Accidents - Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns - 26-50 years old - Year 2002

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 607
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Body Parts:

Foot:	176	Head:	167
Hand:	115	Face:	50
Wrist:	34	Toe:	34
Knee:	15	Ankle:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/06/2002	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PT WAS HIT IN HEAD W/FLASHLIGHT. DX: .25 CM FOREHEAD LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2002	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PT DROPPED FLASHLIGHT ON FOOT. DX: FX R FOURTH TOE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2002	Age: 39 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
HIT ACCIDENTALLY IN HEAD W/ FLASHLIGHT DX: LACERATION SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2002	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
LACERATION SCALP, STRUCK IN HEAD WITH A FLASHLIGHT, OTHER MECHANICS OF INJURY NOT STATED\
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2002	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
CONTUSION TO HEAD WHEN FLASHLIGHT FELL AND STRUCK HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2002	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PT HIT IN EYEBROW WITH FLASHLIGHT, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2002	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PT FELL W/FLASHLIGHT IN HAND. DX: L WRIST SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2002	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
RT FOOT CT-AT HOME-DROPPED LARGE METAL FLASHLIGHT ON FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2002	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns, Stairs or steps
PT. HIT FOOT ON FLASHLIGHT WHILE WALKING UP STAIRS CASING FX RT. METATA RSAL.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PT. REPORTS GETTING HIT IN HAND W/FLASHLIGHT ON TUESDAY. DX. CONT R HA ND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2002	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PT. DROPPED LARGE FLASHLIGHT ON FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2002	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
RIGHT KNEE CONT. PT FELL DOWN AND LANDED ON A FLASHLIGHT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2002	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
34 YO M DROPPED LARGE FLASH LIGHT ON ANKLECONTUSION ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2002	Age: 32 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
32 YOM HIT W/ FLASHLIGHT LAC SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2002	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
DX RIGHT FOOT CONTUSION: DROPPED FLASHLIGHT ON FOOT AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2002	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
HEAVY FLASHLIGHT FELL ON HAND CONTUSION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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