Accidents - Plastic wrapping products - Year 2003

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 661
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	65
6-15 years old:	154
16-25 years old:	155
26-50 years old:	224
50+ years old:	61

Accidents - Body Parts:

Internal:	366	Face:	86
Finger:	72	Hand:	69
Lower Leg:	61	Mouth:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/13/2003	Age: 4 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Plastic wrapping products
PLAYING WITH PLASTIC WRAP IN MOUTH AND BEGAN CHOKING;CHOKING EPISODE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2003	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Plastic wrapping products
SLIPPED AND FELL ON CELLOPHANE - TIB/FIB FRACTURE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/28/2003	Age: 11 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Plastic wrapping products, Bottles or jars
PT COUGHED , APNEA FOR FEW SEC, SPIT OUT BLOOD-POSSIBLE FOREIGN BODY. DX SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY WRAPPER TO MEDICINE BOTTLE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2003	Age: 7 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Plastic wrapping products
PATIENT GAGGING, COUGHED UP PIECE OF PLASTIC WRAP WHILE IN ED; FB IN TH ROAT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2003	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic wrapping products
WAS PULLING A ROLL OF PLASTIC WRAP, ROLL SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND AND HIT HIM IN THE LT EYE. LEFT EYEBROW LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2003	Age: 10 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Plastic wrapping products
PATIENT SWALLOWED CELLOPHANE WRAPPER FROM CIGARETTE PACK 1 WEEK AGO, HA S NOISE WITH INHALATION, GRANDMOTHER MAY NOT HAVE GOTTEN IT ALL OUT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/16/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Plastic wrapping products
CHOKED AND POSSIBLY ASPIRATED PLASTIC CANDY WRAPPER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2003	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Plastic wrapping products, Tableware and accessories
STEAM BURN LT FINGERS-@ HOME-REMOVING WRAP FROM A HOT DISH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2003	Age: 6 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Plastic wrapping products
PT WAS CHOKING, BECAME BLUE AND THEN WENT LIMP- EMS CALLED SMALL PIECES OF CANDY WRAPPER RETRIEVED. DX UPPER AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION F.B REMOVED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2003	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	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: Plastic wrapping products
PT HAS PIECES OF PLASTIC FROM POPSICLE STUCK IN THROAT. HAVING DIFFICUL TY SWALLOWING. D: FOREIGN BODY, THROAT. ADMIT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/13/2003	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	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: Plastic wrapping products
PT ACCID. SWALLOWED PILL THAT WAS WRAPPED IN PLASTIC/FOIL MED WRAPPING COUGHED IT ALL UP, BUT HAS SORE THROAT/BLOOD. D:CONCERN FOR INGESTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2003	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Plastic wrapping products
PT ATE 1/2 OF BREAKFAST SANDWICH WITH PLASTIC IN IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2003	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic wrapping products
RAZOR END OF PLASTIC WRAP BOX CUT PT. DX 2.5 CM R PALM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2003	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic wrapping products, Swimming pool chemicals
LACERATION FOREHEAD - 11 YOF PRESENTS WITH LACERATION TO LEFT SIDE OF F OREHEAD FROM PLASTIC WRAP OF CHLORINE TAB AT POOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2003	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Plastic wrapping products, Tableware and accessories
PT BURNED FINGERS REMOVING PLASTIC WRAP OFF BOWL, STEAM BURN, 1ST AND 2 ND DEGREE BURN TOP OF L 2ND - 5TH FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2003	Age: 16 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Plastic wrapping products
PT SWALLOWED CELOPHANE WRAPPER. D: VOMITING - SWALLOWED WRAPPER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2003	Age: 14 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: Plastic wrapping products
PATIENT CHOKED WHEN EATING A BISCUIT FROM ***, HAD PIECE OF PLASTIC WRA P ON BISCUIT, ALSO FELL ON ARM YESTERDAY; WRIST PAIN, CHOK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2003	Age: 9 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Plastic wrapping products
CHOKED ON PLASTIC. SOB MILD. SWALLOWED PLASTIC WRAPPING PAPER. DX; INGESTED FB (PLASTIC)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2003	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic wrapping products
PATIENT WS PULLING ON *** AND CUT HER THUMB. DX-2.5 CM LACERATION THUMB .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2003	Age: 49 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Plastic wrapping products
PT SWALLOWED PART OF WRAPPPER FROM A COOKIE, CHOKED THEN COUGHED IT UP. DX SWALLED FOREIGN OBJECT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Plastic wrapping products
INHALED FB/13YOM STS EATING CANDY AT HOME, COUGHED & THERE WAS A PIECE OF PLASTIC ON FLOOR. HE INHALED IT. C/O THROAT HURTING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2003	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic wrapping products
PATIENT FELL AND CUT LIP WITH PLASTIC WRAPPER AT HOME; LIP LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2003	Age: 11 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Plastic wrapping products
PATIENT PICKED UP FROM DAYCARE WITH DIFFICULTY SWALLOWING, HAD CHOKED E ARLIER; SMALL PIECE OF PLASTIC WRAP COATED WITH MILK IN MOUTH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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