Accidents - Photographic equipment - Year 2009

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,502
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	336
6-15 years old:	129
16-25 years old:	131
26-50 years old:	572
50+ years old:	332

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Face:	265	Head:	140
Ankle:	137	Mouth:	137
Finger:	121	Neck:	81
Wrist:	77	Lower Trunk:	77
All Of Body:	76	Upper Arm:	70
Eyeball:	69	Lower Arm:	62
Upper Trunk:	61	Hand:	30
Foot:	16	Shoulder:	15
Elbow:	15	Knee:	15
Lower Leg:	15	Toe:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/27/2009	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Photographic equipment
39YOF WAS PLAYING WITH CAMERA AND CUT LIP LACERATION LIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Photographic equipment
16YOF AT SCHOOL IN PHOTOGRAPHY CLASS WAS PUTTING FILM UNDER GLASS TOP THAT WAS CHIPPED,PIECE OF GLASS WENT INTO FINGER;FB REMOVAL FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2009	Age: 58 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Photographic equipment
PT WITH FRACTURE TO LEFT UPPER ARM AFTER TRIPPING OVER PHOTO EQUIPMENT. DX FRACTURE LEFT UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 12/09/2009	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Photographic equipment
SYNCOPAL EPISODE WHILE IN MOVIE STRUCK ARM AND BACK WITH BACK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2009	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Photographic equipment
SAW MOVIE PARANORMAL ACTIVITY AND DEVELOPED SHORTNESS OF BREATH AND CHE ST PAIN WITH ANXIETY X 1 MONTH,PANIC ATTACKS NOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2009	Age: 20 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: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Photographic equipment, Sound recording, reproducing or receiving equipment
20 YOM PRESENT TO ER AFTER A HEAD INJURY WHILE AT CHURCH CONCERT PHOTOG RAPIC EQUIPMENT WITH SOUND RECORDING- DX BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2009	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Photographic equipment
34 YO F SUSTAINED A SPRAIN TO HER BACK FROM CARRYING PHOTOGRAPHY EQUIPTMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2009	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Photographic equipment, Stepladders
42 YOF, TAKING PICTURES STANDING ON STEPLADDER, LIFTED CAMERA STRAIN NE CK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2009	Age: 15 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Photographic equipment
15 MONTH M FX L 3RD AND 4TH FINGER ON PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2009	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Photographic equipment
14YOM WAS AT CHURCH FILMING THE SERVICE CARRYING A HEAVY CAMERA FOR OVE R TWO HOURS AND GOT LIGHTHEADED AND PASSED OUT TREATED FOR SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2009	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Photographic equipment
35 YOF LUMBAR STRAIN, TAKING PICTURES WHEN SHE TRIPPED AND FELL AND LAN DED ON HER BUTTOCKS NO HEAD INJURY,
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2009	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Photographic equipment
PT TAKING PICTURES OF CAR AFTER MOM GOT IN AN ACCIDENT, GOT UPSET, FELT FLUSHED, PASSED OUT & HIT HEAD, C/O HA & NECK PAIN; CERVICAL STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2009	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Photographic equipment
PATIENT INSERTED A FILM CANNISTER IN RECTUM , HAS BEEN UNABLE TO RETRIEVE IT. DX-FOREIGN BODY IN RECTUM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/23/2009	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	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, Containers
AN OLD HEAVY CAMERA FELL ONTO PT'S FOREHEAD WHILE MOVING BOXES. DX - FOREHEAD/LT EYEBROW LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2009	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Photographic equipment
26 Y O M TWISTED ANKLE TAKING PICTURES TRIPPED OVER A ROCK SPRAIN RIGHT ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2009	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Photographic equipment
REACHED FOR CAMERA AND IT FELL AND HIT FACE ABRASION EYELID
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2009	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Photographic equipment
PT HAD LARGE TRIPOD FALL ON HEAD WHILE WATCHING A PERFORMANCE @ THE "** *" DX;# CONTUSION (R) FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2009	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Photographic equipment
AT MOVIES WATCHING INTENSE SCENE AND BECAME SHORT OF BREATH WITH CHEST TIGHTNESS AND PASSED OUT--SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2009	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Photographic equipment
PT WAS FILMING AND LOOKING DOWN AT CAMERA AND PT WALKED INTO THE CORNER OF A TRAILER. DX DIZZY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2009	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Photographic equipment, Knives
WAS TRYING TO USE A KNIFE TO FIX A CAMERA KNIFE SLIPPED CAUSING LAC TO L INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2009	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Photographic equipment
TAKING A PICTURE WITH FRIEND AND LEANED INTO HIM AND DEVELOPED CHEST PA IN--IE CHEST WALL PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2009	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Photographic equipment
DX FX PROX PHALAX L FOOT: DROP'D PROJECTOR SCREEN ON L FOOT. BRUIS'G TO 3RD-5TH DIGIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2009	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Photographic equipment
5 YO SISTER HIT PT ON THE HEAD WITH A CAMERA. DX FACE CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2009	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Photographic equipment
FELL BACK AS SHE ATTEMPTED TO TAKE A PHOTO AND TRIPPED AND FX SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2009	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Photographic equipment
TAKING PICTURES WITH HER CAMERA AT *** ATTRACTION, STEPPEDBACK FELLON R T. FOOT AND HER BOTTOM. DX-SPRAIN WRI ST, ABRASIONS ELBOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2009	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Photographic equipment
WAS IN THE WOODS VIDEOTAPING WITH BROTHER, TRIPPED&FELL CUTTING HAND >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2009	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Photographic equipment
DX CONTU LOWER LEG/EDEMA-L LEG: S/P STROKE LEAV'G HER PARALYZED ON THE L SIDE. HAD FALL RECENTED & A CAMERA DROP'D ON L LEG W/BRUIS'G
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2009	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Photographic equipment, Floors or flooring materials
TAKING SCREEN OFF A STAND, TRIPPED & FELL HITTING FACE ON CONCRETE FLOO R. PAIN IN NOSE,LT HAND. LAC LT EYE AREA. DX:NASAL BONE FX,WRIST FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2009	Age: 32 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: Photographic equipment
PATIENT HIT HEAD ON POLE THAT HOLDS A CAMERA, SUSTAINED A INJURY TO TOP OF HEAD. DX-SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2009	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Photographic equipment
HIT HEAD ON A PHOTO MACHINE AT THE MALL. DX. DENTAL FX., INTRAORAL LACE RATION, MINOR HEAD TRAUMA.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2009	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Photographic equipment
44 YO F FRACTURED ANKLE TWISTED ANKLE ON UNEVEN PAVEMENT WHILE HOLDING A MOVIE CAMERA*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2009	Age: 13 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: Photographic equipment
PULLED DOWN A CAMERA, 3LBS, ONTO HEAD, NO LOC, CRIED IMMEDIATELY >>CHI/CONTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2009	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Photographic equipment
PT WAS USING CAMERA AND TAKING PICTURE OF APPROCHING STORM AND FELT DIR T BLOW IN EYE. DX: CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2009	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Photographic equipment
PT TAKING A PICTURE STEPPED BACKWARDS INTO A HOLE TORQUEING LEFT KNEE D ISLOCATED KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2009	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Photographic equipment, Exercise
PT OUT IN THE WOODS HIKING AND FELL OFF A LEDGE WHILE TRYING TO TAKE A PICTURE WITH HER CAMERA STRAINED WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2009	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Photographic equipment
41 YOF HAD SEIZURE FROM CAMERAS FLASHING STRAINED HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2009	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Photographic equipment
REPORTEDLY RECEIECV AN ELECTRICAL BURN FROM DISPOSABLE CAMERA ?CAPACTIO N>>ELECTRICAL BURN TO INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 04/17/2009	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Photographic equipment
FELL DOWN A SLIDE & NASAL CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2009	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Photographic equipment, Slides or sliding boards
PT WAS ON SLIDE @ PARK & PUSHED BY ANOTHER BOY. ARM FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2009	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Photographic equipment
FELL DOWN FROM SLIDE. WRIST INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2009	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Photographic equipment
PT PRESENT TO ER PT STATES CAMERA TRIPOS FELL ON RT FOOT- DX: FOOT STRA IN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2009	Age: 1 months	Sex: Female	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: Photographic equipment
REPORTEDLY A HEAVY DIGITAL CAMER, WAS ACC DROPPED FROM A FOOT HIGHT ONT O PT'S HEAD, NOLOC>>CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2009	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Photographic equipment, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
WAS GETTING SOMETHING OUT OF CABINET WHEN AT TRIPOD FELL ONTO PT'S HEAD DX- SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2009	Age: 59 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: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Photographic equipment
WHILE TAKING PICTURES, FELL BACK AND HIT HEAD. DX. SYNCOPE, HEAD INJURY .*
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/07/2009	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Photographic equipment
RT 3RD FINGER FX.PT HAD A CAMERA FALL ON FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2009	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Photographic equipment
FACIAL LAC FALLING ON CAMERA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2009	Age: 62 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Photographic equipment
CHEST WALL PAIN-SLIPPED-FELL ON ICY PAVEMENT-LANDED ON CAMERA-WHILE TA KING A PICTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2009	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Photographic equipment
WATCHING A BLOODY SCENE IN MOVIE,PASSED OUT 3 TIMES--SYNCOPAL EPISODE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2009	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Photographic equipment
FACE LAC-ACCIDENTLY HIT W/A CAMERA-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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