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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 202
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/05/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 24 YOM INGESTED THUMBTACK INGESTED F' OBJECT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PATIENT INGESTED A 5/8" NAIL, PUTTING UP A SHELF, HAD NAILS IN HIS MOUTH TRIPPED OVER DRESSER, NAIL WENT DOWNTHROAT. DX-FOREIGN BODY INGES |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT SWALLOWED THUMB TACK WHEN PLAYING AROUND DX:INJESTED FOREIGN OBJECT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/12/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations |
| PT. WAS HANGING PICTURES, HAD TACKS IN HER MOUTH, ACCIDENTALLY SWALLOWED A TACK - INGESTED FOREIGN OBJECT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT STATES HE THINKS HE SWALLOWED A NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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