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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 598
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/13/2007 | Age: 53 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 |
| PT HAD AN APPLIANCE REPAIRMAN IN HER HOUSE AND HE ACCIDENTLY DROPPED A MAG LITE FLASHLIGHT AND IT STRUCK HER IN THE HEAD LAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2007 | Age: 15 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 |
| HEAD LAC-PLAYING FLASHLIGHT TOG IN THE WOOODS-FELL BACKWARDS-HIT A ROCK |
| 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: 08/12/2007 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| HIT W/ A FLASH LIGHT BACK OF HEAD NO INTENT INFO HEMATOMA SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2007 | Age: 4 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 |
| SCALP LACERATION, SUTURED: BROTHER HIT PT ON TOP OF HEAD WITH MAG FLASHLIGHT, INTENT NOT STATED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2007 | Age: 4 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 |
| PT HIT IN HEAD WITH FLASHLIGHT AT HOME DX// SCALP LAC |
| 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: 04/14/2007 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| FLASHLIGHT FELL OFF CABINET FELL ON SCALP NO LOC VERTEX LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2007 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| ACCIDENTALLY HIT WITH FLASHLIGHT DX CHI, 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 |
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