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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 380
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/14/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pins and needles |
| INFECTED ABSCESS L AXILLA:, INCISION AND DRAINAGE: UNDER ARM LUMP, TRIED POKING IT WITH A NEEDLE, MORE SORE AND SWOLLEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pins and needles |
| PT W/PIMPLE TO AXILLA X4DAYS, INCREASED IN SIZE/PAINFUL, YEST POPPED IT W/PIN/RAN WARM SHOWER OVER IT, NOW SWELLING BACK; ABSCESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2006 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pins and needles, Day wear |
| PUNCTURED ARM WITH PIN WHILE TRYING ON BLOUSE AT MACYS. DX- PUNCTURE WO UND R UPPER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2004 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pins and needles |
| UPPER ARM CELL. PT INJURED ARM WHEN USING A NEEDLE TO MAKE A TATOO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2004 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pins and needles |
| PT STUCK SEWING NEEDLE IN UPPER ARM TO DRAIN A PIMPLE. NOW WITH FOREIGN BODY SENSATION IN ARM. D: CELLULITIS. |
| 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: 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: 11/29/2001 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pins and needles |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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