Accidents - Safety pins - Year 2003

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 972
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	158
6-15 years old:	233
16-25 years old:	176
26-50 years old:	404

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Internal:	437	Ear:	146
Foot:	118	Upper Leg:	77
Toe:	77	Pubic Region:	69
Finger:	28	Mouth:	16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/23/2003	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Safety pins
DX ABSCESS ON LIP. ATTEMPTED TO DRAIN ABSCESS WITH SAFETY PIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 11/01/2003	Age: 36 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: Safety pins
INGESTION, PT STS SWALLOWED A SAFETY PIN, C/O PAIN, VOMITTED BLOOD, LWBS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

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: 10/03/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Safety pins, Electrical outlets or receptacles
PT TOUCHING SAFETY PIN IN ELECTRICAL OUTLET WHILE IN SCHOOL TODAY. ELE CTRICAL BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2003	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Safety pins, Floors or flooring materials
PT WAS SCOOTING FOOT ACROSS THE FLOOR AND STEPPED ON A SAFETY PIN. D: S/P REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2003	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Safety pins
PICKED INGROWN HAIR WITH SAFETY PIN CELLULITIS THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2003	Age: 4 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 A SAFETY PIN. DX: R FOOT PW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Safety pins
STUCK THUMB WITH SAFETY PIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2003	Age: 14 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
SWALLOWED 1" SAFETY PIN - TRIED COUGHING UP, NO LUCK NO BM SINCE THEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2003	Age: 1 months	Sex: Male	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'S MOM C/O PT WAS PLAYING WITH SOME "SAFETY PINS" C/O POSSIBLY SWALLOWINGSAFETY PIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2003	Age: 12 months	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
SWALLOWED A SMALL SAFETY PIN DX:STABLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2003	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Safety pins
DX PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT PINKY: PUNCTURED BY SAFETY PIN AT HOME.
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

Date: 07/19/2003	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Pubic Region		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Safety pins
33 YO M ACCIDENTALLY STUCK SAFETY PIN IN PENIS. DX PENILE CELLULITIS WI TH ABSCESS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/24/2003	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Safety pins
PUNCTURE WOUND RT FOOT-STEPPED ON A RUSTY SAFETY PIN PUNCTURING RT FOOT .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Safety pins, Swimming
C/O SAFETY PIN STUCK IN RT GREAT TOE WHILE SWIMMING IN POOL DX: LWBS
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 06/02/2003	Age: 17 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
SWALLOWED A SAFETY PIN
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 05/02/2003	Age: 11 months	Sex: Male	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
POSSIBLE INGESTION OF SAFETY PIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2003	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 C/O HE SWALLOWED A SAFETY PIN BY ACCIDENT AN HOUR AGO - C/O FEELING STICKY IN THROAT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2003	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Safety pins
SWALLOWED AN OPEN SAFETY PIN DX: INGESTED FOREIGN OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2003	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
SWALLOW SAFETY PIN POSS. F B - NEG. X-RAY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2003	Age: 16 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
PT SWALLOWED SAFETY PIN YESTERDAY. DX: FB COLON.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2003	Age: 16 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
SWALLOWED A CLOSED SAFETY PIN-DX-ACUTE INGESTED FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2003	Age: 10 months	Sex: Male	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 BI TO ER AFTER INGESTION OF SAFETY PIN TODAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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