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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 27
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Safety pins |
| SWALLOWED A CLOSED SAFETY PIN, NOW HAS A SORE THROAT DX; SAFETY PIN INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: 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: 01/07/2008 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Safety pins |
| PT STATES WAS LOW CRAWLING AND SAFETY PIN WENT INTO KNEE DX RT KNEE PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
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