Accidents - Plastic bags - 0-5 years old - Year 2004 - Internal

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 183
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 09/08/2004	Age: 7 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Plastic bags, Other toys
MOM PULLED OUT SOME PLASTIC BAG WITH PLASTIC BALL FROM MOUTH, BAG RIPPE NON-TOXIC F B INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2004	Age: 8 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Plastic bags
8MOF H/OCOUGH X 12-18HR AFTER INGESTING WHAT MOM THINKS IS PART OF PLAS TIC BAG YESTERDAY. CHEST X-RAY NORMAL - DX INGESTED FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2004	Age: 7 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Plastic bags
PT WITH POSS INGESTION OF A PIECE OF PALSTICS BAG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2004	Age: 10 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Plastic bags
PATIENT POSSIBLY SWALLOWED PLASTIC BAG, GASPING NOISES, DID FINGER SWEE P, FELT OBJECT ON FINGER, DID BACK BLOWS; POSSIBLE FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2004	Age: 10 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Plastic bags
PT.SWALLOWED A PLASTIC CLOSURE OFF A PLASTIC BAG. DX; F.B. INGESTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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