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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 475
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2008 | Age: 23 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 |
| 23 YO M INGESTED 3-4 INCH METAL SCREW HISTORY OF MR PT STATES" SOMETIME SWALLOW STUFF WHEN I GET UPSET* |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/13/2008 | Age: 21 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, Electric Christmas decorations |
| SWALLOWED SMALL NAIL WHILE HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, GAGGED SELF TO THROW UP NAIL; DX: ABRASION TO POSTERIOR OROPHARYNX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations |
| SHE WAS HANGING UP POSTERS IN HER ROOM, & HAD A TACK IN HER MOUTH, SHE SWALLOWED IT, CHOKING & COUGHING. DX: FB IN RT MAINSTEM BRONCHUS-TO OR |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/03/2008 | Age: 21 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 WAS SLEEPING WHEN A FRIEND PUT A METAL NUT IN PT'S MOUTH & PT SWOLLO WED IT DX; INGESTED FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2008 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Chairs |
| WAS STANDING ON A CHAIR WITH NAL IN MOUTH HANGING PICTURES LOST BALANC E ON CHAIR ASPIRATED NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/16/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Coins |
| F/B INGESTION 3 QUARTERS, 3 PENNIES & 1 SCREW. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/22/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 2 METAL WASHERS IN STORE-BOUGHT BURRITO DX: F.B. (METAL WASHERS) SWALLOWED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2008 | Age: 24 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, Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations |
| 24 YOM WAS TAKING DOWN SOME PICTURES, HAD 1/2 INCH NAIL IN MOUTH, ACCID ENTALLY SWALLOWED THE NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/18/2008 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT BIB COUNSELOR FROM *** GROUP HOME, SHE ACCIDENTALLYSWALLOWED A METAL SCREW TODAY. DX - INGESTED FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| SWALLOWED A THUMB TACK. DX.FOREIGN BODY ESOPHAGUS.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2008 | 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 A SCREW YESTERDAY DEVELOPED BLOOD IN URINE AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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