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Accidents - Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks - 16-25 years old - Year 2009 - Internal

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 502
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Date: 12/07/2009Age: 17 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT WITH ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OF NAIL. DX INGESTION OF NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/01/2009Age: 17 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Garage doors
PT PUT TACK IN MOUTH AND CLOSED GARAGE DOOR WHICH HIT FOOT. DX: ASPIRATED FB.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 10/18/2009Age: 22 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
22YOM HAD TWO SCREWS IN MOUTH WHILE DOING A HOME PROJECT AND SWALLOWED ONE OF THEM SEVERE LOWER ABDOMINAL PAIN FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 08/17/2009Age: 16 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SWALLOWED A SCREW AT HOME FOREIGN BODY IN THROAT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/16/2009Age: 20 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT WAS CHEWING ON A THUMB TACK AND SWALLOWED IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/14/2009Age: 16 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT PRESENT TO ER AFTER SWOLLEN A NAIL- DX- INGESTED OBJECT IN BODY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 05/20/2009Age: 24 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Hammers
HAMMERING SOMETHING ON THE WALL PLACE NAIL IN MOUTH FORGOT SWALLOWED NAIL FOREIGN BODY ESOPHAGUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/15/2009Age: 19 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SWALLOWED TACK. DX FOREIGN BODY INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 02/07/2009Age: 17 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT SWALLOWED A SMALL NAIL FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/21/2009Age: 23 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
23 YO M INGESTED METALLIC FOREIGN BODY INGESTED A SCREW, LIVES IN GROUP HOME HAS HISTORY OF INGESTING FOREIGN OBJECTS*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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