Accidents - Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns - 0-5 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Head

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,231
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	75
Year 1998:	81
Year 1999:	121
Year 2000:	155
Year 2001:	184
Year 2002:	5
Year 2003:	51
Year 2004:	141
Year 2005:	112
Year 2007:	139
Year 2008:	30
Year 2009:	98
Year 2010:	33

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 04/08/2010	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
4YO MALE WITH LAC TO HEAD FROM A THROWN FLASHLIGHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2010	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
3 YOM PRESENT TO ER AFTER HE SUSTAINED HIT TO HEAD WITH FLASHLIGHT ACC IDENTLY TONIGHT- DX- HEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2009	Age: 2 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
BROTHER ACCIDENTALLY DROPPED A "MAG LITE" ON PT'S HEAD@ HOME DX SCALP LACERATION *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2009	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
DX LAC SCALP: DAD W TOSS'G FLASH ACROSS THE RM & HIT PT ON TOP OH HEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2009	Age: 5 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: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
A LARGE FLASHLIGHT FELL ON PATIENT'S HEAD; HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 02/15/2009	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
FELL AT GRANDMOMS HOUSE AND HIT HEAD ON A METAL FLASHLIGHT. DX CONCUSS ION
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: 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: 07/23/2007	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
SCALP LACERATION, SUTURED: BROTHER HIT PT ON TOP OF HEAD WITH MAG FLASHLIGHT, INTENT NOT STATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2007	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PT HIT IN HEAD WITH FLASHLIGHT AT HOME DX// SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2005	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: 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: 07/28/2005	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: 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: 04/08/2005	Age: 12 months	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, 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: 10/30/2004	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: 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: 07/10/2004	Age: 1 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: 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: 02/02/2004	Age: 23 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: 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: 02/01/2004	Age: 2 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
PT WAS ACCIDENTLY STRUCK IN THE HEAD WITH A FLASHLIGHT. DX HEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
CUT HEAD WITH FLASHLIGHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2003	Age: 14 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
CHI WHEN HIT WITH FLASHLIGHT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2003	Age: 3 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
PT HAD A METAL LANTERN FALL ONTO HEAD. DX HEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	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 SEEN FOR CHI AFTER HIS TWIN BROTHER HIT HIM IN THE HEAD W/ A FLASHLI GHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2003	Age: 3 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
HIT IN HEAD WITH FLASHLIGHT BY BROTHER;CLOSED HEAD INJ NOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2002	Age: 2 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PT WAS HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A FLSHLIGHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2001	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns, Refrigerators
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2001	Age: 6 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2001	Age: 1 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2001	Age: 1 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2001	Age: 5 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/13/2000	Age: 23 months	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: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2000	Age: 3 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2000	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2000	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/1999	Age: 5 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/1999	Age: 4 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/1999	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/1998	Age: 9 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/1998	Age: 4 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/1997	Age: 3 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: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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