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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 146
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/17/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Safety pins |
| PT STATES HE WAS PLAYING WITH A SAFETY PIN AND THEN WENT TO SLEEP AND P IN OPENED UP AGAINST EXTERNAL PART OF EAR NO OTHER INJ FB IN EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Safety pins |
| PT C/O PAIN INFECTED R EAR PLACED A SAFETY PIN THROUGH R PINNA 5 DAYS A GO FB R EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2003 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Safety pins |
| USED SAFETY PIN TO PUNCTURE SWELLING ON EAR. DX; SKIN AVULSION EAR, S ELF INDUCED. AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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