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Accidents - Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns - Year 2010 - Internal

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 146
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

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Date: 12/07/2010Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
4 YOM SWALLOWED GLASS COVER ON FLASHLIGHT. DX FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/06/2010Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns, Batteries
A 6 YR OLD MALE HAD A FLASHLIGHT IN MOUTH & TOP CAME OFF AND ONE OF THE BATTERIES WENT DOWN HIS THROAT DX FOREIGN BODY GI TRACT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 11/16/2010Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
2YOWM MOM STATES PT CAME TO HER TELLING HER SOMETHING IN R SIDE OF NOS E, MOM THINKS IT IS RUBBER BUTTON OFF A FLASHLIGHT. DX. FB NOSE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/09/2010Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
3 YR OLD MALE PLAYING WITH FLASHLIGHT BULB AND BIT OFF TOP OF IT SWALLO WING IT WITH ORAL BLEEDING AND FOREIGN BODY INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/02/2010Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
2YOM SWALLOWED PIECE OF FLASHLIGHT AT BABYSITTER'S, FOUND NEXT TO VOMIT W/METAL PIECE IN VOMIT; FB INGESTION, MUCOSAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/18/2010Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
4 YR M PUT FLASHLIGHT BUTTON IN NOSE;DX ASPIRATED OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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