Accidents - Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns - Year 2004

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,758
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	441
6-15 years old:	535
16-25 years old:	263
26-50 years old:	443
50+ years old:	75

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Face:	433	Finger:	289
Head:	272	Mouth:	255
Toe:	221	Hand:	82
Knee:	71	Upper Trunk:	69
Eyeball:	17	Lower Trunk:	16
Ankle:	15	Internal:	12

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/29/2004	Age: 16 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
16 YO HIT IN HEAD WITH A FLASHLIGHT LAC HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2004	Age: 2 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
FELL ONTO A FLASHLIGHT. DX- 1.8 CM FOREHEAD LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2004	Age: 43 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
SCALP LACERATION.PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON A FLASHLIGHT AND LACERATED SCA LP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2004	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
LAC TO FINGER WHEN STRUCK ON FLASHLIGHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
POSSIBLE INGESTION OF THING GLASS FROM HALOWEEN FLASHLIGHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2004	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PT HAD A FLASHLIGHT FALL HITTING HER IN HEAD, LAC SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2004	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PATIENT BABYSITTING AT NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE, CHILD THREW FLASHLIGHT AT HER; LIP LAC., MOUTH CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2004	Age: 26 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
PT ACCIDENTALLY HIT SELF IN FACE WITH FLASHLIGHT C/O PAIN FACIAL CONTUS ION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2004	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
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
36 YO MALE WAS HIT IN HEAD WITH FLASHLIGHT BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2004	Age: 54 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
DROPPED A MAG FLASHLIGHT ON FOOT CONTUSION LEFT GREAT TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2004	Age: 13 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, Camping equipment
SCALP LAC-HIT W/A FLASHLIGHT THAT ROLLED OFF THE TOP OF A TENT-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
HAND LACERATION, HIT WITH FLASHLIGHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2004	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Dental Injury
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PT ACCIDENTLY HIT MOUTH ON FLASHLIGHT DX: BROKE TOOTH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PT ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK IN THE R EYEBROW/EYELID WITH A FLASHLIGHT. DX: LACERATION EYEBROW/FOREHEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2004	Age: 7 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
PT DROPPED A HEAVY FLASHLIGHT ONTO LEFT GREAT TOE AT HOME CONTUSION TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2004	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
LAC TO HEAD WHEN STRUCK WITH FLASH LIGHT AT NIGHT CLUB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2004	Age: 16 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
ACCIDENTALLY HIT WITH A FLASHLIGHT DX: FOREHEAD LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2004	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
STATES SHE FELL AND TRIPPED ON A FLASHLIGHT DX RT ANKLE SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2004	Age: 16 months	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
CHEWING ON GLASS TOP OF FLASHLIGHT, OR FLASHLIGHT LIGHT BULB, ATTEMPTED TO RETRIEVE COULDN'T GET OUT, SWALLOWED GLASS; FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
ACCIDENTALLY HIT WITH FLASHLIGHT DX. FOREHEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2004	Age: 16 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PT CUT MIDDLE FINGER WITH A FLASHLIGHT. D: FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2004	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
DROPPED A FLASHLIGHT ON TOE DX: L 2ND TOE FX. / PARTIAL TOE NAIL AVULSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2004	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
FELL IN THE DARK WHILE WALKING WITH FLASHLIGHT PREVIOUS DAY FINGER FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2004	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PLAYING FLASHLIGHT TAG AT FRIENDS HOUSE PREVIOUS NIGHT FELL INTO DITCH THAT HAD CEMENT IN IT - LAC/ABR KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2004	Age: 1 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PT HIT IN HEAD WITH A THROWN FLASHLIGHT THROWN BY 2YR OLD SIBLING, CONT USION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2004	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	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 ACCIDENTLY HIT IN THE FOREHEAD WITH A FLASHLIGHT BY ANOTHER CHILD LA CERATION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2004	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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
HIT SELF IN EYE WITH FLASHLIGHT DX. CORNEAL ABR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2004	Age: 15 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
HIT LEFT EYELID WITH A FLASHLIGHT. D: EYE CONTUSION / EYELID LACERATI ON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2004	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
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 HIT IN THE FACE BELOW THE EYE WITH A FLASHLIGHT. D: CONTUSION TO FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2004	Age: 4 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
ACCIDENTALLY HIT WITH FLASHLIGHT DX. FACIAL CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2004	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
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
PT HIT HIMSELF IN FOREHEAD WITH FLASHLIGHT - HEAD TRAUMA AND 1CM LAC/ PUNCTURE WOUND TO HEAD
Disposition: Not recorded

Date: 05/16/2004	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Concussion
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PT WAS HIT IN HEAD W/THROWN FLASHLIGHT. DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, POST CONCUSSIVE SYNDROME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2004	Age: 15 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
HIT SELF IN FOREHEAD WITH A FLASHLIGHT DX: FOREHEAD LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2004	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PT CRUSHED FINGER W/ A MAG FLASHLIGHT DX; CRUSH INJ TO RT INDEX FINGER W/ OPEN FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2004	Age: 2 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
ACCIDENTALLY HIT WITH A FLASHLIGHT BY ANOTHER 2 YEAR OLD WHILE PLAYING DX: L EYEBROW LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2004	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
FLASHLIGHT RING STUCK ON FINGER F B FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2004	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
38 YO MALE HIT HAND ON FLASHLIGHT LACERATION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/29/2004	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
GOT HIT ON LIP WHILE PLAYING WITH FLASHLIGHT DX: LACERATION TO LIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2004	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
HIT SELF ON HAND WITH A FLASHLIGHT DX: L HAND CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2004	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
FELL REACHING FOR FLASHLIGHT DX. HIP CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2004	Age: 23 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
ACCIDENTLY HIT SELF WITH FLASHLIGHT DX SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2004	Age: 23 months	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
CUT HEAD WITH FLASHLIGHT. DX SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2004	Age: 2 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
PT WAS ACCIDENTLY STRUCK IN THE HEAD WITH A FLASHLIGHT. DX HEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2004	Age: 8 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
FLASH LIGHT FELL HIT ON MOUTH; LIP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2004	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
29 YOM STRUCK BY FLASHLIGHT BY LAW ENFORCEMENT LAC LIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PATIENT PINCHED FINGER IN FLASHLIGHT 3 DAYS AGO, INCREASING IN SIZE,SMA LL BLISTER; FINGER INFECTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2004	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
PATIENT HIT ON FOREHEAD WITH FLASHLIGHT BY YOUNGER SISTER AT HOME; FORE HEAD LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2004	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
37 YO WM - CHEST WALL TRAUMA - HIT IN CHEST WITH FOREARM OR FLASHLIGHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2004	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	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
PT C/O WAS HIT IN HAND WITH FLASHLIGHT "FINGER BUSTED OPEN"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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