Accidents - Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns - Year 2002

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,756
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	269
6-15 years old:	413
16-25 years old:	206
26-50 years old:	607
50+ years old:	260

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Face:	367	Head:	338
Foot:	283	Toe:	187
Hand:	130	Lower Trunk:	124
Wrist:	111	Mouth:	91
Internal:	33	Knee:	30
Eyeball:	20	Upper Trunk:	15
Ankle:	15	Finger:	5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/15/2002	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE WAS HIT WITH A FLASHLIGHT CAUSING A CONTUSION TO HIS LT CHEEK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2002	Age: 18 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: Hematoma
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
FOREHEAD HEMATOMA - HIT IN HEAD WITH A FLASHLIGHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2002	Age: 46 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
PT WAS HIT IN HEAD W/FLASHLIGHT. DX: .25 CM FOREHEAD LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2002	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PT DROPPED FLASHLIGHT ON FOOT. DX: FX R FOURTH TOE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2002	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns, Beds
21-YOF SPRAINED HER FOOT AS A RESULT OF STEPPING ON A FLASH LIGHT AS SH E WAS GETTING OUT OF BED AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2002	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
HIT ACCIDENTALLY IN HEAD W/ FLASHLIGHT DX: LACERATION SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 11/13/2002	Age: 2 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PT WAS HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A FLSHLIGHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2002	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
FX (R) 4TH TOE, PT SUST INJURY WITH A FALLING FLASHLIGHT AT HOME, PAIN & SWELLING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2002	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
LACERATION SCALP, STRUCK IN HEAD WITH A FLASHLIGHT, OTHER MECHANICS OF INJURY NOT STATED\
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: 09/18/2002	Age: 3 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
FAC LAC. PT HIT HIMSELF IN THE HEAD WITH A FLASHLIGHT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2002	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
CONTUSION TO HEAD WHEN FLASHLIGHT FELL AND STRUCK HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2002	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PT HIT IN EYEBROW WITH FLASHLIGHT, 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: 08/29/2002	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Dental Injury
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PT'S MOTHER STATES CHILD WAS HIT IN HER MOUTH WITH A FLASHLIGHT WHILEPL AYING WITH COUSINS, HIT HER IN TEETH AND GUMS
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: 08/27/2002	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PT FELL W/FLASHLIGHT IN HAND. DX: L WRIST SPRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
TOE LACERATION- PT STEPPED ON A FLASHLIGHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2002	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
CHEST CONTUSION - 83 YOM HAD TAKEN 2 * WITH CODEINE LAST NIGHT, NORMA LLY TAKES * TO SLEEP, GOT UP TO BATHROOM FELL, HIT 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: 08/01/2002	Age: 3 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 SELF IN BROW WITH FLASHLIGHT. D: BROW LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2002	Age: 29 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
RT FOOT CT-AT HOME-DROPPED LARGE METAL FLASHLIGHT ON FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2002	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns, Stairs or steps
PT. HIT FOOT ON FLASHLIGHT WHILE WALKING UP STAIRS CASING FX RT. METATA RSAL.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2002	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PT. REPORTS GETTING HIT IN HAND W/FLASHLIGHT ON TUESDAY. DX. CONT R HA ND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2002	Age: 45 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 LARGE FLASHLIGHT ON FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2002	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
RIGHT KNEE CONT. PT FELL DOWN AND LANDED ON A FLASHLIGHT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2002	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
DROP FLASHLIGHT ON TOE TOE CONTUSION
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: 06/17/2002	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
34 YO M DROPPED LARGE FLASH LIGHT ON ANKLECONTUSION ANKLE
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: 03/22/2002	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
32 YOM HIT W/ FLASHLIGHT LAC SCALP
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: 02/23/2002	Age: 4 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
SIBLING DROPPED A PLASTIC FLASHLIGHT THAT BROKE PIECE POPPED IN RT EYE OF PT. CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2002	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
DX RIGHT FOOT CONTUSION: DROPPED FLASHLIGHT ON FOOT AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2002	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PT TRYING TO OPEN UP A FLASHLIGHT AT HOME, STRAINED LT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2002	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns, Eyeglasses
FACIAL INJ. PT WAS REACHING TO PICK UP A FLASHLLIGHT AND HIT EYEGLASSES WHILE ON FACE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2002	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
HEAVY FLASHLIGHT FELL ON HAND CONTUSION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2002	Age: 4 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
PATIENT MAY HAVE INGESTED GLASS FROM BROKEN FLASH LIGHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns, Bicycles or accessories
FELL OVER BIKE WITH FLASHLIGHT IN MOUTH DX. MOUTH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2002	Age: 4 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
PT WAS ACCIDENTLY HIT IN THE FACE WITH A FLASHLIGHT.
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

Date: 01/13/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
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 ON R FOOT FIRST TOE. DX. CONT R FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2002	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
62 YO F HIT IN HEAD W/FLASHLIGHT HEAD INJURY;CLOSED W/CONCUSSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
3 Y.O. W MALE W/IRRITATION TO EYE. PT HAD FLASHLIGHT UP TO EYE & E YE STARTED TO HURT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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