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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,153
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 03/08/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| 20YO BLACK FEMALE HIT FOREHEAD ON FLASHLIGHT,NLOC DX HEAD INJURY, HEMATOMA, CERVICAL STRAIN |
| 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: 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: 08/13/2007 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| 19 YO M CONCUSSION LACERATION TO HEAD PLAYING CAPTURE THE FLAG RAN INTO SOMEONE WITH FLASHLIGHT HIT IN HEAD* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2007 | Age: 20 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 |
| C/O PT STATES ACCIDENTLY HIT SELF IN THE HEAD WITH A FLASHLIGHT DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2007 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| LACERATION HEAD - 18 YO MALE REPORTS A *** FLASHLIGHT FELL FROM 3'ABOVE HEAD HITTING HIM ON THE TOP OF HIS HEAD - SUPERFICIAL LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2006 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| PT WAS HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A FLASHLIGHT DX: HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 02/22/2006 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| PT WAS HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A MAG FLASHLIGHT DX: HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2006 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| PT WAS HIT IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD WITH A MAG FLASHLIGHT DX: HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2005 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| 21 YO HIT IN HEAD WITH FLASHLIGHT HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 ON HEAD WITH FLASHLIGHT DX: HEAD CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| HEAD INJURY-HIT W/A METAL FLASH LIGHT ABOVE EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/29/2004 | Age: 16 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 |
| 16 YO HIT IN HEAD WITH A FLASHLIGHT LAC HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2004 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| LAC TO HEAD WHEN STRUCK WITH FLASH LIGHT AT NIGHT CLUB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2004 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| PT WAS HIT IN HEAD W/THROWN FLASHLIGHT. DX: CLOSED HEAD INJURY, POST CONCUSSIVE SYNDROME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2004 | Age: 23 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 |
| ACCIDENTLY HIT SELF WITH FLASHLIGHT DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| PT SUS HEAD INJURY BY A FLASHLIGHT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2003 | Age: 19 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 |
| PT STATES HE WAS HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A FLASHLIGHT DX HEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2001 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2001 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2000 | Age: 18 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2000 | Age: 22 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2000 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2000 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2000 | Age: 21 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2000 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/1999 | Age: 17 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/1999 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/1999 | Age: 20 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/30/1998 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/1998 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/1997 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/1997 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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