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Accidents - Photographic equipment - Year 2008

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,398
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:
Face:247Mouth:166
Head:150Ankle:146
Finger:131Lower Leg:103
Neck:96Hand:87
Shoulder:71Lower Arm:71
Eyeball:65Upper Trunk:29
All Of Body:15Wrist:14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/06/2008Age: 18 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: Photographic equipment
WATCHING A HORROR MOVIE BECAME LIGHTHEADED AND FAINTED==SYNCOPAL EPISOD E
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/19/2008Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Photographic equipment
PT WITH LAC TO FINGER FROM A CAMERA TRIPOD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/18/2008Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Photographic equipment, All-terrain vehicles
DX CONTU CHEST WALL: PT STATES LEANED OVER SIDE OF ATV WHEN CAMERA IN POCKET POCKED HIM IN L RIBS, PAIN W DEEP INSPRIARAT'N
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/11/2008Age: 20 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Photographic equipment, Tables
20 MONTH OLD MALE PULLED CAMERA BY STRAP OFF TABLE AND CAMERA HIT HIM I N FACE, LACERATION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/07/2008Age: 37 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Photographic equipment
TV CAMERA FELL ONTO HER HEAD CONTUSING IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/01/2008Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Photographic equipment
60 YOM HAD PROJECTION SCREEN FALL ON HIM CONTUSION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/21/2008Age: 30 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Photographic equipment
PT WAS LOOKING INTO CAMERA LENSE WHILE FILMING, WAS KNOCKED, METAL PART OF EYE PIECE HIT PT IN EYE. DX - CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/11/2008Age: 33 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Photographic equipment
SITTING AT MOVIES WITH ANKLE ON KNEE AND DEVELOPED PAIN WITH INTERNAL D ERANGEMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/04/2008Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Photographic equipment
HEAD/ CHEST CTS-PROJECTION SCREEN FELL ON PT-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/01/2008Age: 23 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Other
Product: Photographic equipment
A CAMERA FELL FROM 1 FT ONTO PATIENT'S HEAD LAST NIGHT, NOW WITH EYE SW ELLING, BLOOD COMING FROM EAR; NO INJURY FOUND, OTITIS MEDIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/01/2008Age: 17 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Photographic equipment
CONTUSION TO FINGER WHEN TRIPOD FELL ON FINGER AT SCHOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/22/2008Age: 45 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Photographic equipment
TRIPPED OVER ROCK WHILE TAKING PICTURES OPEN TIB/FIB FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/17/2008Age: 18 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Photographic equipment
LIP INJURY FROM ACCIDENTALLY HITTING HERSELF IN MOUTH WITH CAMERA. DX-LIP CONTUSION, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/09/2008Age: 36 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Photographic equipment
A NEWS CAMERA FELL ON PTS CHEST, CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/02/2008Age: 14 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Photographic equipment
PT SUSTAINED SUBUNGUAL HEMATOMA TO FINGER AFTER HITTING IT AGAINST A CAMERA*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2008Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Photographic equipment
ACCIDENTALLY HIT WITH CAMERA DX: FACE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2008Age: 13 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Photographic equipment
FELL IN SLIDE AT PARK SUST INJ TO R ANKLE DX SALTER FX R ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/08/2008Age: 39 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Photographic equipment, Dancing
ACCIDENTALLY HIT WITH CAMERA WITH DANCING DX: FACIAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/30/2008Age: 3 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Photographic equipment, Portable baby swings
PT SUSTAINED HEAD INJURY WHEN SHE WAS IN BABY SWING A DISPOSABLE CAMERA FELL ON HER HEAD*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/24/2008Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: AnkleDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Photographic equipment
TWISTED ANKLE TRYING TO GET A CAMERA TO TAKE A PICTURE OF THE RAINBOW FRACTURE RIGHT ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/11/2008Age: 61 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Photographic equipment
PT LOOKING THROUGH HER CAMERA TRYING TO GET A PICTURE WHILE WALKING STE PPED IN A HOLE FELL ONTO HAND HOLDING THE CAMERA LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/07/2008Age: 25 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Other
Product: Photographic equipment
HIT WITH 30-40LB. ROLL OF FILM. DX-NECK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/04/2008Age: 38 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Photographic equipment
USED HEAVY CAMERA TO TAKE PICTURES YESTERDAY, HURT SHOULDER. DX SHOULDE R STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/10/2008Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Photographic equipment
PT SUS CONTUSION TO HEAD AFTER HIT IN HEAD W/ CAMERA%
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/03/2008Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Other
Product: Photographic equipment
PATIENT IN PHOTOGRAPHY CLASS IN DARK ROOM WHEN ANOTHER STUDENT BRUSHED A PLASTIC PIECE OF PAPER ACROSS HIS EYE, PAIN W/BURNING; EYE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/26/2008Age: 24 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Photographic equipment
2 Y/O THREW A CAMERA WHICH HIT PT.DX: LIP LAC 1MM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/24/2008Age: 26 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Photographic equipment
RIGHT EYE CORN ABR. PT WAS USING A CAMERA AND SCRATCHED EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/24/2008Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Photographic equipment
PATIENT WAS PUTTING A TRIPOD AWAY AND HIT HIMSELF ON FOREHEAD WITH META L LEG, NO LOC; MINOR HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/23/2008Age: 5 monthsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Photographic equipment, Baby walkers or jumpers
PT IN A BABY WALKER AND PULLED DOWN A CAM CORDER WHICH FELL ON HIS HEAD SUSTAINED A CLOSED HEAD INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/18/2008Age: 19 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Photographic equipment
19MO OLD FELL DOWN SLIDE INJURED LEG CONTUSION LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/16/2008Age: 35 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Other
Product: Photographic equipment
DX L WRIST TENDINITIS: AFTER REACHING FOR A FALLING CAMERA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/15/2008Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Photographic equipment
PT WAS HOLDING THE FAMILY DOG WHILE PICTURES WERE BEING TAKEN THE DOG BIT PT IN LIP PW LIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/14/2008Age: 19 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Photographic equipment
PT SUSTAINED A CRUSH INJURY TO LT THUMB ON CAMERA TRIPOD TODAY @ HOME. DX - CRUSH INJURY TO LT THUMB, LT THUMB HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/03/2008Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Photographic equipment
PT WAS SQUATTING ON THE GROUND TRYING TO TAKE A PICTURE AND WHEN STOOD UP FELT A POP IN LOWER LEG FRACTURED FUBULA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/01/2008Age: 46 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Photographic equipment
AT HOME STS WAS HIT WITH A CAMERA STRAP TO EYE DX CORNEAL ABRASION - UNKNOWN IF INTENTIONAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/24/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HeadDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Photographic equipment
PT TRIPPED OVER WIRE AND CAUSED SURVELIANCE CAMERA TO FALL ON HER HEAD. D: LACERATION SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/24/2008Age: 44 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Photographic equipment
PT HAD A PIECE OF PHOTOGRAPHY EQUIPMENT FALL ONTO RIGHT LOWER ARM FRACT URED ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/18/2008Age: 41 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Photographic equipment, Stretch cords or stretch straps
41 YOM PUTTING CAMERA EQUIPMENT ON CART AND *** CORD LET GOT AND HITPT' S LEFT EYE, DX: CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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