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Accidents - Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns - Years 1997-2010 - Eyeball

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 404
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

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Date: 06/15/2010Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
11 YO M HIT IN R EYE WITH A FLASH LITE DX: EYEBALL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/09/2008Age: 24 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PT POKED IN EYE WITH FLASHLIGHT CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/12/2008Age: 10 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PT WAS ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN THE L EYE WITH A SMALL FLASHLIGHT BEING HELD BY HER FRIEND YESTERDAY. EYE IS TEARING AND RED. DX L CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/06/2007Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: 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


Date: 02/18/2006Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PT. PLAYING W/METALLIC PORTION OF FLASHLIGHT. DX. CORNEAL ABRA/FB R EY E.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/27/2004Age: 24 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: 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: 11/04/2003Age: 28 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns, Batteries
PT WAS TAKING FLASHLIGHT APART AND BATTERY BLEW UP. DX: FB L EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/23/2002Age: 4 monthsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
SIBLING DROPPED A PLASTIC FLASHLIGHT THAT BROKE PIECE POPPED IN RT EYE OF PT. CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/06/2002Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Other
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
3 Y.O. W MALE W/IRRITATION TO EYE. PT HAD FLASHLIGHT UP TO EYE & E YE STARTED TO HURT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/31/2000Age: 12 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/10/2000Age: 50 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Other
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns, Panelboards, circuit breakers, ground fault circuit interrupters
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/05/2000Age: 9 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/05/1998Age: 38 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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