Accidents - Aluminum foil wrapping products - Year 2003

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 763
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	271
6-15 years old:	158
16-25 years old:	12
26-50 years old:	193
50+ years old:	127

Accidents - Body Parts:

Ear:	179	Internal:	154
Face:	145	Finger:	127
Lower Leg:	77	Hand:	39
Wrist:	16	Lower Trunk:	16
Eyeball:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/16/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Aluminum foil wrapping products
SWALLOWED FOIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Aluminum foil wrapping products
NASAL FOREIGN BODY, HERSHEY KISS FOIL WRAPPER STUCK UP LT NARES AT SCHOOL PTA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2003	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Aluminum foil wrapping products
PT. CUT RT. WRIST ACCIDENTALLY WITH ALUMINUM FOIL. UNEMPLOYED. DX. 2 CM RT. WRSIT LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2003	Age: 18 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: Aluminum foil wrapping products
PT C/O FB SENSATION IN BACK OF THROAT, MAY HAVE SWALLOWED A SML PC OF F OIL WRAP COVER FROM PUDDING CUP 2 DAYS PTA; POSS FB SWLWD, XRAY NEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2003	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Aluminum foil wrapping products
64 YO FEMALE SWALOWED FOIL WRAPPER FROM MEDICATION F/B INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2003	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Aluminum foil wrapping products
PT WAS STRUCK IN THE FACE WITH A *** WRAP CONTAINER. DX FACE LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2003	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Aluminum foil wrapping products, Tapes
PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY SWALLOWED A PIECE OF FOIL WITH MASKING TAPE ON IT. DX-INGESTION OF FOIL AND TAPE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2003	Age: 50 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Aluminum foil wrapping products, Cardboard products
PT WAS CUT ON SAW EDGE OF FOIL CONTAINER 1 WK AGO. DX: L MIDDLE FINGER CELLULITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2003	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Aluminum foil wrapping products, First aid equipment
LAST NIGHT HE PUT A PIECE OF ALUMINUM FOIL USED FOR COVERING DRINK IN H IS EAR, TRIED TO REMOVE W/OINTMENT & ***. DX FOREIGN BODY RIGHT EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2003	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Aluminum foil wrapping products
PT CUT WITH ALUMINUM FOIL BOX; LAC LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2003	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Aluminum foil wrapping products
39 YO MALE SWALLOWED A PIECE OF TIN FOIL F/B STOMACH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Aluminum foil wrapping products
EATING *** AT HOME WHEN SWALLOWED SOME OF THE FOIL WRAPPER DX FB FOIL WRAPPER INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Aluminum foil wrapping products
PT DX FOREIGN BODY TO LT EAR - DUE TO PUTTING ALUMINIUM FOIL IN RT EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2003	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Aluminum foil wrapping products, Containers
PT LACERATED R HAND ON ALUMINUM FOIL BOX, R HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Aluminum foil wrapping products
PT CUT FINGER ON ALUMINUM STRIP OF FOIL WRAP AT HOME DX:FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Aluminum foil wrapping products
FOREIGN BODY EAR - 4 YOM PRESENTS WITH C/O FOREIGN BODY RIGHT EAR, APPE ARS TO BE A PIECE OF FOIL WRAPPER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2003	Age: 11 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Aluminum foil wrapping products
PT ATE ALUMINUM FOIL - FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Aluminum foil wrapping products
PT C/O PAIN TO (R) EAR. CHILD PUT ALUMINUM FOIL IN EAR. DX:F.B (R) EAR CANAL, ALUMINUM FOIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2003	Age: 21 months	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: Aluminum foil wrapping products
PATIENT HAS FOUL SMELL OUT OF NOSE WITH CONGESTION, CAN'T BREATH AT NIG HT FOR A WEEK; BLUE FOIL REMOVED FROM NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2003	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Aluminum foil wrapping products
CUT FINGER ON ALUMINUM FOIL AT SCHOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Aluminum foil wrapping products
BROTHER PUT ALUMINUM FOIL IN (R) NOSTRIL. UNABLE TO GET IT OUT @ HOME. DX: FOREIGN BODY (R) NOSTRIL - REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Aluminum foil wrapping products
PT. WAS ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN THE EYE WITH A PIECE OF ALUMINUM FOIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2003	Age: 10 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Aluminum foil wrapping products
PT SPIT OUT A PIECE OF FOIL THAT WAS IN BASY FOOD LAST PN, FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2003	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Aluminum foil wrapping products
PT WAS OPENING A BOX OF ALUMINUM FOIL AND CUT FINGER ON SEREATED EDGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2003	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Aluminum foil wrapping products
75 YO MALE SWALLOWED PART OF FOIL POCKET WITH PILL INGESTED ALUMINUM FOIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2003	Age: 4 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: Aluminum foil wrapping products
PT ACCIDENTLY SWALLOWED ALUMINUM FOIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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