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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 198
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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: 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: 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: 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 |
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