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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 188
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/09/2006 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns, Batteries |
| PT.INJ.L.THIGH AT HOME WHEN PLAYING WITH A FLASHLIGHT & BATTERY ACID LE AKED OUT ON LEG. DX; CHEMICAL BURN L.THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Burns, Chemical |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns, Batteries |
| PATIENT CARRYING *** LANTERN AT HOME, *** BATTERY ACID FROM BATERY CASI NG SPILLED ON PATIENT'S LEG; CHEMICAL BURN TO THIGH/LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2001 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2001 | Age: 12 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: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns, Poles |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2001 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/1998 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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