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Accidents - Safety pins - Year 2007

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 510
See also: Other years, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Foot:118Finger:101
Upper Leg:70Eyeball:69
Ear:40Internal:38
Pubic Region:15Hand:15
Wrist:15Lower Leg:15
Lower Arm:5Face:5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/19/2007Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Pubic RegionDiagnosis: Other
Product: Safety pins
PT HAD A RUSTY PIN IN UNDERWEAR FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS. DX: SCROTUM PAIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 12/11/2007Age: 16 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Safety pins
PT SUSTAINED LAC TO HAND ON A SAFETY PIN*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/10/2007Age: 7 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Safety pins
BABY CHOKING ON SAFETY PIN ADMIT TO OR TO REMOVE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 11/30/2007Age: 43 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Other
Product: Safety pins
FRIEND STUCK PTS FINGER WITH A SAFETY PIN, DX PARONYCHIA FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/29/2007Age: 39 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Safety pins
RIGHT HEEL PW. PT STEPPED ON AN OPEN SAFETY PIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/22/2007Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Safety pins
STEPPED ON BROKEN GLASS X2DAYS & HAS SHARD OF GLASS IN HEEL, MOM TRIED TO REMOVE W/SAFETY PIN AT HOME, FB REMOVED IN ED; FOREIGN BODY IN FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/06/2007Age: 38 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Safety pins
PT POKED SELF IN EYE ACCIDENTALLY WITH SAFTEY PIN DX// LEFT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/01/2007Age: 60 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Safety pins
SAFETY PIN STUCK L THIGH WITH LYMPHADENITIS: ANXIETY: ACCIDENTALLY STUCK L THIGH WITH SAFETY PIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/17/2007Age: 41 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Safety pins
PUNCTURE FINGER - 41 YO FEMALE PRESENTS WITH PUNCTURE TO LEFT MIDDLE FI NGER -ACCIDENTALLY STUCK SELF WITH A SAFETY PIN LAST NIGHT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/14/2007Age: 47 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Safety pins
47YOF WAS AT HOME ACCIDENTLY STEPPED ON SAFETY PIN WHILE BARE FOOTED; FOOT PUNCTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/09/2007Age: 35 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Safety pins
DX PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT FOOT: STEPPED ON SAFETY PIN AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/28/2007Age: 50 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Safety pins
50 YO MALE STUCK ABCESS WITH A SAFETY PIN CELLULITIS LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/05/2007Age: 6 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Safety pins
C/O PT MOM STATES CHILD SWALLOWED A SAFETY PIN DX INGESTED A SAFETY PIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2007Age: 28 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: WristDiagnosis: Other
Product: Safety pins
28 YO MALE OPENED PIMPLE WITH SAFETY PIN CELLULITIS RIGHT WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/28/2007Age: 17 monthsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Safety pins
SWALLOWED CLOSED SAFETY PIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/26/2007Age: 18 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Safety pins
PATIENT OBSERVED PLACING SILVER, SHINY OBJECT IN MOUTH AND SWALLOWING I T IN DETENTION CENTER, STATED OPEN SAFETY PIN; FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/18/2007Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Safety pins
STUCK A SAFETY PIN STRAIGHT INTO ARM. DX PUNCTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/28/2007Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Safety pins, Amusement attractions
PT STEPPED ON A SAFETY PIN, EMBEDDED IN RT HEEL, NOW. PT HAD BEENJUMPIN G IN AN ***. DX: FOREIGN BODY IN FOOT- REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/17/2007Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Safety pins
MOM STATES PT LET FRIEND PIERCE R EARLOBE W/SAFETY PIN TODAY. MOM WANT S EAR CHECKED. DX. FB TO R EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/04/2007Age: 14 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Safety pins
PT WAS RUNNING WTH A SAFETY PIN IN MOUTH AND ACCIDENTALLY SWALLOWED IT. D ; SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/26/2007Age: 39 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Other
Product: Safety pins
PATIENT USED A SAFTEY PIN TO PICK CORE OUT OF FINGER. DX-CELLULITIS FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/12/2007Age: 15 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Safety pins
PATIENT USED SAFETY PIN TO PICK HER NOSE, PIN OPENED AND STUCK IN NOSE; FB REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/03/2007Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Other
Product: Safety pins, Pins and needles
PATIENT HAD SPLINTER IN FOOT 4 DAYS AGO, MOM REMOVED WITH SAFETY PIN OR NEEDLE, NOW HAS PAIN, ERYTHEMA; BLISTER OF FOOT WITH INFECTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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