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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 620
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/07/2003 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| HIT WITH METAL FLASHLIGHT BY ACCIDENT IN MOUTH, HAS LAC TO RT UPPER LIP DX: 2CM RT UPPER LIP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2003 | Age: 14 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 |
| PATIENT WAS ACCIDENTALLY HIT UNDER THE LEFT EYE WITH A FLASHLIGHT AT HOME. DX-2.0CM LACERATION UNDER LEFT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2003 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns, Amusement attractions |
| PT RAN INTO FLASHLIGHT IN CORN MAZE. DX: CONCUSSION, CHI. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2003 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| CUT FOREHEAD WHEN HIT WITH FLASHLIGHT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2003 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| 2 CM LAC UPPER LIP REPAIRED - PLAYING WITH HIS BROTHER, BROTHER HIT HIS UPPER LIP WITH A FLASHLIGHT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2003 | Age: 11 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 A FLASHLIGHT ON FOOT; FOOT CONT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2003 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| ACCIDENTALLY HIT WITH A FLASHLIGHT DX: WRIST CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2003 | Age: 6 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, Ladders |
| PT CLIMBING LADDER TO ATTIC, FLASHLIGHT FELLOUT OF ATTIC AND HIT PT ON HEAD D:SCALP LAC, HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns, Batteries |
| PATIENT CARRYING *** LANTERN AT HOME, *** BATTERY ACID FROM BATERY CASI NG SPILLED ON PATIENT'S LEG; CHEMICAL BURN TO THIGH/LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2003 | Age: 12 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 |
| PATIENT DROPPED A LARGE FLASHLIGHT ON TOP OF HER FOOT. DX-CONTUSION LEFT FOOT WITH SOFT TISSUE INJURY, |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2003 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns, Floor lamps or table lamps |
| PATIENT STEPPED BACK ONTO BRASS LANTERN OR HOME LAMP; FOOT LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 ON THE HEAD WITH A FLASHLIGHT - LACERATION TO FOREHEAD D: FACIAL LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT CUT FINGER ON METAL OF FLASHLIGHT, PT STATES SISTER FRIEND MADE HIM DO IT. LAC FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dental Injury |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| PLAYING WITH FLASHLIGHT, GOT HIT IN MOUTH;TOOTH FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns, Batteries |
| 8 Y/O W/M WHEN HAD FLASHLIGHT IN MOUTH AND SWALLOWED BATTERY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| CHILD HIT ON FOREHEAD WITH FLASHLIGHT BY NEPHEW. D: FOREHEAD LACERATION . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| RING PIECE FROM A FLASH LIGHT STUCK ON FINGER NON JEWELRY RING REMOVED FROM FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| PT DROPPED A FLASHLIGHT ONTO LEFT TOE. D: LEFT GREAT TOE TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2003 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| CUT HEAD WHEN SIBLING HIT WITH FLASHLIGHT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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