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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 91
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/17/2007 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Hearing aids |
| SWALLOWED HEARINNG AID, MEANT TO TAKE MORNING MEDS GRABBED HEARING AID INSTEAD BY ACCIDENT. DX-FOREIGN BODY SWALLOWED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2007 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Hearing aids |
| PT POSS SWOLLOWED HEARING AID YEST, FOUND PLAYING W/ONE HEARING AID YES T & 2ND ONE NOT FOUND, X-RAY NEG FOR FB; POSS SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2007 | Age: 83 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: Hearing aids |
| PT SWALLOWED HEARING AID THOUGHT IS WAS A PILL DX// ESOPHAGEAL FB |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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