Accidents - Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns - Year 2007

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,652
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	777
6-15 years old:	316
16-25 years old:	339
26-50 years old:	927
50+ years old:	290

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Head:	598	Face:	528
Internal:	422	Foot:	365
Finger:	252	Toe:	179
Upper Trunk:	109	Wrist:	70
Ankle:	61	Lower Trunk:	15
Shoulder:	15	Eyeball:	15
Mouth:	12	Elbow:	5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/25/2007	Age: 3 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
CUT LIP ON FLASHLIGHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/2007	Age: 17 months	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
ACC HIT SELF ONTO EB:EYEBROW C A FLASHLIGHT THAT WAS PLAYING WITH IT >> LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2007	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 SWOLLWED A FLASHLIGHT BULB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2007	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
SWALLOWED GLASS FROM A PEN LIGHT ON FRIDAY, NOW C/O SORE THROAT. DX. OB SERVATION, FOREIGN BODY INGESTION.*
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 12/10/2007	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
INJURED ANKLE TRIPPED OVER FLASHLIGHT @ HOME DX ANKLE FX
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/27/2007	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
SMALL FLASHLIGHT STUCK IN RECTUM/FB RECTUM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2007	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
39Y/O,F,HEAVY FLASHLIGHT FELL ONTO TOP OF FOOT, CONTUSION OF FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2007	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
CUT TO FINGER ON BROKEN FLASHLIGHT DX: FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2007	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
CHILD WAS RUNNING, FELL & HIT FLASHLIGHT DX EYEBROW LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2007	Age: 53 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
PT HAD AN APPLIANCE REPAIRMAN IN HER HOUSE AND HE ACCIDENTLY DROPPED A MAG LITE FLASHLIGHT AND IT STRUCK HER IN THE HEAD LAC SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2007	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
DROPPED *** ON TOE/ CONTUSION LT GREAT TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2007	Age: 10 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 SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF THE FOREHEAD FROM BEING ACCIDENTLY STRUCK BY A FLASHLIGHT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2007	Age: 15 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
HEAD LAC-PLAYING FLASHLIGHT TOG IN THE WOOODS-FELL BACKWARDS-HIT A ROCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2007	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
ACC STRUCK ONTO FACE C FLASHLIGHT VS HEAVY OBJ >> NOSE FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2007	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
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 FACE WITH A FLASHLIGHT DX: LACERATION TO FACE 1.5 CM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2007	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PT DROPPED LARGE FLASHLIGHT ONTO R 2ND TOE TONIGHT, BRUISING, SWELLING, TENDERNESS AND PAIN TO TOE; TOE FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2007	Age: 46 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
JAMMED FINGER WITH MAG-LITE (FLASHLIGHT) DX: FX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2007	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
WAS HIT AROUND EYE W/FLASH LIGHT BY BROTHER, CONTUSION FACE, AT TIME OF INCIDENT DIFFICULTY SEEING, IN ER VISION NORMALIZED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2007	Age: 44 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
SHOCKED BY TOY FLASHLIGHT, DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN DX ACUTE CHEST PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/19/2007	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
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 METAL PIECE FROM PENLIGHT. DX-FOREIGN BODY INGESTION JG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2007	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: Concussion
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
19 YO M CONCUSSION LACERATION TO HEAD PLAYING CAPTURE THE FLAG RAN INTO SOMEONE WITH FLASHLIGHT HIT IN HEAD*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2007	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
HIT W/ A FLASH LIGHT BACK OF HEAD NO INTENT INFO HEMATOMA SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2007	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
23 YO MALE WAS HIT IN HEAD WITH FLASHLIGHT EPISTAXIX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2007	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
PT DROPPED A FLASHLIGHT ON FOOT. D: FOOT CONTUSION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2007	Age: 4 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
SCALP LACERATION, SUTURED: BROTHER HIT PT ON TOP OF HEAD WITH MAG FLASHLIGHT, INTENT NOT STATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2007	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
DRIPPED FLASHLIGHT ON TOE CONTUSION TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2007	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PT PLAYING FLASHLIGHT TAG AT A CHURCH CAMP WHEN HE RAN INTO A BRICK WAL LDX NASAL FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2007	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	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
BURN TO FINGER BY TOUCHING HOT TORCH AT HOME RB 2ND DEGREE BURN TO LT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2007	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
28 YO F HEMATOMA UNDER TOE NAIL DAUGHTER DROPPED LARGE METAL FLASHLIGHT ON FOOT*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2007	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	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 MAG LIGHT ON FOOT DX// CONTUSION RIGHT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2007	Age: 92 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PT DROPPED FLASHLIGHT ON FOOT AT HOME FX LT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2007	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns, Tables
PLAYING AROUND W/HUSBAND, FELL ONTO FLASHLIGHT SITTING UPRIGHT ON COFFE E TABLE. BROKE FLASHLIGHT. DX. FX L #8 RIBS, CONT CHEST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2007	Age: 4 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
PT HIT IN HEAD WITH FLASHLIGHT AT HOME DX// SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2007	Age: 31 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
PT HAD LAC OVER R EYE FROM BEING STRUCK BY A FLASHLIGHT DURING HORSEPLAY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2007	Age: 15 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
15 YOF STRUCK ON RIGHT SHOULDER WITH A LARGE FLASHLIGHT, ACCIDENTAL, DX : CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2007	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
FINGER FX-FELL W/A FLASHLIGHT IN HER HAND-HIT FINGER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2007	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PT INJURED WRIST WITH A FLASHLIGHT. DX: RIGHT WRIST PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2007	Age: 19 months	Sex: Female	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
PT SWALLOWED FLASHLIGHT BULB AT THE BABYSITTERS DX// INGESTION FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2007	Age: 12 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
NASAL LAC/12YOM AT FRIENDS HOUSE TONIGHT, WAS PLAYING FLASHLIGHT TAG AN D WAS HIT IN THE NOSE WITH A FLASHLIGHT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2007	Age: 15 months	Sex: Female	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, Batteries
PLAYING W FLASHLIGHT AT HOME WHEN INGESTED SMALL BATTERY FROM FLASHLIGH T DX FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2007	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PATIENT TOOK APART FLASHLIGHT, PUT SPRING IN NOSE; FB REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2007	Age: 20 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
C/O PT STATES ACCIDENTLY HIT SELF IN THE HEAD WITH A FLASHLIGHT DX SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2007	Age: 4 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
INJURED ON FLASHLIGHT AT HOME DX: FOREHEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2007	Age: 6 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, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
FLASHLIGHT FELL OFF CABINET FELL ON SCALP NO LOC VERTEX LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2007	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
CONTUSED TOE, DROPPED FLASHLIGHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2007	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	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, Medical equipment, general
PATIENT HIT IN MOUTH WITH FLASHLIGHT 1 WEEK AGO, LOOSENED TOOTH WITH ** *, SMALL ABSCESS ABOVE FRONT TEETH; DENTAL INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2007	Age: 31 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
PATIENT HIT SELF IN THE FACE WITH A FLASHLIGHT. DX-LACERATION EYELID.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2007	Age: 24 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
PATIENT HAS FOOT PAIN, DROPPED A HEAVY FLASHLIGHT ON FOOT. DX: CONTUSI ON TO RIGHT FOOT, SINUSITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2007	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	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 WAS HIT IN FOREHEAD WITH FLASHLIGHT BY SON ON ACCIDENT DX: FOREHEAD LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2007	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
PT PLAYING W/ MINI FLASH LIGHT,DAD NOTICED TOP LIGHTBULB MISSING,POSS PT SWALLOWED LIGHTBULB,DX POSS FOREIGN BODY INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2007	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
ACCIDENTALLY HIT WITH FLASHLIGHT DX CHI, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2007	Age: 2 years	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
SWALLOWED FLASH LIGHT BULB. INGESTION OF FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2007	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
HIT WITH A FLASHLIGHT BY BROTHER. DX ELBOW CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2007	Age: 18 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
LACERATION HEAD - 18 YO MALE REPORTS A *** FLASHLIGHT FELL FROM 3'ABOVE HEAD HITTING HIM ON THE TOP OF HIS HEAD - SUPERFICIAL LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2007	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns, Motor vehicles or parts
PT WAS IN THE BACK SEAT OF A CAR HOLDING A FLASHLIGHT AND IT "EXPLODED" GOT SOME OF THE CHEMICAL IN EYES CHEMICAL BURNS TO EYES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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