Accidents - Safety pins - Year 2002

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,285
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	674
6-15 years old:	334
16-25 years old:	77
26-50 years old:	99
50+ years old:	99

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Internal:	591	Foot:	338
Ear:	115	Hand:	89
Finger:	38	Lower Trunk:	16
Upper Trunk:	15	Wrist:	15
Toe:	15	Lower Arm:	15
Face:	15	Lower Leg:	5
Pubic Region:	5	Eyeball:	5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/25/2002	Age: 9 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Safety pins
9 MO M SWALLED SAFETY PIN. DX SWALLOWED FOREIGN OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 12/19/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Safety pins, Rugs or carpets
PATIENT STEPPED ON A SAFETY PIN IN THE CARPET AT HOME. DX-RIGHT FOOT PUNCTURE WOUND WITH CELLULITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Safety pins
STEPPED ON SAFETY PIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Safety pins
SWALLOWED SAFETY PIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2002	Age: 12 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: Safety pins
PT SWALLOWED SAFETY PIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2002	Age: 12 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: Safety pins
PT SUSTAINED FOREIGN BODY TO GI AFTER SWALLOWING A SAFETY PIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2002	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Safety pins
28YOF-INGESTED FOREIGN OBJECT-SWALLOWED A SAFETY PIN AT HOME-NOT FOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2002	Age: 6 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: Safety pins
PT BROUGHT IN FOR INGESTION OF SAFETY PIN DX: INGESTION SAFETY PIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/05/2002	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Safety pins
DX:ABRSION TO LEFT NIPPLE AFTER SHE PIERCED IT HERSELF WITH A SAFETY PIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Safety pins
SAFETY PIN R EAR SINCE THIS AM. DX. FB EAR R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2002	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Safety pins
24 YO MALE CUT IN ABDOMEN WITH SAFETY PIN PUNCTURE WOUND ABDOMEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2002	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Safety pins
PT SUST FOREIGN BODY SWALLOWD (SAFETY PIN)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2002	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Safety pins
78 YO FEMALE WAS STUCK WITH A SAFETY PIN ON FRIDAY PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2002	Age: 17 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Safety pins, Electrical outlets or receptacles
STUCK SAFETY PIN IN OUTLET;BURN, HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Safety pins
CUT LOWER LEG WITH SAFTEY PIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Safety pins
INGESTION SAFETY PIN - 12 YOF WAS HOLDING A SAFETY PIN IN MOUTH AND WAS HIT FROM BEHIND AND SWALLOWED THE PIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Safety pins
SWALLOWED SAFTEY PIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2002	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: Safety pins
PT SWALLOWED SAFETY PIN. DX: INGESTED FB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Safety pins
PT STEPPED ON A SAFETY PIN- REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Safety pins
=11 YEAR OLD MALE STEPPED ON SAFTEY PIN AT HOME INJ FOOT DX PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Safety pins
PT STEPPED ON PIN, FOREIGN BODY PIN L HEEL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2002	Age: 14 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Safety pins
PT SWALLOWED AN OPEN SAFETY PIN FOREIGN BODY INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/01/2002	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Safety pins
CUT WRIST WITH SAFETY PIN ABRASION WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2002	Age: 8 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: Safety pins
SWALLOWED A CLOSED SAFETY PIN DX. INGESTED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Safety pins, Floors or flooring materials
PT STEPPED ON SAFETY PIN ON FLOOR PUNCTURE WOUND TO FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Safety pins
STEPPED ON SAFETY PIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2002	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Safety pins
92-YOF SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE WOUND OF HER HAND FROM A SAFETY PIN AT THEN URSING HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2002	Age: 9 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Safety pins, Rugs or carpets
PT PICKED UP SOMETHING OFF THE CARPET AND PUT IT IN HER MOUTH AT HOME.D X OPEN SAFETY PIN IN LARYNX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/28/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Safety pins
CUT ARM WITH SAFETY PINLACERATION ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2002	Age: 15 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: Safety pins
POSSIBLY SWALLOWED SAFETY PIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Safety pins
EYEBROW PUNCTURE - WAS TRYING TO PIERCE LEFT EYEBROW USING A SAFETY PIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2002	Age: 10 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Safety pins
SWALLOWED A CLOSED SAFETY PIN LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2002	Age: 4 years	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: Safety pins
PT QUESTION SWALLOWED SAFETY PIN, CHECK FOR INGESTION OF FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Safety pins
STEPPED ON SOMETHING IN THE DARK 2 DAYS AGO, ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE WITH S AFETY PIN. FOREIGN BODY RT FOOT, I&D, SMALL PIECE OF WOOD REMOVED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2002	Age: 4 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Safety pins
PT SWALLOWED SAFETY PIN PER MOTHER DX: POSSIBLE INGESTION SAFETY PIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Safety pins, Floors or flooring materials
WAS LYING ON FLOOR AND SWALLOWED A SAFETY PIN. DIAGNOSIS WAS FOREIGN BODY SWALLOWED. DO NOT CONTACT PATIENT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2002	Age: 7 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Safety pins
PATIENT HAD TOP PART OF SAFETY PIN UNDER EYELID AT HOME; FB REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Safety pins, Electrical outlets or receptacles
PT PUT SAFETY PIN IN ELECTRICAL OUTLET, 3RD DEGREE BURNS L INDEX FINGER AND THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Safety pins
PTS.MOTHER REPORTED PT.HAD SAFTY PIN STUCK IN RT.EAR. DX-FOREIGN BODY RT.EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Pubic Region		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Safety pins
PT WAS TAKING A BATH AND SISTER NOTICED "SILVER IN VAGINA", SAFETY PIN D:FOREIGN BODY, SAFETY PIN IN VAGINA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2002	Age: 18 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Safety pins
PT STEPPED ON RUSTY SAFETY PIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Safety pins
PT STEPPED ON RUSTY SAFETY PIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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