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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,016
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pins and needles |
| PT STRUCK FINGER WITH RUSTY NEEDLE 3 DAYS AGO. PULLED IT OUT BUT NOW FI NGER IS RED, SWOLLEN. D: TENOSYNOVITIS. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/09/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pins and needles |
| LEFT FOOT NEEDLESTICK. PT STEPPED ON A NEEDLE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pins and needles |
| LESION RT GREAT TOE-C/O PAIN WITH LESION TO RT GREAT TOE X 2 MONTHS SIN CE STEPPING ON A NEEDLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Pins and needles |
| POSSIBLE FB INGESTION.PT WAS HOLDING STRAIGHT PINS IN MOUTH AND THOUGHT HE SWALLOWED ONE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pins and needles |
| FOREIGN BODY RT GREAT TOE-STEPPED ON A SEWING NEEDLE. TIP BROKE OFF. PT UNABLE TO REMOVE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pins and needles |
| PT WAS GIVING HIMSELF A HOME MADE TATTOO AT HOME WITH A SEWING NEEDLE I N THE LEFT LOWER ARM THREE DAYS AGO GOT INFECTED CELLULITIS ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pins and needles |
| ABSCESS OF POST AURICULAR EPIDERMAL INCLUSION CYST. PT POKED CYST WITH A NEEDLE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pins and needles |
| PATIENT STUCK FINGER WITH NEEDLE WHILE SEWING AND IT BROKE OFF IN FINGE R. DX: FOREIGN BODY TO RIGHT INDEX FINGER WITH REMOVAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pins and needles |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY PKED IN FOOT WITH SEWING NEEDLE AT HOME DX: PUNCTURE WOUND TO FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pins and needles |
| PT STUCK WITH A SEWING NEEDLE; FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pins and needles |
| PT STEPPED ON A SEWING NEEDLE AND IT BROKE OFF IN FOOT. D: FOREIGN BO DY RIGHT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pins and needles |
| PT POKED BOIL IN UPPER ARM WITH A NEEDLE CAUSING INFECTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pins and needles, Sewing machines or accessories |
| PT HAD SEWING MACHINE NEEDLE HIT FINGER AND BREAK OFF IN FINGER; FB FIN GER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pins and needles |
| DX:R FOOT PAIN. STEPPED ON A BROKEN NEEDLE AND REMOVED FROM FOOT 3 WEEK S AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pins and needles |
| PT STEPPED ON A NEEDLE A FEW WEEKS AGO. DX: FB NEEDLE FRAGMENT R ANKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pins and needles |
| STEPPED ON NEEDLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pins and needles, Sewing machines or accessories |
| F.B. L INDEX FINGER - RAN OVER FINGER WHEN SEWING,HAS BROKEN NEEDLE IN FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pins and needles |
| PATIENT WITH SEWING NEEDLE IN LEFT THUMB. BLEEDING RESOLVED. C/O PAIN. DX. PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pins and needles |
| SEWING NEEDLE IN FOOT FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL RIGHT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pins and needles |
| 16 YOM - STEPPED ON SEWING NEEDLE MONDAY, C/O UP PAIN DX - FOREIGN BOD Y L SOLE OF FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pins and needles |
| NEEDLE IN FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pins and needles |
| PT STEPPED ON CLOTHING TAG AT STORE AND WAS PRICKED ON FOOT BY PIN. D:F OOT PUNCTURE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Elbow | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pins and needles |
| R ELBOW PAIN. ? MOSQUITO BITE. POKED W/ NEEDLE 1 WK AGO. DX; CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pins and needles |
| STEPPED ON NEEDLE DX: FB REMOVED FROM FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pins and needles |
| PT SAT ON PIN R BUTTOCKS, PUNCTURE R BUTTOCKS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pins and needles |
| PATIENT STUCK A SEWING NEEDLE IN HIS LEFT THIGH. DX-FOREIGN BODY THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pins and needles |
| STEPPED ON A SEWING NEEDLE -BROKE OFF IN FOOT FOREIGN BODY LEFT FOOT REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pins and needles |
| STEPPED IN HOLE IN STREET THIS AM WHILE WAITING FOR SCHOOL BUS, X-RAY IN ER SHOWED NEEDLE IN FOOT TOO. DX LT FOOT SPRAIN, INCIDENTAL FB FOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pins and needles |
| SEWING NEEDLE STUCK IN FOOT WHEN STEPPED ON IT AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pins and needles |
| PATIENT SUSTAINED PUNCTURE TO FOOT AFTER STEPPING ON A NEEDLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pins and needles |
| PT STEPPED ON SEWING NEEDLE. MAY HAVE BROKEN OFF IN FOOT. D: FOREIGN BO DY, FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Pins and needles |
| PT SWALLOWED A STRAIGHT PIN. D: SWALLOWED A PIN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/03/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Pins and needles |
| STATES HAD STRAIGHT PIN IN MOUTH, TOOK DRINK OF WATER AND SWALLOWED NEEDLE. DX; FB INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pins and needles, Rugs or carpets |
| PT STEPPED ON A PIN EMBEDDED IN THE CARPET AT HOME FOREIGN BODY RIGHT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pins and needles |
| PUNCTURE (R) 3RD FINGER, PT STS SUST INJURY WITH A SEWING NEEDLE ATHOME , REF FROM ***, C/O PAIN, SENSATION & MOTOR INTACT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/18/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pins and needles |
| LT THUMB FB-AT SCHOOL-IN SEWING CLASS-SEWING NEEDLE STUCK IN THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pins and needles |
| 25 YO MALE GOT SEWING NEEDLE STUCK IN FINGER P/W FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Pins and needles |
| MAY HAVE SWALLOWED A METAL STRAIGHT PIN-DX-ACUTE FOREIGN BODY SENSATION THROAT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Pins and needles |
| 16 Y.O. W MALE W/INGESTED FO. PT ACCIDENTLY SWALLOWED A STRAIGHT PIN @ A FUNERAL. PT ADM. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/02/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pins and needles |
| FOREIGN BODY FOOT - 21 YOF STEPPED ON A SEWING NEEDLE THAT BROKE IN RIG HT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pins and needles |
| 18YOF-FOREIGN BODY LEFT FOOT-STEPPED ON SEWING NEEDLE AT HOME-2 WEEKS AGO-EXAMINED NO FOREIGN BODY FOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pins and needles |
| DX FOREIGN BODY RIGHT GREAT TOE: STEPPED ON SEWING NEEDLE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Pins and needles |
| SWALLOWED A STRAIGHT PIN=DX=FOREIGN BODY SWALLOWED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pins and needles |
| ATTEMPT TO PIERCE OWN TONGUE, WIRE PIN STUCK IN TONGUE F B TONGUE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pins and needles |
| STATES POKED (R0 ARM W/NEEDLE A FEW DAYS AGO. DENIES ANY DRUG USE. NOW ARM PAINFUL. DX: ABCESS (R) UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Pins and needles |
| PT. POSSIBLY SWALLOWED A NEEDLE - |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/02/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pins and needles |
| STEPPED ON A SEWING NEEDLE PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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