Accidents - Preparations containing iron salts - 0-5 years old - Year 2003

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 972
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Date: 11/20/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Preparations containing iron salts
MOTHER FOUND PT.WITH OPEN BOTTLE OF CHILDRENS VIT/IRON,NOT SURE HOW MAN Y INGESTED. DX; OD / VIT WITH IRON.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2003	Age: 15 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Preparations containing iron salts
AUNT FOUND PT WITH A OPEN BOTTLE OF CHILDRENS VIT WITH IRON,NOT SURE HO W MANY WERE INGESTED. DX; VIT.WITH IRON O.D.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Preparations containing iron salts
PT INGESTED UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF CHILDRENS VITAMINS WITH IRON- WAS WITH SI BLING WHEN HAPPENED POISONING
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/03/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Preparations containing iron salts
PT INGESTED UNKNOWN AMOUT OF CHILDRENS VITAMINS WITH IRON WITH SIBLING POISONING
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/23/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Preparations containing iron salts
INGESTED CENTRUM KIDS VITAMINS WITH IRON
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 09/23/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Preparations containing iron salts
PT TOOK APPROX 10-15 HEB BUDDY VITAMINS. D: NO DX; PT LEFT WITHOUT BE ING SEEN BY PHYSICIAN
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 09/19/2003	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: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Preparations containing iron salts
CHILD POSSIBLY INGESTED 10-20 18MG *** VITAMINS WITH IRON. D:IRON INGES TION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Preparations containing iron salts
PT TOOK PARENTS PRESCRIPTION VITAMINS W/ IRON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Preparations containing iron salts, Floors or flooring materials
PT. INGESTED LESS THAN 20 VITAMINS WITH IRON- GRANDMA FOUND OPEN BOTTLE, & VITAMINS ON FLOOR. DX: MULTIVITAMIN WITH IRON INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Preparations containing iron salts, Aspirin substitutes
DRUG INGESTION - CHILD INGESTED UNKNOWN NUMBER OF VITAMINS WITH IRON AN D LIQUID *** - CHILD VOMITED - NO OTHER SYMPTOMS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Preparations containing iron salts, Bottles or jars
FOUND WITH BOTTLE OF PILLS--PRENATAL VITAMINS AND STOOL SOFTENERS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2003	Age: 21 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Preparations containing iron salts
PT INGESTED 120MG MULTIVITAMIN *** @9 TODAY, INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Preparations containing iron salts
PT WITH MULTIVITAMINS INGESTION SHARED WITH SIBLING C/O STOMACH PN, ING ESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Preparations containing iron salts
PT WITH SIBLING SHARED MULTIVITAMINS/***, INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2003	Age: 23 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Preparations containing iron salts
PT INGESTED FERROUS SUFATE UNKNOWN AMT PILLS BELONGED TO GRANDMOM, INGE STION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/27/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Preparations containing iron salts
PT ATE 10-15 ***S COMPLETE VITAMINS, POISON CONTROL CONSULT,ACCIDENTAL INGESTION IRON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Preparations containing iron salts
PT TOOK UP TO 10 CHILDREN'S VITAMINS W/IRON. DX: DRUG INGESTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Preparations containing iron salts
PT TOOK POSSIBLY 10 CHILDREN'S VITAMIN TABLETS W/IRON. DX: DRUG INGESTION, POSS ALLERGIC REACTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Preparations containing iron salts, Bottles or jars
PATIENT TOOK 20 CHEWABLE CHILDREN'S VITAMINS WITH IRON WHEN MOM ACCIDEN TALLY LEFT BOTTLE OPEN, PC CONTACTED, NO SYMPTOMS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Preparations containing iron salts, Containers
PT INGESTED UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF ***S VITAMIN PILLS C/O ABD PN/GASSY/ CONT AINED FOUND OPEN BY MOM, INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2003	Age: 11 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Preparations containing iron salts
PATIENT INGESTED 3-4 CHILDREN'S *** WITH IRON, FUSSY, ABDOMINAL CRAMPIN G
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Preparations containing iron salts
PT INGESTED UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF VITAMINS WITH IRON. D: ACCIDENTAL INGES TION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Preparations containing iron salts, Bottles or jars
CHILD POSS. INGESTED UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF *** VITAMINS WITH IRON. 60 ORIGI NALLY IN BOTTLE; 31 FOUND. D:IRON INTOXICATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Preparations containing iron salts, Floors or flooring materials
PT FOUND TWO PRENATAL VITAMINS WITH IRON ON THE FLOOR AND INGESTED THEM POISONING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Preparations containing iron salts
PATIENT TOOK TOO MANY VITAMINS WITH IRON, ABOUT 12 OR 13. DX-OVERUSE VITAMINS WITH IRON.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Preparations containing iron salts
PT POSSIBLY INJESTED IRON TABLET DX INGESTED IRON TABLET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Preparations containing iron salts
PT GOT INTO MOTHERS IRON PILLS AT HOME TOOK AN UNKNOWN AMOUNT POISONING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Preparations containing iron salts, Bottles or jars
PATIENT INGESTED 30 ***S WITH IRON VITAMINS, 1 LEFT IN BOTTLE SEEN AT U RGENT CARE, CONTACTED PC, GIVEN IPECAC, VOMITED, SENT TO ED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Preparations containing iron salts, Bottles or jars
PATIENT ATE CHEWABLE MULTIVITAMINS, MOM STATES BOTTLE WAS HALFEMPTY 60T ABS (56 TABS GONE) INGESTED 30-56 TABS. DX. INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2003	Age: 20 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Preparations containing iron salts
PATIENT ATE A HANDFUL OF ROCK SALT, VOMITING, PC CONTACTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2003	Age: 22 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Preparations containing iron salts
CHILD INGESTED 2-7 TABS OF PRENATAL VITAMINS. DX INGESTION IRON VITAMINS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2003	Age: 22 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Preparations containing iron salts
PATIENT TOOK BITE FROM IRON PILL, ATE 1/3 PILL, NOW VOMITING, PC CONTAC TED; NON TOXIC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2003	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Preparations containing iron salts
PT INGESTED *** VITAMIN WITH IRON. DX INGESTION. DX INGESTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2003	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Preparations containing iron salts
INGESTED IRON TABLETS, STABLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Preparations containing iron salts
INGESTED VITAMINS WITH IRON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2003	Age: 22 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Preparations containing iron salts
INGESTED VITAMINS WITH IRON WITH SIBLING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Preparations containing iron salts
PT GOT INTO VITAMINS WITH IRON TOOK ABOUT 18 TABLETS DX- VITAMIN OD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Preparations containing iron salts, Bottles or jars
PT INGESTED UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF *** VITAMINS - 150 IN BOTTLE NOW, ONLY 77 LEFT. D: ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OF VIATMINS WITH FE++
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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