Accidents - Safety pins - Year 2006

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 963
See also: Other years, Other products.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	116
6-15 years old:	323
16-25 years old:	198
26-50 years old:	293
50+ years old:	30

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Internal:	346	Finger:	200
Foot:	148	Lower Trunk:	86
Lower Arm:	73	Mouth:	71
Knee:	15	Hand:	15
Ear:	5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/10/2006	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Safety pins
INFECTED WOUND TO FINGER PT OPENED SKIN WITH SAFETY PIN ABCESS CUTANEOUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2006	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Safety pins
14 Y/O M BROUGHT TO ER BY PARENT AFTER PIECRCING HIS OWN TONGUE WITH SA FETY PIN. DX; TONGUE PUNCTURE WOUND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2006	Age: 31 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
SWALLOWED SAFETY PINS ABDOMEN PAINS FOREIGN BODY X 3 IN INTESTINE SAETY PINS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/21/2006	Age: 17 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
FB INGESTION/17YOM SWALLOWED AN OPEN SAFETY PIN. NO COMPLAINTS. STS SWA LLOWED IT BECAUSE HE WANTED TO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2006	Age: 10 months	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
POSSIBLY SWALLOWED A SAFETY PIN. DX=POSS SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2006	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Safety pins
H/O BELLY BUTTON PIERCING, ACC STUCK SELF IN THE ABD C A SAFETY PIN, NO W C SWELLING&REDNESS " CELLULITIS"
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/05/2006	Age: 8 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
FB-SWALLOWED SAFETY PIN-REMOVED IN ER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2006	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Safety pins
HAD SAFETY PIN POKE INTO BACK WHILE AT SCHOOL DX MINOR PUNCTURE WOUND TO BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2006	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 SAFETY PIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2006	Age: 9 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Safety pins
POSSIBLY SWALLOWED SAFETY PIN (NONE FOUND)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2006	Age: 5 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 AN OPEN SAFETY PIN WHICH X RAY SHOWS IN STOMACH-GOING TO OR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/04/2006	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Safety pins
PT WAS TRYING TO PEIRCE EAR WITH A SAFETY PIN. DX EAR PUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2006	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Safety pins
STUCK BY A SAFTEY PIN TO LOWER ARM ..PUCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2006	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Safety pins
PUNCTURE WOUND TO THUMB-STUCK W/ SAFETY PIN-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2006	Age: 15 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
PATIENT SWALLOWED SAFETY PIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2006	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Safety pins
54 YOF ACCIDENTLY POKED HERSELF WITH SAFETY PIN TO LEFT HAND SEVERAL DA YS AGO , NOW HAS CELLULITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2006	Age: 5 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 CLOSED SAFETY PIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2006	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Safety pins
PUNCTURE WOUND TO FOOT SECONDARY TO STEPPING ON RUSTY SAFETY PIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2006	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Safety pins
36 YO MALE REMOVED SPLINTER WITH SAFETY PIN WOUND INFECTION RIGHT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2006	Age: 25 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
PT WAS POKED W/SAFETY PIN5-6 DAYS AGO. DX: INFECTED PW R THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2006	Age: 46 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
PATIENT STEPPED ON SAFETY PIN AT HOME. DX: DX: PUNCTURE WOUND TO FOO T WITH CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2006	Age: 22 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
POSSIBLY SWALLOWED 2 SAFETY PINS; NO FB FOUND, CONSTIPATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2006	Age: 40 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
PT, WITH OLD LACERATION & FINGER SWELLING, PUNCTURED FINGER W/ SAFETY P IN LAST NIGHT & NOW INCREASED REDNESS/SWELLING. D:CELLULITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2006	Age: 14 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
SWALLOWED A SAFETY PIN. STATES THAT PIN WAS CLOSED. SWALLOWED SAFET Y PIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2006	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Safety pins
PATIENT HAD A RT KNEE ABRASION WHICH HAS GOTTEN RED & SWOLLEN, HE STUCK IT WITH A PIN TRYING TO DRAIN IT SUSTAINING CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2006	Age: 20 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Safety pins
STEPPED ON GLASS 2-3 WEEKS AGO, MOM REMOVED GLASS FROM FOOT USING SAFET Y PIN, STILL WALKING ON TIP TOES, HEEL RED SWELLING; POSSISBLE FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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