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

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,272
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1998:	66
Year 1999:	85
Year 2000:	74
Year 2001:	72
Year 2002:	33
Year 2003:	132
Year 2004:	12
Year 2005:	56
Year 2006:	6
Year 2007:	422
Year 2008:	85
Year 2009:	77
Year 2010:	146

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	1,158
6-15 years old:	44
26-50 years old:	69

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/07/2010	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
4 YOM SWALLOWED GLASS COVER ON FLASHLIGHT. DX FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2010	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns, Batteries
A 6 YR OLD MALE HAD A FLASHLIGHT IN MOUTH & TOP CAME OFF AND ONE OF THE BATTERIES WENT DOWN HIS THROAT DX FOREIGN BODY GI TRACT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/16/2010	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
2YOWM MOM STATES PT CAME TO HER TELLING HER SOMETHING IN R SIDE OF NOS E, MOM THINKS IT IS RUBBER BUTTON OFF A FLASHLIGHT. DX. FB NOSE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2010	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
3 YR OLD MALE PLAYING WITH FLASHLIGHT BULB AND BIT OFF TOP OF IT SWALLO WING IT WITH ORAL BLEEDING AND FOREIGN BODY INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2010	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
2YOM SWALLOWED PIECE OF FLASHLIGHT AT BABYSITTER'S, FOUND NEXT TO VOMIT W/METAL PIECE IN VOMIT; FB INGESTION, MUCOSAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2010	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
4 YR M PUT FLASHLIGHT BUTTON IN NOSE;DX ASPIRATED OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2009	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PT SWALLOWED A PIECE OF A FLASHLIGHT AT HOME DX// SWALLOWED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2009	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
FB INGESTION-SWALLOWED SMALL PLASTIC PIECE OF PEN FLASHLIGHT-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2008	Age: 10 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: 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: 09/10/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: 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: 06/13/2008	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: 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: 06/11/2008	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: 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: 06/11/2008	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: 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: 02/19/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: 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: 01/20/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: 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

Date: 12/19/2007	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PT SWOLLWED A FLASHLIGHT BULB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2007	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: 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: 08/19/2007	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: 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: 05/17/2007	Age: 19 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: 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: 04/24/2007	Age: 15 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: 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: 04/23/2007	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: 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: 01/30/2007	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: 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: 01/22/2007	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: 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

Date: 09/21/2006	Age: 9 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns, Batteries
PT WAS PLAYING WITH A FLASHLIGHT, & NOW PARENTS CAN'T FIND THE BATTERY DX: FOREIGN BODY INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2005	Age: 20 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
20 MOM WAS FOUND WITH TORN APART SMALL FLASHLIGHT. MOM THINKS HE SWOLL ED BULB BECAUSE THE BULB WAS MISSING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2005	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns, Light bulbs
ATE BROKEN GLASS FROM FLASHLIGHT VS FLASHLIGHT BULB, NO CUTS IN MOUTH O R BLEEDING NOTED,NO OBVIOUS INJURY/STRIDOR/RETRACTIONS; GLASS INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2005	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PT CHEWED LIGHTBULB OFF END OF MINI FLASHLIGHT. DX: POSS FB INGESTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
POSSIBLE INGESTION OF THING GLASS FROM HALOWEEN FLASHLIGHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2004	Age: 16 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
CHEWING ON GLASS TOP OF FLASHLIGHT, OR FLASHLIGHT LIGHT BULB, ATTEMPTED TO RETRIEVE COULDN'T GET OUT, SWALLOWED GLASS; FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
CHILD SWALLOWED PIECE OF FLASHLIGHT LIGHT BULB THAT BROKE. GLASS IN GI TRACT. D: SWALLOWED FLASHLIGHT GLASS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
05YOF SWALLOWED BATTERY OPERATED SMALL LIGHT AT HOME DX/SWALLWOED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns, Batteries
PATIENT SWALLOWED SMALL GLOW LIGHT CONTAINING A WATCH BATTERY, NO CHOKI NG OR BREATHING DIFFICULTY; LIGHT IN STOMACH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
? SWALLOWING A METAL PIECE OF A FLASHLIGHT;NOTHING FOUND IN X RAY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
SWALLOWED FLASHLIGHT LENS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PATIENT MAY HAVE INGESTED GLASS FROM BROKEN FLASH LIGHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2001	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2001	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns, Batteries
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2000	Age: 19 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2000	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns, Light bulbs
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/29/1999	Age: 23 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/1999	Age: 19 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns, Light bulbs
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/1998	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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