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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 98
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/18/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pins and needles, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PATIENT WENT TO SIT ON COUCH AND SEWING NEEDLED IMPALED INTO CALF AT HO ME; REFERRED TO RADIOLOGY FOR REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pins and needles, Rugs or carpets |
| SEWING NEEDLE LEFT IN CARPET SHE SAT DOWN IT WENT INTO LOWER LEGDX FOR EIGN BODY LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2003 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pins and needles, Rugs or carpets |
| FOREIGN BODY LEG - 26 YOF KNELT ON CARPET, A SEWING NEEDLE GOT STUCK I NTO LEFT LEG JUST BELOW THE KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2003 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pins and needles |
| PT. ROLLED ONTO A SEWING NEEDLE ON THE FLOOR; NEEDLE SNAPPED OF IN PT'S RT. SHIN. DX:FOREIGN BODY IN RT. LEG - REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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