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Accidents - Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns - Year 2003 - Face

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 336
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Date: 10/24/2003Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: 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: 10/13/2003Age: 12 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
CUT FOREHEAD WHEN HIT WITH FLASHLIGHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/31/2003Age: 29 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
FLASH LIGHT WAS THROWN BY CHILD AND HIT PT IN FACE DX: 1" RT EYEBROW LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/02/2003Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
03YOM RUNNING PLAYING FLASHLIGHT TAG IN YARD FELL HIT CHIN DX/LAC CHIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/19/2003Age: 23 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
WAS HIT WITH FLSHLIGHT BY MISTAKE DX NOSE LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/27/2003Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PT WAS PLAYING WITH A LARGE FLASHLIGHT WHEN HE ACCIDENTALLY HIT HIMSELF IN THE EYEBROW AREA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/11/2003Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: 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: 04/09/2003Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: 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: 01/30/2003Age: 13 monthsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
FLASHLIGHT FELL ON HEAD. LAC ON FOREHEAD. LWBS
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

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