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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,497
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/11/2005 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Ear protection devices |
| PT WITH PAIN AND PRESSURE IN EARS X 4 DAYS. HAS BEEN WEARING EAR PLUGS. D: CERUMEN IMPACTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/2005 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Ear protection devices |
| PLACED EARPLUG INTO EAR, NOW NOT FINDING IT " EAR FB" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2005 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Ear protection devices |
| EAR PLUG STUCK IN EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2005 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Ear protection devices |
| PT C/O FOREIGNBODY IN EAR. PT WEARS EAR PLUGS AT NIGHT PART OF EAR PLU G FELL IN EAR. DX FB TO EAR RT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2005 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Ear protection devices |
| PATIENT WHO COMES IN WITH A WAX EAR PLUG STUCK INSIDE HIS EAR. DX - FOREIGN BODY, RT EAR, UNABLE TO REMOVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2005 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Ear protection devices |
| EAR FB-EAR PLUG STUCK IN EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2005 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Ear protection devices |
| PT PULLED SWIMMER'S WAX EAR PLUG OUT OF R EAR. SMALL PART OF PLUG FELL BACK INTO EAR. DX: FOREIGN BODY EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2005 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Ear protection devices |
| PT AT A LOUD BAR SO HE PUT A SILICONE EAR PLUG IN RIGHT EAR UNABLE TO R EMOVE IT FOREIGN BODY EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2005 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Ear protection devices |
| PUT PART OF EAR PLUG IN LT EAR. FOREIGN BODY LT EAR & IRRITATION LT EAR CANAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2005 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ear protection devices, First aid equipment |
| PATIENT HAS BEEN USING *** AND EAR PLUGS BECAUSE OF ROOMMATE'S SNORING COMPLAINING OF PAIN. DX - OTITIS EXTERNA WITH ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2005 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Ear protection devices |
| 31 YOM HAS PIECE OF FOAM FROM EAR PLUG IN RIGHT EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2005 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Ear protection devices |
| PLACED EAR PLUGS IN EAR 2ND ARY TO NOISE, CAN'T REMOVE DX: FB EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2005 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Ear protection devices |
| PT SLEEPS W/EAR PLUGS AND THINKS ONE IS STUCK IN EAR. DX: MILD HEARING LOSS R EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2005 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Ear protection devices |
| 4 Y/O W/FM PRESENTED TO ER AFTER STUCK EAR PLUG IN EAR AND PARENT UNABLE TO GET IT OUT AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2005 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Ear protection devices |
| PULLING EAR PLUG IN EAR ? POSSIBLE FOREIGN BODY IN EAR RIGHT TM ERYTHEMATICUS RIGHT EAR OTITIS MEDIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2005 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Ear protection devices |
| EARPLUG STUCK ON EAR [RUBBERIZED] FB REMOVED ON EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2005 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Ear protection devices |
| 62 YO MALE HAD EAR PLUG STUCK IN EAR F/B EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2005 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ear protection devices, Swimming pools |
| PT IN POOL HIT R EAR BY BROTHERS KNEE PT HAD EAR PLUGS IN EARS DX R OM WITH CONTUSIONS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2005 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Ear protection devices |
| PT HAD EAR BLUG PIECE,GOT STUCK IN THE EAR. " EAR FB REMOVAL" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2005 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Ear protection devices, Swimming |
| EAR FB-PIECE OF EAR PLUG STUCK IN EAR WHILE SWIMMING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2005 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Ear protection devices |
| A PIECE OF EAR PLUG IS STUCK IN EAR DX: R EAR FOREIGN BODY REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2005 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Ear protection devices |
| 8Y/M PUSHED EARPLUG DEEP INTO EAR CANAL 5D AGO,PCP TRIED TO DISLODGE U NABLE AFTER 45MIN,ER UNABLE TO DISLODGE,REFER TO ENT; EAR PLUG STUCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2005 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Ear protection devices |
| 42 YO MALE HAS RUBBER EARPIECE STUCK IN LEFT EAR F/B EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2005 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Ear protection devices |
| EARPLUG IS STUCK IN PT'S EAR. DX: FB R EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Ear protection devices |
| PT HAS EARPLUG STUCK IN EAR. DX: FB R EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2005 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Ear protection devices |
| PT HAD AN EAR PLUG THAT BROKE INTO EAR SUSTAIND " EAR FB REMOVAL" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2005 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Ear protection devices |
| PART OF EAR PLUG STUCK IN EAR DX: FB L EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2005 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Ear protection devices |
| PT PUT A WAX EAR PLUG DEEP IN RIGHT EAR UNABLE TO REMOVE IT FOREIGN BOD Y EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2005 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Ear protection devices |
| 48 YO FEMALE PUT AN EARPLUG IN EAR AND AN ASPIRIN WAS STUCK ON IT F/B RIGHT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2005 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Ear protection devices |
| PT PUSHED EAR PLUGS IN THIS EVENING. ACUTE AB LT EAR CANAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2005 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Ear protection devices |
| 22 Y/O F WITH PIECE OF EAR PLUG STUCK IN R EAR. DX; R EAR FOREIGN BODY REMOVED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Ear protection devices |
| PT IN JAIL PUT EAR PLUG IN EAR TO FAR DX FB EAR (EAR PLUG) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2005 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Ear protection devices |
| EAR PLUG STUCK IN R EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2005 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Ear protection devices |
| PT GOT AN EAR PLUG STUCK IN EAR. DX EAR FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2005 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Ear protection devices |
| AWOKE WITH PAIN IN EAR AT HOME. DX: PIECE OF RETAINED EAR PLUG REMOVED EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2005 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Ear protection devices |
| 37 YO EAR PLUG BROKE OFF IN EAR F'BODY EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2005 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Ear protection devices |
| PT. PUSHED PREVENTION WAX IN EAR WHEN TRYING TO REMOVE IT EAR F B |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2005 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Ear protection devices |
| USING EAR PLUG FOR PROLONGED PERIOD/ACUTE RT OTALGIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2005 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Ear protection devices |
| GETTING READY TO INSERT EAR PLUGS,PAIN/RT OTITIS EXTERNA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2005 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Ear protection devices, Swimming |
| PT HAS EAR PLUG STUCK IN RT EAR FROM SWIMMING. FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL RT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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