Accidents - Safety pins - Years 1997-2010 - Hand

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 450
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	40
Year 1998:	67
Year 1999:	80
Year 2000:	17
Year 2001:	16
Year 2002:	89
Year 2004:	46
Year 2005:	59
Year 2006:	15
Year 2007:	15

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	44
6-15 years old:	19
16-25 years old:	75
26-50 years old:	63
50+ years old:	247

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/11/2007	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Safety pins
PT SUSTAINED LAC TO HAND ON A 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: 06/11/2005	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Safety pins
WAS PICKING AT A CUT ON HAND WITH A SAFETY PIN DX: R HAND CELLULITIS
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: 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: 10/06/2002	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Safety pins
78 YO FEMALE WAS STUCK WITH A SAFETY PIN ON FRIDAY PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2002	Age: 17 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Safety pins, Electrical outlets or receptacles
STUCK SAFETY PIN IN OUTLET;BURN, HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2002	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Safety pins
92-YOF SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE WOUND OF HER HAND FROM A SAFETY PIN AT THEN URSING HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2001	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Safety pins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2000	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Safety pins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/23/1999	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Safety pins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/1998	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Safety pins, Outerwear
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/1997	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Safety pins, Electrical outlets or receptacles
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/1997	Age: 13 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Safety pins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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