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Accidents - Plastic wrapping products - 0-5 years old - Year 2003

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 65
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Date: 12/13/2003Age: 4 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Plastic wrapping products
PLAYING WITH PLASTIC WRAP IN MOUTH AND BEGAN CHOKING;CHOKING EPISODE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/28/2003Age: 11 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Plastic wrapping products, Bottles or jars
PT COUGHED , APNEA FOR FEW SEC, SPIT OUT BLOOD-POSSIBLE FOREIGN BODY. DX SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY WRAPPER TO MEDICINE BOTTLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/24/2003Age: 7 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Plastic wrapping products
PATIENT GAGGING, COUGHED UP PIECE OF PLASTIC WRAP WHILE IN ED; FB IN TH ROAT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/20/2003Age: 10 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Plastic wrapping products
PATIENT SWALLOWED CELLOPHANE WRAPPER FROM CIGARETTE PACK 1 WEEK AGO, HA S NOISE WITH INHALATION, GRANDMOTHER MAY NOT HAVE GOTTEN IT ALL OUT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 10/16/2003Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Plastic wrapping products
CHOKED AND POSSIBLY ASPIRATED PLASTIC CANDY WRAPPER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/19/2003Age: 6 monthsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Plastic wrapping products
PT WAS CHOKING, BECAME BLUE AND THEN WENT LIMP- EMS CALLED SMALL PIECES OF CANDY WRAPPER RETRIEVED. DX UPPER AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION F.B REMOVED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/10/2003Age: 16 monthsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Plastic wrapping products
PT SWALLOWED CELOPHANE WRAPPER. D: VOMITING - SWALLOWED WRAPPER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/09/2003Age: 9 monthsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Plastic wrapping products
CHOKED ON PLASTIC. SOB MILD. SWALLOWED PLASTIC WRAPPING PAPER. DX; INGESTED FB (PLASTIC)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/31/2003Age: 11 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Plastic wrapping products
PATIENT PICKED UP FROM DAYCARE WITH DIFFICULTY SWALLOWING, HAD CHOKED E ARLIER; SMALL PIECE OF PLASTIC WRAP COATED WITH MILK IN MOUTH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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