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Accidents - Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns - Year 2008 - Face

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 481
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Date: 12/28/2008Age: 22 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PT ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN FACE WITH A FLASHLIGHT, RECEIVED SMALL LACERATIO N TO RIGHT EYELID*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/09/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PLAYING WITH COUSIN WHO ACCIDENTALL STRUCK PT'S FOREHEAD WITH A FLASHLI GHT>>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/25/2008Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns, Tables
L FACE LAC W/REPAIR (***): JUMPING AROUND, SLIPPED ON FLASHLIGHTON FLOO R CAUSING HIM TO FALL & STRIKE FACE ON COFFEE TABLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/18/2008Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
11YOM SISTER WAS HOLDING A FLASHLIGHT WHEN SHE DROPPED THE FLASHLIGHT ON HIS FACE;NASAL LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/22/2008Age: 23 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
NASAL AND FACIAL CONTUSION.PT WAS STRUCK IN FACE ACCIDENTLY WITH A FLAS HLIGHT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/17/2008Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
FLASHLIGHT FELL AND HIT FACE FACE LACERATION *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/22/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
FLASHLIGHT UP NOSE. DX FB NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/26/2008Age: 90 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PT SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE WALKING WITH WITH FLASHLIGHT AT ADULT HOME DX// FACIAL FX CONTUSION HEAD FACE ARM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 03/25/2008Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PT WAS ON THE BEACH IN THE SUNSET LOOKING FOR SHELLS WITH A FLASHLIGHT AND FLIPPED THE FLASHLIGHT INTO FACE LACERATION FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/05/2008Age: 5 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
HIT IN HEAD W/ FLASHLIGHT DX: NASAL CONTUSION/ HEMORRHAGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/23/2008Age: 34 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PT GOT HIT W A FLASHLIGHT. FOREHEAD LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/13/2008Age: 10 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
ACC STRUCK ONTO FH C A FLASHLIGHT >> LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/06/2008Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
YOUNGER BROTHER HIT PT ON FOREHEAD WITH A FLASHLIGHT. DX LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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