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Accidents - Light bulbs - 0-5 years old - Year 2006 - Internal

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 310
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Date: 12/22/2006Age: 22 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Light bulbs
MOM OBSERVED PT HOLDING BROKEN LIGHT BULB & CRUNCHING ON SOMETHING, RE TRIEVED SMALL PIECES FROM MOUTH/THROAT, POSS GLASS IN BOWEL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/09/2006Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Light bulbs
PT SWOLLOWED A LIGHTBULB. DX FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/14/2006Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Light bulbs
2 YO M BIT INTO *** LIGHT BULB. DAD STATES CHILD HAD SHARDS OFGLASS ARO UND MOUTH. ACCIDENTAL GLASS INGESTION NORMAL EXAM*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/17/2006Age: 21 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Light bulbs
PT SWOLLOWED A PIECE OF A BROKEN LIGHTBULB. DX FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/19/2006Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Light bulbs
POSSIBLE SWALLOWED A BROKEN LIGHT BULB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/09/2006Age: 19 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Light bulbs
HAS BROKEN GLASS IN MOUTH MAY HAVE SWALLOWED A LIGHTBULB, XRAYS DO NOT SHOW OBJECT, NO DISTRESS/NO BLEEDING; POSSIBLE SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/05/2006Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Light bulbs, Multi-purpose lighters
FB INGESTION, MOTHER STS PT SWALLOWED A SMALL LIGHT W/BATTERY AT HOME, NO VOMITING OR NAUSEA, X-RAYS SHOWS FB IN PYLORUS, OBSERV. ER.
Disposition: Held for observation


Date: 03/01/2006Age: 9 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Light bulbs
INGESTION, INADVERTANT OR ACCIDENTAL - 9 MOM FOUND BY MOTHER WITH LIGHT BULB IN MOUTH, POSSIBLY SWALLOWED SOME, SMALL LAC TO LOWER LIP NOTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/04/2006Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Light bulbs
PLACED A SMALL LIGHT BULB IN MOUTH AND HAD BROKEN IT SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/07/2006Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Light bulbs, Flashlights or battery-powered lanterns
PT ATE FLASHLIGHT BULB, MOM FOUND PIECE OF IT. INGESTION OF FLASHLIGHT BULB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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