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

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 85
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Date: 12/05/2008Age: 10 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PT WAS PLAYING W/SMALL LED FLASHLIGHT AND SWALLOWED THE LENS COVER. DX: FB INGESTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/10/2008Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns, Batteries
PATIENT WAS PLAYING WITH A FLASHLIGHT, PARENTS ARE UNABLE TO FIND SMALL WATCHLIKE BATTERY FROM LIGHT, PT STATES HE ATE IT. DX-POSS. INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/13/2008Age: 2 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, Light bulbs
PT HAD MOM'S SMALL FLASHLIGHT, HEARD CRUNCHING, PT CHEWING ON LIGHT BUL B, INGESTED GLASS,W/O METAL; FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/11/2008Age: 5 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 TOP TO FLASHLIGHT;DX INGESTED OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/11/2008Age: 5 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 TOP OF FLASHLIGHT;DX INGESTED OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/19/2008Age: 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, Light bulbs
PATIENT TOOK TOP OFF FLASHLIGHT AND CHEWED LIGHT BULB, SWALLOWED GLASS; GLASS PARTICLES IN STOMACH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/20/2008Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
INTESTINE FB-SWALLOWED SMALL SHARD OF GLASS LIGHT BULB FROM FLASHLIGHT- @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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