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Accidents - Safety pins - Years 1997-2010 - Ear

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 556
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

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Date: 11/11/2010Age: 22 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Other
Product: Safety pins
22YOF, RT EAR PAIN X3D AFTER CLEANING EAR WITH SAFETY PIN >>CERUMEN IMPACTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/07/2010Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Asian
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Other
Product: Safety pins
8YOF IMMIGRATED FROM A CAMP IN ***, HAD EARS PIERCED IN CAMP USINGSAFET Y PIN, WOODEN PEGS IN EARS, NOW W/EAR RED, DRAINING;CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/24/2009Age: 26 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Other
Product: Safety pins
USED UNSTERALIZED SAFTEY PIN TO PIERCE EAR NOW WITH PAIN&SWELLING >>KELOID/CERUMEN IMPACTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/09/2009Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Safety pins
STUCK IN EAR WITH A SAFETY PIN. DX FB EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/02/2009Age: 22 monthsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Safety pins
PUT CLOSED SAFETY PIN IN EAR;DX CONTUSED EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/06/2008Age: 14 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Safety pins
PIERCED EAR WITH SAFETY PIN;DX PUNCTURED EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/20/2008Age: 18 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Other
Product: Safety pins
PT PIERCED EARS W/SAFETY PIN X1 WK, EARS NOW RED, SWOLLEN AND W/DRAINAG E; WOUND INFECTION
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: 07/04/2006Age: 14 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: 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: 11/19/2005Age: 50 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Safety pins
PT WAS PICKING EAR WITH SAFETY PIN, SUSTAINED CONTUSION TO EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/13/2004Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: 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: 11/17/2003Age: 17 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: 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: 10/12/2003Age: 23 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: 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: 07/19/2003Age: 36 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: 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: 10/26/2002Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Safety pins
SAFETY PIN R EAR SINCE THIS AM. DX. FB EAR R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/27/2002Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Safety pins
PTS.MOTHER REPORTED PT.HAD SAFTY PIN STUCK IN RT.EAR. DX-FOREIGN BODY RT.EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/24/2001Age: 44 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Other
Product: Safety pins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/15/2000Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Safety pins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/10/2000Age: 36 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Other
Product: Safety pins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/17/2000Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Safety pins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/07/1999Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Safety pins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/27/1999Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Safety pins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/25/1997Age: 70 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Safety pins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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