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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 44
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
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: 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: 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: 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 |
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