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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 655
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/28/2010 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| 46YOF W HUSBAND TO SPOT ELK EARLY AM IN DARK AND THE BRIGHT SPOTLIGHT F LASHED IN HER EYES CAUSING A HEADACHE TO START DX HEADACHE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| 6 YEAR OLD MALE PATIENT WAS ACCIDENTLY HIT ON HEAD WITH FLASHLIGHT BY B ROTHER. DX; 4 CM LACERATION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2010 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 86YOF ELECTRICITY HAS BEEN OFF IN HER HOME,FLASHLIGHT STARTED FLICKERIN G TRIPPED & FELL STRUCK HEAD DX: SCALP LAC, HIP FX,HTN, FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/22/2010 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns, Games or game parts |
| 10 YOM PLAYING GAME @ CAMP, STRUCK IN HEAD W/FLASHLIGHT; + LAC DX##: SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2010 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| 39YOF HAD A LARGE FLASHLIGHT FALL OFF A SHELF IN HER GARAGE STRUCK ON T HE HEAD CONCUSSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2010 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| 35 YO M HIT IN HEAD W/FLASHLIGHT CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/03/2010 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| 33YOM-HEAD INJURY-HIT W/A THROWN FLASHLIGHT-THE PREVIOUS WEEKEND-@ A CA MP BAND CONCERT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2010 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| 46YOF AT UNSTATED LOCALE HIT IN HEAD WITH A MEG LITE/ DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Asian |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| 6 YR F HAD FLASHLIGHT FALL ON HER;DX CHI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2010 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| 4YO MALE WITH LAC TO HEAD FROM A THROWN FLASHLIGHT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2010 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| 54YOF ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN FACE WITH A FLASHLIGHT. DX. HEAD INJURY, EYEB ROW LACREATION.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2010 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| 37 YOM FLASHLIGHT FELL AND HIT PATIENT IN THE HEAD CONTUSION HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| 20YO BLACK FEMALE HIT FOREHEAD ON FLASHLIGHT,NLOC DX HEAD INJURY, HEMATOMA, CERVICAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2010 | Age: 26 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 |
| A 26 YOM WAS HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A FLASHLIGHT. DX: SCALP LACERATIONS (2). |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2010 | Age: 3 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 |
| 3 YOM PRESENT TO ER AFTER HE SUSTAINED HIT TO HEAD WITH FLASHLIGHT ACC IDENTLY TONIGHT- DX- HEAD LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2010 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns |
| 12 YOF PRESENT TO ER WITH HEAD INJURY AFTER ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN HEAD WI TH FLASHLIGHT- DX- BLUNT HEAD TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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