Accidents - Safety pins - Year 2003 - Internal

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 437
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	123
6-15 years old:	137
16-25 years old:	98
26-50 years old:	78

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

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: 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: 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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