Accidents - Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns - Year 2005

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,833
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	571
6-15 years old:	300
16-25 years old:	378
26-50 years old:	431
50+ years old:	151

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Head:	404	Face:	367
Finger:	225	Mouth:	217
Foot:	174	Toe:	91
Ear:	82	Wrist:	68
Ankle:	66	Internal:	56
Shoulder:	31	Hand:	31
Upper Trunk:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/25/2005	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	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
EYEBROW LACERATION, CUT WHEN BROTHER THREW FLASHLIGHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/2005	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: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PATIENT HIT ON SIDE OF FACE WITH FLASHLIGHT; FACIAL LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2005	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
RUNNING AT HOME WITH FLASHLIGHT IN HAND AND TRIPPED AND FELL ON HARD SOLID GROUND. DX: LEFT WRIST AND THUMB INJURY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2005	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
4 YOM BROTHER HIT PATIENT ON THE HEAD WITH FLASHLIGHT CAUSING LACERATIO N TO FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2005	Age: 20 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
20 MOM WAS FOUND WITH TORN APART SMALL FLASHLIGHT. MOM THINKS HE SWOLL ED BULB BECAUSE THE BULB WAS MISSING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2005	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, Beds or bedframes
PT FELL FROM BED & HIT HEAD ON FLASHLIGHT. DX: LAC ABOVE R EYEBROW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2005	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
GOT METAL RING OF FLASHLIGHT STUCK ON FINGER DX: L INDEX FINGER FOREIGN BODY REMOVED / CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2005	Age: 34 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 AND STRUCK EYEBROW ON A FLASHLIGHT BROW LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2005	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PT HIT WITH FLASHLIGHT IN RIBS, CONTUSION TO RIB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2005	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	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
HIT TO R EYEBROW ON FLASHLIGHT DX: R EYEBROW LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2005	Age: 23 months	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 FELL ON FLASHLIGHT AT HOME; FOREHEAD LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2005	Age: 58 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 A LARGE FLASHLIGHT ONTO RIGHT FOOT CONTUSION FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2005	Age: 22 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
HIT BY FLASHLIGHT LAC FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2005	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PT BURNED FINGERTIPS FROM TOUCHING BASE OF A *** LANTERN DX: 2ND DEGRE E BURNS FINGERTIPS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2005	Age: 45 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
FOREHEAD LACERATION.PT HIT HEAD ON A FLASHLIGHT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2005	Age: 20 years	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
1.5CM FINGER LAC-PT PUNCHED A FLASHLIGHT IN ANGER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2005	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
12 YO MALE BURN HAND ON LANTERN BURN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2005	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns, Light bulbs
ATE BROKEN GLASS FROM FLASHLIGHT VS FLASHLIGHT BULB, NO CUTS IN MOUTH O R BLEEDING NOTED,NO OBVIOUS INJURY/STRIDOR/RETRACTIONS; GLASS INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2005	Age: 14 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
FELL W/ PLASTIC FLASHLIGHT IN MOUTH. ACUTE AB SOFT PALATE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2005	Age: 31 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
CUT CHIN ON METAL FLASHLIGHT @ HOME DX CHIN LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2005	Age: 3 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
PT CHEWED LIGHTBULB OFF END OF MINI FLASHLIGHT. DX: POSS FB INGESTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2005	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
21 YO HIT IN HEAD WITH FLASHLIGHT HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2005	Age: 12 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
DX HEAD CONTUSION: FELL AND HIT HEAD ON FLASHLIGHT AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2005	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	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
BROTHER DROPPED A FLASHLIGHT ON PATIENT'S FOOT CONTUSION FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2005	Age: 26 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
PT DX SUPERFICIAL LACERTATION TO CHIN - S/P PT ACCIDENTALLY HIT HIMSELF IN THE MOUTH WITH FLASHLIGHT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2005	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PT WAS HIT W/FLASHLIGHT AT DAYCARE. DX: MILD HEAD INJURY, VOMITING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2005	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
3 YOM HAS LACERATION TO FOREHEAD FROM FLASHLIGHT(?) AFTER PLAYING WITH SISTER. PARENTS THINK IT WAS A FLASHLIGHT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2005	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, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
FLASHLIGHT FELL OFF SHELF, HIT HEAD DX SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2005	Age: 19 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
HIT ON HEAD WITH FLASHLIGHT DX: HEAD CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2005	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PT DROPPED FLASHLIGHT ONTO LT 3RD TOE, LAC TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2005	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
BATTERY POWERED LANTERN FELL OFF BALCONY DX. SHOULDER CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2005	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Dental Injury
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
DX CHIPPED TOOTH: HOLDING SMALL FLASHLIGHT BETWEEN TEETH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2005	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
LEFT FOOT CONTUSION-DROPPED A FLASHLIGHT ONTO LEFT FOOT 2 DAYS AGO. DEV ELOPED SWELLING AND PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2005	Age: 23 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
PT DROPPED A FLASHLIGHT ON FOOT SUSTAINED CONTS"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2005	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	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
PT WAS ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN HEAD WITH A FLASHLIGHT AT A PARTY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2005	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	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
CONTUSION LEFT GREAT TOE-C/O PAIN AND SWELLING TO LEFT GREAT TOE AFTER DROPPING A FLASHLIGHT ON IT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2005	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	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
HEAD INJURY-HIT W/A METAL FLASH LIGHT ABOVE EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2005	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PT STANDING BEHIND A BOUNCER THAT WAS WAVING HIS MAGLIGHT FLASHLIGHT WH EN GESTURING & WAS ACCIDENTALLY HIT ON FACE. D:FACE LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2005	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
2 YOM LACERATES EAR WHEN STRUCK BY A FLASHLIGHT AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2005	Age: 10 months	Sex: Female	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 LACERATED FINGER ON A FLASHLIGHT AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2005	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PT WAS USING A HEAVY FLASHLIGHT, WANTER TO PUT IT OVER SHOULDER, HEARD A POP SUSTAINED" MS STRAIN"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2005	Age: 20 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
STATES A FLASHLIGHT FELL AND HIT LIP DX LIP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2005	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns, Batteries
PT WAS HOLDING FLASHLIGHT ON SHOULDER READING WHEN BATTERIES EXPLODED. DX: L EAR ABSCESS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2005	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PT HIT IN RT ANKLE AT HOME BY THROWN FLASHLIGHT HEMATOMA DUE TO TRAUMA RT ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2005	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
LAC TO LIP, WAS HIT BY A FLASHLIGHT THAT WAS THROWN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2005	Age: 12 months	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, Televisions
PT. KNOCKED METAL MAG LIGHT OFF TV AND IT FELL AND HIT FOREHEAD, DX; SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2005	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
29 YO STRUCK ON HAND W/FLASHLIGHT FX HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2005	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PT WITH HISTORY OF FINGER INJURY 2 DAYS AGO TODAY FELL WITH FLASHLIGHT STRIKING SAME FINGER PAIN AND SWELLING. DX FINGER FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2005	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	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
PT WAS AT HOME WHEN SHE FELL WITH A FLASHLIGHT IN HER MOUTH CAUSING A L ACERATION UNDER HER TOUNGE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2005	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HEAD WHEN GOT STRUCK BY A FLASHLIGHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2005	Age: 5 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
5 YOM WAS HIT IN THE FOREHEAD BY HIS BROTHER WITH A "***" FLASH LIGHT GHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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