B, INGESTED GLASS,W/O METAL; FB INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| SWALLOWED TOP TO FLASHLIGHT;DX INGESTED OBJECT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| SWALLOWED TOP OF FLASHLIGHT;DX INGESTED OBJECT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2008 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| FELL WITH FLASHLIGHT IN MOUTH/PALATE ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| FLASHLIGHT UP NOSE. DX FB NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| PT WAS ON THE BEACH IN THE SUNSET LOOKING FOR SHELLS WITH A FLASHLIGHT AND FLIPPED THE FLASHLIGHT INTO FACE LACERATION FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| SAT DOWN ON FLASHLIGHT AND CONTUSED COCCYX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns, Light bulbs |
| PATIENT TOOK TOP OFF FLASHLIGHT AND CHEWED LIGHT BULB, SWALLOWED GLASS; GLASS PARTICLES IN STOMACH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2008 | Age: 5 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| HIT IN HEAD W/ FLASHLIGHT DX: NASAL CONTUSION/ HEMORRHAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| INTESTINE FB-SWALLOWED SMALL SHARD OF GLASS LIGHT BULB FROM FLASHLIGHT- @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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