|
Back to NEISS Data Home, Hospital Data.
Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 468
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/25/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| PT WAS PLAYING WITH SIBLING AND SIBLING TOOK FLASHLIGHT ANS SWUNG AND H IT PATIENT IN LIP. DX: LIP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns, Motor vehicles or parts |
| HIT IN MOUTH WITH FLASHLIGHT WHILE RIDING ON SCHOOLBUS/ LIP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| PT PLAYING WITH A CAMPING LANTERN AND HIT HEAD. DX CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| WAS PLAYING WITH THE INSIDE OF FLASHLIGHT&CUT FINGER ON METAL SPRING >>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2008 | Age: 6 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 |
| EPORTEDLY, COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER KID VERSUS ACCIDENTALY STRUCK ONTO HEA D WITH A FLASHLIGHT BY A KID>>SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2008 | Age: 11 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 |
| 11YOM SISTER WAS HOLDING A FLASHLIGHT WHEN SHE DROPPED THE FLASHLIGHT ON HIS FACE;NASAL LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| VOMITING-PT BIT INTO A BATTERY POWERED LIGHT-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| PT WAS ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN THE L EYE WITH A SMALL FLASHLIGHT BEING HELD BY HER FRIEND YESTERDAY. EYE IS TEARING AND RED. DX L CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| LARGE FLASHLIGHT FELL FROM PANTRY ON PATIENT'S FOOT AT HOME 2 DAYS AGO, TISSUE SWELLING; FOOT INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| 14YMC HIT IN UPPER LIP WITH A FLASHLIGHT/LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| ACC STRUCK ONTO FH C A FLASHLIGHT >> LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2008 | 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 |
| DROPPED FLASHLIGHT ONTO FOOT LEFT FOOT CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| YOUNGER BROTHER HIT PT ON FOREHEAD WITH A FLASHLIGHT. DX LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/03/2008 | Age: 7 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 |
| PTS MOM SAYS CHILD WAS PLAYING WITH SIBLING AND WAS HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A FLASHLIGHT DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 01/03/2008 | 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| CHI, FELL OVER FLASHLIGHT TO FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2008 | Age: 8 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 |
| PT WAS @ HOME WHEN HE HIT HIS MOUTH/TOOTH ONTO A LED FLASHLIGHT TOOTH IS CHIPPED. DX DENTAL TRAUMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
|
