Accidents - Light bulbs - 0-5 years old - Year 2009 - Internal

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 314
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/10/2009	Age: 13 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Light bulbs
SWALLOWED GLASS FROM BROKEN LIGHT BULB;DX INGESTED OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2009	Age: 2 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: Light bulbs
2 YO M POSSIBLY ATE A PIECE OF A LIGHT BULB - STABLE WHEN D/C
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2009	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: Light bulbs
REPORTEDLY PLACED A ?NIGHT LIGHT BULB INTO MOUTH&IT BROKE, NO BLEEDING BROUGHT IN TO R/O>>FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2009	Age: 22 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Light bulbs
PT S/P INGESTING A PIECE OF GLASS FM A BROKEN LIGHT BULB. ALLEGED FORE IGN BODY INGESTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2009	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Light bulbs
PT DX POSSIBLY FOREIGN BODY INGESTION - FOUND CHEWING ON BROKEN GLASS BULB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2009	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: Light bulbs
DAD REPORTS CHILD WAS EATING LIGHT BULB THAT WAS BROKEN. DX. SWALLOWE D FB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2009	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: Light bulbs
SWALLOWED GLASS FORM BROKEN LIGHT BULB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2009	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: Light bulbs
2 YOM FOUND WITH BROKEN LIGHT BULB IN ROOM, POSSIBLE INGESTION OF PIECE S
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2009	Age: 2 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: Light bulbs
DX: ACCIDENTALLY INGESTION OF FLASHLIGHT BULB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2009	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: Light bulbs
PT PUT DOWN FOR NAP, CAME INTO ROOM EATING 60 WATT LIGHT BULB, EVERYTHI NG EXCEPT METAL BASE; FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2009	Age: 2 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: Light bulbs
FD EATING A SMALL LIGHT BULB GLASS, NO RESPIRATORY DISTRESS/CHOKING >>FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2009	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: Light bulbs, Other toys
PT SWALLOWED HARD PLASTIC GAME PIECE OR POSS SWALLOWED A LIGHT BULB; FO REIGN BODY INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2009	Age: 21 months	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: Light bulbs
MOM REPORTS PT MAY HAVE SWALLOWED SOME BROKEN GLASS FROM LIGHTBULB, HAD BLEEDING FROM MOUTH; SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY, ELOPED
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 02/24/2009	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: Light bulbs, Night-lights
PATIENT TOOK APART HIS SISTER'S NIGHT LIGHT, SWALLOWED GLASS BULB 2 NIG HTS AGO, NOW WITH ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2009	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: Light bulbs
CHEWED ON MINI GLASS FLASHLIGHT BULB DX: SWALLOWED GLASS FROM LIGHTBULB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2009	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: Light bulbs
SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY, BROKEN LIGHT BULB. DX-FOREIGN BODY INGESTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2009	Age: 3 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: Light bulbs
SWALLOWED A SMALL BULB. DX FB INGESTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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