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Accidents - Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns - Year 2007 - Internal

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 422
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
0-5 years old:353
26-50 years old:69

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


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

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