Accidents - Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks - 0-5 years old - Year 2002 - Internal

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Date: 12/30/2002	Age: 3 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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SWALLOWED A SCREW DX. INGESTED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT PUT BOLT IN NOSE, SNEEZED BOLT OUT IN WAITING ROOM; LEFT WITHOU T BEING SEEN
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 12/08/2002	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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SWALLOWED A NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
POSSIBLY SWALLOWED A NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2002	Age: 3 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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT SWALLOWED A WOOD SCREW TODAY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2002	Age: 13 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SWALLOWED SCREW
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/20/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT METAL NUT INTO NOSE; FB REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2002	Age: 4 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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Floors or flooring materials
4 YO SWALLOWED APRROX 1 IN NAIL HE PICKED UP OFF OF FLOORSWALLOWED F.B. NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2002	Age: 3 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: Aspirated Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT INGESTED A SCREW, INITIAL CHOKING, NOW THROAT PAIN; SCREW IN ST OMACH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2002	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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT SWALLOWED A SCREW TODAY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2002	Age: 5 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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
5 YO MALE SWALLOWED SMALL SCREW F/B STOMACH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2002	Age: 14 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SWALLOWED A TACK DX. INGESTED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2002	Age: 12 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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
1YOM-FOREIGN BODY INGESTION-SWALLOWED A SCREW AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
POSSIBLE SWALLOWED TACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT SWALLOWED A NAIL. DX: INGESTED FB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2002	Age: 16 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT ALLEGEDLY SWALLOWED A THUMB TACK- FOREIGN BODY INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2002	Age: 15 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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SWALLOWED A 1/2 INCH SCREW;X RAY SHOWS IT IN STOMACH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2002	Age: 15 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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SWALLOWED A SCREW;X RAY SHOWS IT IN BOWEL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2002	Age: 8 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
MOM STATES NOTICING A SMALL NAIL IN CHILDS MOUTH THAT SHE COULDN'T GET OUT BEFORE SHE SWALLOWED. F.B. INGESTION $
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SWALLOWED A SCREW. STARTED VOMITING. NO RESP DISTRESS. PT TOLD PARENT CHEST & STOMACH HURT. DX; FB- GASTRIC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT SWALLOWED SCREW. DX: INGESTED FOREIGN OBJECT.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 09/02/2002	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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SWALLOWED SCREW..GI FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2002	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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SWALLOWED A METAL NUT. INGESTED FOREIGN BODY IN STOMACK. DO NOT CONTACT PATIENT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2002	Age: 13 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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY - CHILD SWALLOWED NAIL WHILE PLAYING IN LIVING R OOM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2002	Age: 9 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
NORMAL EXAM-MOTHER STATES CHILD SWALLOWED EITHER A WASHER OR A SCREW. N O DISTRESS NOTED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2002	Age: 14 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SWALLOWED SCREW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2002	Age: 17 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
1 YOF BROUGHT TO ED. BECAUSE MOM STATES SHE ATE A SCREW DX POSSIBLE FB INGESTION RULED OUT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2002	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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT SWALLOWED A SMALL SCREW AT HOME FOREIGN BODY INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2002	Age: 13 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Draperies, curtains or shower curtains
PT INGESTED A NAIL THAT WAS LAYING AROUND TO HANG CURTAINS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2002	Age: 21 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SWALLOWED A SMALL NAIL DX. INGESTED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2002	Age: 16 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SISTER TOLD MOTHER THAT SHE THOUGHT BABY SWALLOWED A NAIL OR TACK POSSIBLE INGESTED OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2002	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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SWALLOWED NAIL PER MOTHER. (1-1 1//2 CM LONG). NO BREATHING PROBS. DX; HX INGESTION FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2002	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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT SWALLOWED A SCREW AT HOME FOREIGN BODY INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT PUT NUT FROM BOLT INTO NOSE; FB REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2002	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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT INGESTED A SCREW YESTERDAY, NO CHOKING OR BREATHING DIFFICULTY; SCREW IN STOMACH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT SWALLOWED A SCREW. DX: SWALLOWED FB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2002	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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SWALLOWED SCREW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT SWALLOWED NAIL 1 DAY PRIOR TO ARRIVAL SUSTAINING INTERNAL INJURIES. %
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
CHILD SWALLOWED NAIL, THAT WAS IN WALL HOLDING CURTAINS. ACUTE INGESTIO N 1/2" NAIL@
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2002	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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT DX INGESTION OF FOREIGN BODY - FATHER FOUND CHILD GASPING ANDTHINKS IT MIGHT BE A COMPUTER SCREW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2002	Age: 20 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT PUT SCREW IN NOSE.DX: FB R NOSTRIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT CAME OUT OF ROOM WITH HANDFUL OF 1 1/2" ROOFING NAILS, CHOKING, COUGHING; POSSIBLE FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2002	Age: 20 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
MOTHER STATES PT MAY HAVE SWALLOWED A SMALL NAIL. DX: NO EVIDENCE FB IN GESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2002	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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
FB INGESTION-SWALLOWED A 1" SCREW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT SWALLOWED BOLT, FOREIGN BODY BOLT STOMACH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2002	Age: 13 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT SWALLOWED TACK, NO OTHER DETAILSDX; INGESTED TACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2002	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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT INGESTED A SMALL 1 1/4 INCHE FINISH NAIL FOREIGN BODY INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2002	Age: 5 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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SWALLOWED TACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2002	Age: 5 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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SWALLOWED NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2002	Age: 10 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Cribs
FOUND IN CRIB WITH BAG OF SCREWS- CRYING. POSSIBLE LACERATION UNDER TONGUE. DX: POSSIBLE FOREIGN BODY INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT SWALLOWED A SMALL NAIL FOREIGN BODY INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SWALLOWED A SCREWDX: INGESTD FOREIGN OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2002	Age: 17 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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
CHILD SWALLOWED A SCREW. MOM FELT IT IN BACK OF THROAT, BUT THEN CHILD SWALLOWED IT. D:SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SWALLOWED CARPET TACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SWALLOWED A AMALL SCREW DX. INGESTED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2002	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT SWALLOWED A METAL NUT INGESTED FOREIGN OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2002	Age: 20 months	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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT INGESTED A NAIL, NO CHOKING OR BREATHING DIFFICULTY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2002	Age: 18 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT HAS NAIL IN NOSE; LEFT WITHOUT BEING SEEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2002	Age: 3 years	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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SWALLOWED SCREW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2002	Age: 13 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
CHOKED AND SWALLOWED METAL NUT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2002	Age: 18 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT SWALLOWED A SCREW; INGESTED FOREIGN OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2002	Age: 23 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
POSSIBLLY SWALLOWED NAILS, FOUND WITH 3 NAILS IN MOUTH. FOREIGN BODY I NGESTION RULED OUT, NEG X RAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
INGESTED FOREIGN OBJECT - SWALLOWED A LARGE SCREW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2002	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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SWALLOWED SCREW;FB STOMACH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2002	Age: 16 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SWALLOWED 2 SCREWS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2002	Age: 3 years	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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT SWALLOWED METAL NUT FROM BOLT AT HOME D:SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY STOMACH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2002	Age: 3 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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SWALLOWED A SCREW DX. INGESTED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2002	Age: 15 months	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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT INGESTED A SCREW AND A BOLT YESTERDAY, NOW GAGGING; LEFT W ITHOUT BEING SEEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2002	Age: 9 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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
MOM RETRIEVED PART OF SCREW FROM CHILD'S MOUTH. POSSIBLY SWALLOWED NUT FROM SCREW. NO RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS. D:NO EVIDENCE OF INGESTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2002	Age: 11 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SWALLOWED A SCREW/INGESTED FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT SWALLOWED A SCREW. FOREIGN BODY STOMACH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SWALLOWED SCREW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2002	Age: 21 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SWALLOWED PUSH PIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2002	Age: 10 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
R/O FB INGESTION-PARENT FOUND CHILD CHEWING ON A "PUSH PIN TACK"-U NSURE OF INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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