Accidents - Safety pins - Year 2004

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,035
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	338
6-15 years old:	120
16-25 years old:	121
26-50 years old:	309
50+ years old:	145

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Internal:	282	Finger:	267
Foot:	116	Mouth:	92
Pubic Region:	86	Wrist:	58
Hand:	46	Lower Arm:	29
Elbow:	17	Upper Arm:	17
Head:	6	Face:	6
Ear:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/14/2004	Age: 8 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Safety pins
MOM FOUND SAFETY PIN IN PT'S MOUTH. BLOOD IN EMESIS. DX: FOREIGN BODY MOUTH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2004	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
ASPIRATED OPEN SAFETY PIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/08/2004	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: Safety pins
SWALLOWED SAFETY PIN AT HOME. SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 11/21/2004	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Safety pins
OUTSIDE GARDENING, SAFETY PIN FROM AROUND NECK OPENING & WENT THRU LIP DX: PUNCTURE WOUND LOWER LIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2004	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Safety pins
STATES HE STEPPED ON A OPEN SAFETY PIN DX RT FOOT PUNCTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2004	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Safety pins
ACCIDENTLY STUCK A SAFETY PIN IN THUMB PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT THUMB FELAN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2004	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Safety pins
PT LAC LT WRIST ON SAFTEY PIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2004	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Safety pins
PT WAS POKED W/SAFETY PIN. DX: PW R HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2004	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Safety pins
INGESTION FOREIGN BODY - 3 YOF SWALLOWED A SAFETY PIN, MOTHER THINKS PI N WAS CLOSED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Safety pins
PT ACCIDENTLY SWOLLOWED OPEN SAFETY PIN WHICH LOGGED IN HIS OESOPHAGUS SUSTAINED'" FOREIGN BODY , OPEN SAFETY PIN, INGESTION"
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/23/2004	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Safety pins
PT'S FINGER WAS SWOLLEN AND RED & SHE TRIED PRICKING IT W/SAFETY PIN. DX: PT LWBS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 09/13/2004	Age: 2 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: Safety pins
PT PUT SMALL CLOSED SAFETY PIN IN LT EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2004	Age: 3 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, Footwear
STEPPED ON SAFETY PIN YESTERDAY, WENT THROUGH SHOE/SANDLE TO FOOT; PUNCTURE WOUND TO FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2004	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Safety pins, Pins and needles
PATIENT HAD LESION ON EYELID, AUNT POPPED IT WITH A PIN OR SAFETY PIN 2 DAYS AGO, BLEEDING, PAIN; STYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2004	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Safety pins
14 YEAR OLD FEMALE SCRATCHED LEFT UPPER ARM WITH SAFETY PIN SCRATCHED ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2004	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Safety pins
46 YEAR OLD FEMALE PUT STERALIZED SAFTY PIN IN ELBOW TO DRAIN CYST CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2004	Age: 17 months	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
POSSIBLE INGEST FB; MOTHER THINKS CHILD SWALLOWED SMALL SAFETY PINS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2004	Age: 4 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
30 MTS AGO PT SWALLOWED A SAFETY PIN
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 06/10/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Safety pins
FB L FOOT; DIAPER PIN IMBEDDED IN FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2004	Age: 19 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
PT MAY HAVE INGESTED OPEN SAFETY PIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2004	Age: 8 months	Sex: Male	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 A CLOSED SAFTEY PIN
Disposition: Not recorded

Date: 05/29/2004	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Safety pins
PT HAS A HEADACHE - WAS TRYING TO PIERCE OWN BELLY WITH SAFETY PIN WHEN HEADACHE STARTED. D: HEADACHE / HYPERVENTILATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2004	Age: 25 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
PT STEPPED ON A SAFETY PIN - PW TO FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2004	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Safety pins
PT WAS PROBING WOUND W/SAFETY PIN AND IT BROKE OFF. DX: L FOREARM FB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2004	Age: 9 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.TO ER,MOTHER STATES PT.SWALLOWED A SAFETY PIN. DX; INGESTION F.B. (S AFETY PIN)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2004	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Safety pins
RIGHT HAND CELLULITIS. PT TOOK A SAFETY PIN TO CALLOUS ON HAND,.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2004	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Safety pins
POKED FINGER WITH A SAFETY PIN DX: R 3RD FINGER PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2004	Age: 13 years	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, Containers
FB INGESTION-@ HOME-PLAYING W/A BOX OF SAFETY PINS-POSSIBLY SWALLOWED A FEW OF THE PINS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2004	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Safety pins, Electrical outlets or receptacles
PUT SAFETY PIN INTO OUTLET DX. ELECTRICAL BURN TO FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2004	Age: 13 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
SWALLOWED A SAFETY PIN DX. INGESTED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2004	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Pubic Region		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Safety pins
FOREIGN BODY VAGINA-SENT FROM STATE MENTAL HOSPITAL AFTER STUCKING 3 SA FETY PINS IN VAGINA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2004	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Safety pins
SAFETY PIN STUCK IN FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2004	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Safety pins
SWOLLEN FINGER, STUCK W/SAFEY PIN 4 DAYS AGO DX: PARAMYCHIA L 3RD DIGIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2004	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Safety pins
LEFT INDEX FINGER CELL. PT STUCK HERSELF WITH A SAFETY PIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2004	Age: 14 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
PT WAS CHEWING ON A PARTIALLY OPEN SAFETY PIN WHEN HE SWALLOWED IT FORE IGN BODY INGESTION
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 01/12/2004	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Safety pins
PT. SWALLOWED AN OPEN SAFETY PIN AT DAYCARE- COUGHING DX: FOREIGN BODY INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/06/2004	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Safety pins
PARONYCHIA LEFT INDEX FINGER, PATIENT STUCK FINGER WITH A SAFETY PIN AT HOME ON SATURDAY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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