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Accidents - Hearing aids - 0-5 years old - Years 1997-2010

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 247
See also: Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Internal:167Face:43
Ear:36

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 06/03/2010Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Hearing aids, Batteries
2YOM WAS FOUND WITH HIS OWN HEARING AID TAKEN APART- MOM CAN'T FIND THE BATTERY. DX; CONCERN FOR INGESTED BATTERY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/03/2009Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Hearing aids
SWALLOWED A PLSTIC PIECE FROM DADS HEARING AID. DX FB INGESTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/15/2008Age: 8 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Hearing aids
8 MONTH OLD WEARS HEARING AIDE WOKE UP PLAYING WITH HEARING AIDE INJEST ED BATTERY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/16/2008Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hearing aids, Counters or countertops
PT HAVING HEAR AID PLACED IN EAR TURNED HEAD STRUCK HEAD ON COUNTER, CAUSED LAC TO FOREHEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/20/2007Age: 15 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Hearing aids
PT POSS SWOLLOWED HEARING AID YEST, FOUND PLAYING W/ONE HEARING AID YES T & 2ND ONE NOT FOUND, X-RAY NEG FOR FB; POSS SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/12/2007Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hearing aids, Batteries
PT PRESENTED WITH FB TO LEFT EAR.C/O EAR PAIN. MOTHER STATES PT WEARS H EARING AID & PT MAY HAVE PUT BATTERY IN EAR.NOT ABLE TO REMOVE.F/U ENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/13/2006Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hearing aids
HEARING AID TUBE STUCK IN EAR F'BODY EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/06/2005Age: 23 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Hearing aids, Batteries
SWALLOWED A HEARING AID BATTERY, DX; FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/13/1999Age: 20 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hearing aids
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/26/1998Age: 13 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Hearing aids, Batteries
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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