Accidents - Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns - Years 1997-2010 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,243
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	100
Year 1998:	118
Year 1999:	5
Year 2000:	382
Year 2001:	128
Year 2002:	5
Year 2003:	153
Year 2004:	289
Year 2005:	225
Year 2006:	101
Year 2007:	252
Year 2008:	150
Year 2009:	99
Year 2010:	229

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	592
6-15 years old:	617
16-25 years old:	218
26-50 years old:	690
50+ years old:	124

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/08/2010	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
3 YO M FELL W/FLASHLIGHT IN HAND INJURED FINGER FX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2010	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
DX:ABRASION OF FINGER PAD-40YOM-FINGER INJURY-CUT FINGER ON FLASHLIGHT- BLEEDING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2010	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Asian
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
6 YOF, FELL WITH FLASHLIGHT IN HAND DX: FX PROXIMAL PHALANX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2010	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
40 YOM SUSTAINED A FACTURED OF A FINGER WHILE SMASHING A FLASHLIGHT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2010	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
20 YOF STRUCK HAND W/FLASHLIGHT AT A BAR. DX: R 2ND PHALANX FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2010	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
24 YO M HIT ON FINGER BY FLASHLIGHT FX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2009	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
HIT CASTED HAND ON FLASHLIGHT REINJURED FRACTURED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2009	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
CARRYING A METAL FALSH RIGHT&RUNNING, THEN TRIPPED&FELL CUTTING THE 5TH DIGIT ONTO THE FLASHLIGHT>>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2009	Age: 9 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PLAYING WITH FLASHLIGHT GOT STUCK ON FINGER ..FB REMOVED FROM FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/2008	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns, Knives with replaceable blades
WHILE AT *** AUTO PARTS WAS OPENING UP A PKG OF FLASHLIGHT WITH APOCKET KNIFE AND CUT HIS LT THUMB. LACERATION TO LT THUMB* NOT W/C
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2008	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
WAS PLAYING WITH THE INSIDE OF FLASHLIGHT&CUT FINGER ON METAL SPRING >>LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2008	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns, Windows and window glass, other than storm windows
TRYING TO BREAK A WINDOW WITH A FLASHLIGHT, GLASS BROKE CUTTING FINGERS >> LAC
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 01/03/2008	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PT CUT FINGER ON TOP OF LANTERN GLOBE THAT WAS ALREADY BROKEN. DX. LAC BEND OF 4TH DIGIT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2007	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
CUT TO FINGER ON BROKEN FLASHLIGHT DX: FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2007	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
JAMMED FINGER WITH MAG-LITE (FLASHLIGHT) DX: FX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2007	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
BURN TO FINGER BY TOUCHING HOT TORCH AT HOME RB 2ND DEGREE BURN TO LT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2007	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
FINGER FX-FELL W/A FLASHLIGHT IN HER HAND-HIT FINGER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/2006	Age: 14 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
FX FINGER WHEN FLASHLIGHT FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2006	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PT FINGER STUCK IN CYLINDER OF FLASHLIGHT DX// FB REMOVED LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2006	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PT CUT FINGER ON FLASHLIGHT. DX: R INDEX LAC 3 MM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2006	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
TOOK FLASHLIGHT APART & PLACED A ROUND PIECE OF METAL FROM FLASHLIGHT O NTO FINGER & IT GOT STUCK, SMALL AREA OF RED AROUND METAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2005	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
GOT METAL RING OF FLASHLIGHT STUCK ON FINGER DX: L INDEX FINGER FOREIGN BODY REMOVED / CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2005	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PT BURNED FINGERTIPS FROM TOUCHING BASE OF A *** LANTERN DX: 2ND DEGRE E BURNS FINGERTIPS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2005	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
1.5CM FINGER LAC-PT PUNCHED A FLASHLIGHT IN ANGER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2005	Age: 10 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PT LACERATED FINGER ON A FLASHLIGHT AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2005	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PT WITH HISTORY OF FINGER INJURY 2 DAYS AGO TODAY FELL WITH FLASHLIGHT STRIKING SAME FINGER PAIN AND SWELLING. DX FINGER FRACTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2004	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
LAC TO FINGER WHEN STRUCK ON FLASHLIGHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2004	Age: 16 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PT CUT MIDDLE FINGER WITH A FLASHLIGHT. D: FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2004	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
FELL IN THE DARK WHILE WALKING WITH FLASHLIGHT PREVIOUS DAY FINGER FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2004	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PT CRUSHED FINGER W/ A MAG FLASHLIGHT DX; CRUSH INJ TO RT INDEX FINGER W/ OPEN FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2004	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
FLASHLIGHT RING STUCK ON FINGER F B FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PATIENT PINCHED FINGER IN FLASHLIGHT 3 DAYS AGO, INCREASING IN SIZE,SMA LL BLISTER; FINGER INFECTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2004	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PT C/O WAS HIT IN HAND WITH FLASHLIGHT "FINGER BUSTED OPEN"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2003	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
RIGHT THUMB LAC, PT CUT FINGER ON A SHARD FROM A FLASHLIGHT,
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
CUT FINGER ON A FLASHLIGHT DX: R INDEX FINGER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PT CUT FINGER ON METAL OF FLASHLIGHT, PT STATES SISTER FRIEND MADE HIM DO IT. LAC FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
RING PIECE FROM A FLASH LIGHT STUCK ON FINGER NON JEWELRY RING REMOVED FROM FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
CUT THUMB ON FLASHLIGHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2001	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2001	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2001	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2001	Age: 22 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/31/2000	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/27/2000	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2000	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2000	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2000	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2000	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2000	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/1999	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/29/1998	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/1998	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/1998	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/1998	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/1997	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/1997	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns, Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/1997	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/1997	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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