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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 413
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/16/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns, Ceilings and walls |
| PT. WAS A *** SLEEP OVER PLAYING FLASHLIGHT TAG IN THE GYM, HIT A WALL AND SLID DOWN THE WALL, SCRAPPED ON ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT. DX. LAC L LOWE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2002 | Age: 7 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, Batteries |
| PATIENT SWALLOWED SMALL GLOW LIGHT CONTAINING A WATCH BATTERY, NO CHOKI NG OR BREATHING DIFFICULTY; LIGHT IN STOMACH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2002 | Age: 8 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 |
| 8 Y/O M C/O HIT HEAD WITH FLASHLIGHT. DX: HEAD CONTUSION 2CM SCALP LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| PATIENT TRIPPED OVER A FLASHLIGHT AND FELL INTO CAMPFIRE IN BACK YARD A T HOME WITH A FRIEND, HIT HEAD; 2ND/3RD DEGREE BURNS, CONCUSSION, NO FD |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/30/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| FOREHEAD LAC, PT STRUCK WITH A FLASHLIGHT BY ANOTHER KID AT HOME, C/O PAIN, NO LOC OR ACTIVE BLEEDING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2002 | Age: 8 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: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| HEADACHE-BROTHER HIT HIM W/A METAL FLASHLIGHT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| ? SWALLOWING A METAL PIECE OF A FLASHLIGHT;NOTHING FOUND IN X RAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2002 | Age: 11 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: Laceration |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns, Sports and recreational activity |
| LT KNEE LAC-PLAYING FLASHLIGHT TAG-FELL ON CONCRETE STAIRS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2002 | Age: 8 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, Televisions |
| SCALP WOUND - FLASHLIGHT FELL OFF BIG SCREEN TELEVISION AND STRUCK HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2002 | Age: 14 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 |
| SWALLOWED FLASHLIGHT LENS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| PATIENT STRUCK ON FACE BY FLASHLIGHT THROWN BY 2 YR OLD SIBLING AT HOM E 2 DAYS AGO; PERIORBITAL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2002 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| PT STATES HE TOOK A FLASHLIGHT 6 " BY 2" IN DIAMETER AND INSERTED IT INTO HIS RECTUM FOR UNKNOWN REASON COULD NOT GET IT OUT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| PATIENT WAS TRYING TO UNSCREW A FLASHLIGHT AT HOME SUSTAINING RIGHT HAND SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| CUT THUMB ON FLASHLIGHT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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