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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,904
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2009 | Age: 3 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 |
| 3YOF- PT WAS HOME WAS BITTEN BY A CHOW DAD SAYS DOG WAS EATING THINKS PT WAS BOTHING DOG WITH A FLASHLIGHT. DX FACIAL LACAERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2009 | 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 |
| BROTHER ACCIDENTALLY DROPPED A "MAG LITE" ON PT'S HEAD@ HOME DX SCALP LACERATION * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/30/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| HIT CASTED HAND ON FLASHLIGHT REINJURED FRACTURED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2009 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| DX SZ: PRESENTS VIA EMS AFTER WITNESSED (4-5MIN) @ HOME. MOP: PT IN DARK ROOM PLAY'G W FRIENDS & FLASHLIGT W FLASHED IN EYES W ONSET OF SZ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2009 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| HIT CHEEK WITH FLASHLIGHT LWOT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 10/11/2009 | Age: 7 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 |
| 7 YOF HIT ON HEAD WITH FLASHLIGHT AT HOME. DX-CLOSED HEAD INJURY, SCALP ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 2 YO FEMALE WITH A FLASHLIGHT IN MOUTH AND FELL. DX PALAT LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2009 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| SPRAIN R LATERAL ANKLE, PT WAS JUMPING WHILE PLAYING FLASHLIGHT TAG, AND FELL, TWISTING ANKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2009 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| FRIEND THREW A FLASHLIGHT AND HIT PT IN NOSE DX: NASAL INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2009 | Age: 9 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 |
| ACCIDENTALLY HIT HEAD WITH FLASHLIGHT, DX: HEAD LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2009 | Age: 2 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: Laceration |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| CARRYING A METAL FALSH RIGHT&RUNNING, THEN TRIPPED&FELL CUTTING THE 5TH DIGIT ONTO THE FLASHLIGHT>>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2009 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Female | 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 |
| DX LAC SCALP: DAD W TOSS'G FLASH ACROSS THE RM & HIT PT ON TOP OH HEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2009 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN HEAD WITH FLASHLIGHT. DX-CONTUSION HEAD. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 08/12/2009 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT REPORTS WAS PLAYING FLASHLIGHT TAG AND RAN TINO ANOTHER PERSON HURTI NG KNEE. DX. R KNEE CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2009 | Age: 9 months | 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 |
| PLAYING WITH FLASHLIGHT GOT STUCK ON FINGER ..FB REMOVED FROM FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2009 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| WAS HIT IN HEAD WITH FLASHLIGHT CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2009 | Age: 5 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 WAS STRUCK IN HEAD BY FLASHLIGHT BY SISTER DX:FACE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | 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 TRIPPED ON FLASHLIGHT. DX: L GREAT TOE FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2009 | Age: 15 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, Sports and recreational activity |
| LAC TO EYELID, PT BUMPED HEADS WITH ANOTHER CHILD WHILE PLAYING "FLASH LIGHT TAG". |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2009 | 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 |
| PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON FLASHLIGHT, DX: LAC REPAIR TO FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2009 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| DROPPED FLASHLIGHT ON TOE LAC TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2009 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| FELL HIT MOUTH ON FLASH LIGHT LAC LIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2009 | Age: 16 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 |
| PATIENT PLAYING FLASHLIGHT TAG, RAN INTO TREE BRANCH; EYELID LAC., ABRA SION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| DROPPED FLASHLIGHT ON HEAD. DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 WITH A FLASHLIGHT. DX SCALP ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2009 | Age: 12 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 |
| PT SWALLOWED A PIECE OF A FLASHLIGHT AT HOME DX// SWALLOWED FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2009 | Age: 3 years | 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 |
| FB INGESTION-SWALLOWED SMALL PLASTIC PIECE OF PEN FLASHLIGHT-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2009 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| A LARGE FLASHLIGHT FELL ON PATIENT'S HEAD; HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 05/22/2009 | Age: 51 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 |
| LEFT FOOT CONTUSION.PT DROPPED A FLASHLIGHT ON FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2009 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| PATIENT COLLIDED HITTING KNEES WITH ANOTHER STUDENT PLAYING FLASHLIGHT TAG AT SCHOOL; KNEE/FEMUR FX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/07/2009 | Age: 5 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 |
| DROPPED MAG LIGHT ON FOOT/ LT FOOT CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| 29 YOF DROPPED FLASHLIGHT ON BIG TOE SUBUNGUAL HEMORRHAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| HEAD LAC-GOT HIT W/A FLASHLIGHT-NO DETAILS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2009 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| PT FELL ON A FLASH LIGHT DX: RT KNEE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2009 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| PT WALKING ON THE SIDEWALK WITH A FLASHLIGHT ON THE BEACH AND FELL ONTO FACE ABRASION FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2009 | Age: 29 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 THE FOREHEAD BY A FLASHLIGHT. UNKOWN HOW INJURY OCCURRED . INTENT NOT STATED. DX. FOREHEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2009 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| 64 YO M LACERATION TO TOE DROPPED FLASHLIGHT ON TOE* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2009 | Age: 11 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| WALKING WITH A FLASHLIGHT IN HAND AND FELL. DX LACERATION FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2009 | Age: 24 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 |
| FLASHLIGHT FELL ONTO PT'S HEAD. DX: L EYEBROW LAC 1 CM/CONT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| FELL AT GRANDMOMS HOUSE AND HIT HEAD ON A METAL FLASHLIGHT. DX CONCUSS ION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2009 | Age: 25 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 HIT HEAD ON A FLASHLIGHT AT HOME TODAY DX// SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2009 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| PT WAS HIT IN HEAD WITH A FLASHLIGHT, FOREHEAD ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2009 | Age: 3 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 |
| DROPPED A LARGE FLASHLIGHT ONTO (R) BIG TOE----(R) GREAT TOE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2009 | Age: 39 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 WITH FRACTURED TOES FROM A DROPPED FLASHLIGHT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2009 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dental Injury |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| DENTAL TRAUMA-SON ACCIDENTLY THREW A FLASHLIGHT HITTING PT-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2009 | Age: 38 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 |
| TRIPPED ON FLASHLIGHT/HIP CT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2009 | Age: 65 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 |
| FOREHEAD CT FROM FALLING FLASHLIGHT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2009 | Age: 2 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 |
| 2 YOM PLAYING WITH HEAVY MAG FLASHLIGHT AND DROPPED IT ONTO HIS NOSE SUSTAINING A CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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