Accidents - Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks - 16-25 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Internal

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 3,707
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	286
Year 1998:	178
Year 1999:	199
Year 2000:	266
Year 2001:	288
Year 2002:	266
Year 2003:	202
Year 2004:	152
Year 2005:	404
Year 2006:	92
Year 2007:	244
Year 2008:	475
Year 2009:	502
Year 2010:	147

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/12/2010	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
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
17 YOF SEEN PREVIOUSLY FOR SWALLING BATTERIES, THIS TIME WAS CHEWING ON A DOOR SCREW D/T BEING AGITATED AND ACCIDENTALLY SWALLOWED IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2010	Age: 18 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
18YOF SWALLED A NAIL ACCIDENTALLY, SORE THROAT DX: INGESTED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2010	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
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
25YOF SWALLOWED A THUMB TACK INGESTED FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/17/2010	Age: 18 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
18 YOF SWALLOWED A SCREW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2010	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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations
20YOM WAS HANGING A PICTURE FRAME HOLDING THE NAIL IN HIS MOUTH AND SWA LLOWED NAIL DX- SWALLOWED F/B
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2010	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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
17 YOM SWALLOWED A TACK DX: FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2009	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: 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: 12/01/2009	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, 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: 10/18/2009	Age: 22 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
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: 08/17/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: 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: 07/16/2009	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
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 CHEWING ON A THUMB TACK AND SWALLOWED IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
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 PRESENT TO ER AFTER SWOLLEN A NAIL- DX- INGESTED OBJECT IN BODY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/20/2009	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: 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: 04/15/2009	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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 TACK. DX FOREIGN BODY INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/07/2009	Age: 17 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
PT SWALLOWED A SMALL NAIL FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2009	Age: 23 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: 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

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

Date: 12/14/2007	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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT C/O SWALLOWED SCREW. DX INGESTED FB STOMACH
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 11/22/2007	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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SWALLOWED THUMBTACK SWALLOWED THUMBTACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2007	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
INTESTINE FB-ACCIDENTLY SWALLOWED A 1 INCH NAIL WHILE DOING WOOD WORK OVERHEAD-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2007	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
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, Doors
TOOK SCREWS OUT OF DOOR AND SWALLOWED THEM. DX FB INGESTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2007	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		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 SMALL SCREW HOOK AT SCHOOL FOREIGN BODY INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2006	Age: 19 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
DX ACUTE METALLIC FOREIGN BODY INGESTION: SWALLOWED THUMB TACK AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2006	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
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 THUMB TACK. D: SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2006	Age: 18 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
PT INGESTED NAIL AT HOME. WAS HOLDING NAIL IN TEETH AND SWALLOWED IT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/23/2005	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT ACCIDENTALLY INHALED A THUMBTACK WHILE BITING ON IT. D : FOREIGN BO DY ASPIRATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/08/2005	Age: 16 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
PT SWALLOWED A SCREW; FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2005	Age: 19 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 SWALLOWED A THUMBTACK
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/21/2005	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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations
SWALLOWED A SMALL NAIL HANGING PICTURE DX. INGESTED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2005	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
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 AT HOME DX; FOREIGN BODY IN THROAT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2005	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	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
PATIENT SWALLOWED 2" SHARP POINT SCREW AT DETENTION CENTER, NO CHOKING OR BREATHING DIFFICULTY; SCREW IN STOMACH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2005	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
ACCIDENTALLY SWALLOWED A NAIL 1 1/2 INCHES LONG INGESTED FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2005	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	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
FOREIGN BODY INGESTION - 16 YOM SWALLOWED A SCREW HE HAD INTENTED TO US E TO HARM SOMEONE, SWALLOWED SCREW WHEN RESTRAINED BY PSYCH STAFF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2005	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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
ACCIDENTALLY SWALLOWED A 1 INCH NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2005	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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, Darts
PT INHALED A TACK AS A RESULT OF PLAYING "BLOW DARTS".
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2004	Age: 18 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
SWALLOWED SCREWS FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2004	Age: 24 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
STATES SHE WAS HANGING PICTURES AND HAD NAILS IN MOUTH AND SWALLOWED ONE DX INGESTED A NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2004	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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 WAS CHEWING ON A THUMB TACK&SWOLLOWED IT , FELT THUMB PAIN SUSTAINED " FB, THUMB TACK ,INGESTION"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
INGESTION NAIL - 16 YOM SWALLOWED A 1 1/2 INCH NAIL TWO DAYS AGO, MOTHE R DID NOT KNOW UNTIL TONIGHT WHEN PT BEGAN HAVING TROUBLE BREATHING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2004	Age: 16 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
PT HAS A TACK STUCK IN HER THROAT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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

Date: 12/17/2002	Age: 18 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
SWALLOWED A SMALL NAIL DX. INGESTED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2002	Age: 24 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, Electric Christmas decorations
PT HANGING CHRISTSMAS LIGHTS WHEN SHE SWALLOWED SMALL WIRE NAIL. NAIL IN SMALL BOWEL. D:FOREIGN BODY INGESTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2002	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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Electric Christmas decorations
SWALLOWED 2 U-SHAPED NAILS, HANGING CHRISTMAS LIGHTS DX. INGESTED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2002	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PHARNYX FB-HAD THUMB TACK IN MOUTH WHEN HE COUGHED-INHALED THE TACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2002	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: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
FB INGESTION-CHEWING ON PLASTIC THUMB TAC-SWALLOWED IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2002	Age: 19 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 NAIL. DX: FB INGESTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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 FLAT NAIL THAT WAS IN TONGUE (TONGUE PIERCING) WHILE EATING. DX FOREIGN BODY INGESTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2002	Age: 21 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
21 Y.O. W FEMALE W/INGESTED FO. PT SWALLOWED A THUMB TACK ACCIDENTLY @ HOME. E9208
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2002	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
20YOM-SWALLOWED FOREIGN OBJECT-AT BOYS HOME-SWALLOWED A THUMBTACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SWALLOWED THUMBTACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/29/2001	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/06/2001	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2001	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2001	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 08/14/2001	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2001	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: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2001	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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2000	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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, Electric Christmas decorations
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 11/21/2000	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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2000	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2000	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2000	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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, House repair or construction materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/1999	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/1999	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/20/1999	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/1999	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/1999	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/1998	Age: 20 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/1998	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/1998	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: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 01/19/1998	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/1997	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/1997	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/1997	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/1997	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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, Manual cleaning equipment
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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