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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 668
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/06/2010 | 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, Batteries |
| A 6 YR OLD MALE HAD A FLASHLIGHT IN MOUTH & TOP CAME OFF AND ONE OF THE BATTERIES WENT DOWN HIS THROAT DX FOREIGN BODY GI TRACT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/25/2010 | Age: 6 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 |
| 6 YEAR OLD MALE PATIENT WAS ACCIDENTLY HIT ON HEAD WITH FLASHLIGHT BY B ROTHER. DX; 4 CM LACERATION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2010 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| 9 YOM ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN FACE WITH FLASHLIGHT FACIAL LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2010 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| 12YOM, INV. IN A FIGHT WITH BROTHER IN BACKSEAT OF A CAR, STRUCK ON HEA D WITH FLASH LIGHT, MOM PULLED OVER&PUNCHED PT BACK>>ARM/BACK CONTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2010 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| 9YOM ANOTHER KID AT SCHOOL HAD A TAZER LIKE FLASH LIGHT THAT SHOCKEDPT DX: ELECTRICAL BURN ON HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2010 | Age: 11 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: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| 11 YO WF HIT TO FOREARM WITH FLASHLIGHT BY SIBLING AT HOME CONTUSION LT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Asian |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| 6 YOF, FELL WITH FLASHLIGHT IN HAND DX: FX PROXIMAL PHALANX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2010 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns, Games or game parts |
| 10 YOM PLAYING GAME @ CAMP, STRUCK IN HEAD W/FLASHLIGHT; + LAC DX##: SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| 6YOM WAS HIT IN FOREHEAD WITH FLASHLIGHT BY SISTER ACCIDENTALLY LACERATION FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2010 | Age: 13 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 |
| 13 YOM WAS HIT IN CHIN BY THROWN FLASHLIGHT. DX: FOREHEAD LAC 3 CM, CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2010 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| 14YOM PLAYING FLASHLIGHT TAG OUTSIDE YESTERDAY, WOKE WITH FACE SWELLING ; POISON IVY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2010 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| 11 YO M HIT IN R EYE WITH A FLASH LITE DX: EYEBALL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2010 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 9 Y/O/M HIT ON FACE WITH FLASHLIGHT BY FRIEND ACCIDENTALLY AT HOME DX/ FACIAL CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Asian |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| 6 YR F HAD FLASHLIGHT FALL ON HER;DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2010 | Age: 7 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: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| DX EPISTAXIS RESOLVED/CONTU FACE/SCALP/NECK: 7YOF 4YO BRO HIT PT IN NOSE W A THROW FLASHLIGHT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2010 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| 11YOM HIT SELF ON HEAD WITH FLASHLIGHT WHILE PLAYING FLASHLIGHT TAG; EY ELID LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2010 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| 9YOF PLAYING WITH BROTHER AND WAS HIT WITH A FLASHLIGHT IN THE UPPER AR M IN THE DARK CONTUSION UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2010 | Age: 12 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: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| 12 YOF PRESENT TO ER WITH HEAD INJURY AFTER ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN HEAD WI TH FLASHLIGHT- DX- BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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