Accidents - Photographic equipment - Year 2002

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,048
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	126
6-15 years old:	165
16-25 years old:	152
26-50 years old:	449
50+ years old:	154

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Head:	204	Finger:	162
Eyeball:	137	Toe:	100
Upper Trunk:	91	Ankle:	91
All Of Body:	67	Lower Arm:	60
Face:	38	Shoulder:	31
Mouth:	30	Wrist:	15
Knee:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/25/2002	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Photographic equipment, Floors or flooring materials
PT DROPPED CAMERA ON FLOOR AND INJ LT 5TH DIGIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2002	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Photographic equipment
PT HAS HEADACHE MADE WORSE BY CAMERAL FLASH. DX: ACUTE CEPHALGIA, VOMITING, SINUSITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Photographic equipment
SLAMMED HER LT ARM IN CAR DOOR WHILE VIDEO TAPING IT TO SEE IF IT HURT . CT LT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2002	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Photographic equipment
CAMCORDER FELL ON VERTEX HEAD MINOR HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2002	Age: 55 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: Photographic equipment
55 YO FEMALE HIT ISDE OF HEAD ON VIDEO CAMERA HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2002	Age: 14 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Photographic equipment
PATIENT SMASHED FINGER IN TRIPOD AT HOME; FINGER CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2002	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Photographic equipment
VIDOE CAMERA OPERATOR AT FOOTBALL GAME-BECAME OVERHEATED DX HEAT EXHAUSTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2002	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Dental Injury
Product: Photographic equipment
DENTAL TRAUMA - 48 YOF STATES SHE WENT TO HER CAR TO RETRIEVE VIDEO EQU IPMENT AND WHEN GOING BACK INSIDE HOME FELL ON PAVEMENT, BROKE A TOOTH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Photographic equipment
HIT IN EYE WITH PHOTO CONJUNCTIVAL IRRITATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Photographic equipment
PT @CAMERA STORE WITH OLD CAMERA FALLING ON RT MIDDLE DIGIT, FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Photographic equipment
PT WAS PHOTOGRAPHING A FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT HOUSE WHEN A MAN STARTED YELL ING AT HER- SHE RAN AND FELL RESULTING IN A WRIST FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2002	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Photographic equipment
TOE CONTUSION - 31 YOF DROPPED A CAMERA ONTO LEFT GREAT TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2002	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Photographic equipment
DX FRACTURE LEFT 4TH DIGIT: STRUCK TOE ON HARD VIDEO CAMERA CASE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2002	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Photographic equipment
TRIP WHILE WALKING TRAIL IN *** FELL ON TOP OF CAMERA CHEST WALL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2002	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Photographic equipment
CONTUSION SHOULDER - 80 YOF STATES THAT SHE FELL WHEN GOING DOWN AN INC LINE TO GET A PICTURE OF THE PIG RACES AT THE FAIR, R SHOULDER PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2002	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Photographic equipment
74 YO MALE FELL OVER TRIPOD AT CASINO CONTUSION LEFT KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Photographic equipment
PATIENT STRUCK ON FACE WHEN CAMERA SWUNG INTO CHEEK WHILE AT ZOO IN PAR KING LOT; FACIAL LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Photographic equipment
DX RIGHT ANTERIOR SHOULDER DISLOCATION: EXTENDED BOTH ARMS TO SET UP 13 1/2 LBS TRIPOD, INJURED RIGHT SHOULDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Photographic equipment
13 YOF WAS HAVING PICTURE TAKEN BY WATERFALL & FELL IN WATER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Dental Injury
Product: Photographic equipment
6 YO F FELL HITTING KNOCKING TOOTH ON CAMCORDER DENTAL INJURY -LOOSE TOOTH/TEETH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2002	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Photographic equipment
HEAD LACERATION-SUS LACERATION TO BACK OF HEAD WHLE MOVING BACKWARDS WH ILE HAVING PICTURE TAKEN OUTDOORS. HAS 4CM LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2002	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Photographic equipment
FELL OFF OF A CURB WHILE USING A VIDEO CAMERA. R ANKLE SPRAIN $
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2002	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Photographic equipment
PT HAD HEAVY CAMERA FALL ON HER L FOOT INJURING HER BIG TOEDX CONTUSION L 1ST TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Photographic equipment
5 YEAR OLD BROTHER THREW A DISPOSIBLE CAMERA AT PT - PT WAS HIT UNDER R IGHT EYE. D: FACIAL TRAUMA / HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2002	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Photographic equipment
HIT EYE WITH TRIPODDX: CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2002	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Photographic equipment
SOMEONE DROPPED A TRIPOD ONTO PT'S FOOT IN LAS VEGAS.DX: L ANKLE CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2002	Age: 7 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Photographic equipment
AT HOME POSING FOR PICTURES W/ OLDER SIBLING ON A MOTERCYCLE PARKED IN GARAGE WHEN FINISHED SIBLING LET GO OF PT PT FELL TO FLOOR FX SKULL
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/03/2002	Age: 7 months	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: Photographic equipment
FELL ON BRASS TRIPOD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2002	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Photographic equipment, Razors or shavers
LEFT THUMB LAC, PT CUT FINGER AT SCHOOL WHEN USING A RAZOR BLADE TO CUT PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Photographic equipment
PATIENT FELT DIZZY AND DISORIENTED AFTER WATCHING VIRTUAL REALITY MOVIE ON IMAX THEATER SCREEN AT CENTER OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY; VERTIGO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2002	Age: 7 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Photographic equipment
PT WAS SITTING ON A LEDGE AND HER PARENTS WERE TAKING PICTURES OFHER. P T FELL 2 1/2 FT AND HIT HER HEAD. DX NOSE CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2002	Age: 14 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Photographic equipment
FELL AT THE MALL AGAINST PHOTOGRAPH MACHINE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2002	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Photographic equipment
THORACIC STRAIN-SLIPPED ON ICE WHILE TAKING A PICTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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