Accidents - Safety pins - 0-5 years old - Year 2003

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 158
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Accidents - Body Parts:

123

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 08/23/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Safety pins
PT STEPPED ON A SAFETY PIN. DX: R FOOT PW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2003	Age: 1 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Safety pins
PT'S MOM C/O PT WAS PLAYING WITH SOME "SAFETY PINS" C/O POSSIBLY SWALLOWINGSAFETY PIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2003	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Safety pins
SWALLOWED A SMALL SAFETY PIN DX:STABLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2003	Age: 11 months	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: Safety pins
POSSIBLE INGESTION OF SAFETY PIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2003	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: Safety pins
SWALLOW SAFETY PIN POSS. F B - NEG. X-RAY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2003	Age: 10 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Safety pins
PT BI TO ER AFTER INGESTION OF SAFETY PIN TODAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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