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

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,272
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


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


Date: 06/03/2009Age: 12 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: 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: 05/29/2009Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: 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: 12/05/2008Age: 10 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PT WAS PLAYING W/SMALL LED FLASHLIGHT AND SWALLOWED THE LENS COVER. DX: FB INGESTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/10/2008Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns, Batteries
PATIENT WAS PLAYING WITH A FLASHLIGHT, PARENTS ARE UNABLE TO FIND SMALL WATCHLIKE BATTERY FROM LIGHT, PT STATES HE ATE IT. DX-POSS. INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/13/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns, Light bulbs
PT HAD MOM'S SMALL FLASHLIGHT, HEARD CRUNCHING, PT CHEWING ON LIGHT BUL B, INGESTED GLASS,W/O METAL; FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/11/2008Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
SWALLOWED TOP TO FLASHLIGHT;DX INGESTED OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/11/2008Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
SWALLOWED TOP OF FLASHLIGHT;DX INGESTED OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/19/2008Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns, Light bulbs
PATIENT TOOK TOP OFF FLASHLIGHT AND CHEWED LIGHT BULB, SWALLOWED GLASS; GLASS PARTICLES IN STOMACH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/20/2008Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
INTESTINE FB-SWALLOWED SMALL SHARD OF GLASS LIGHT BULB FROM FLASHLIGHT- @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/19/2007Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PT SWOLLWED A FLASHLIGHT BULB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/16/2007Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: 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: 08/19/2007Age: 41 yearsSex: FemaleRace: 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
SWALLOWED METAL PIECE FROM PENLIGHT. DX-FOREIGN BODY INGESTION JG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/17/2007Age: 19 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: 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: 04/24/2007Age: 15 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: 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: 04/23/2007Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: 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: 01/30/2007Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: 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, 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: 01/22/2007Age: 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
SWALLOWED FLASH LIGHT BULB. INGESTION OF FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/21/2006Age: 9 monthsSex: 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, Batteries
PT WAS PLAYING WITH A FLASHLIGHT, & NOW PARENTS CAN'T FIND THE BATTERY DX: FOREIGN BODY INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/01/2005Age: 20 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: 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: 10/08/2005Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: 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: 09/27/2005Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: 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: 11/02/2004Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
POSSIBLE INGESTION OF THING GLASS FROM HALOWEEN FLASHLIGHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/11/2004Age: 16 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
CHEWING ON GLASS TOP OF FLASHLIGHT, OR FLASHLIGHT LIGHT BULB, ATTEMPTED TO RETRIEVE COULDN'T GET OUT, SWALLOWED GLASS; FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/11/2003Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: 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
CHILD SWALLOWED PIECE OF FLASHLIGHT LIGHT BULB THAT BROKE. GLASS IN GI TRACT. D: SWALLOWED FLASHLIGHT GLASS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/26/2003Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
05YOF SWALLOWED BATTERY OPERATED SMALL LIGHT AT HOME DX/SWALLWOED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/25/2002Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns, Batteries
PATIENT SWALLOWED SMALL GLOW LIGHT CONTAINING A WATCH BATTERY, NO CHOKI NG OR BREATHING DIFFICULTY; LIGHT IN STOMACH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/15/2002Age: 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
? SWALLOWING A METAL PIECE OF A FLASHLIGHT;NOTHING FOUND IN X RAY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/27/2002Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
SWALLOWED FLASHLIGHT LENS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/03/2002Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PATIENT MAY HAVE INGESTED GLASS FROM BROKEN FLASH LIGHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/14/2001Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/02/2001Age: 12 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns, Batteries
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/01/2000Age: 19 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/07/2000Age: 12 monthsSex: 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, Light bulbs
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/29/1999Age: 23 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/23/1999Age: 19 monthsSex: FemaleRace: 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, Light bulbs
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/29/1998Age: 2 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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