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Accidents - Plastic bags - Year 2005 - Internal

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 48
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
0-5 years old:42
6-15 years old:5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/12/2005Age: 9 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Plastic bags
9 MOF WAS CHEWING ON A PLASTIC BAG IN A GROCERY STORE, MOTHER NOT SURE IS A PIECE WAS SWALLOWED, PT ALERT, APPROPRIATE, BREATH SOUNDS CLEAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/16/2005Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Plastic bags
PT WAS CHEWING ON A PIECE OF PLASTIC BAG BECAUSE HE DIDN'T HAVE ANY GUM PT SWALLOWED PLASTIC, NOW IT FEELS STUCK. DX: SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/24/2005Age: 1 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Plastic bags
PATIENT GOT CHOKED ON A PIECE OF A PLASTIC BAG. DX-CHOKING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/19/2005Age: 6 monthsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Plastic bags
PT WAS FOUND BY DAD UNDER A PLASTIC BAG- PT WAS WHILE PER MOM DX:CHOKIN G POSSIBLE FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/04/2005Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Plastic bags
SWALLOWED A PIECE OF PLASTIC BAG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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