Accidents - Pins and needles - Years 1997-2010 - Upper Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,025
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2001:	160
Year 2002:	5
Year 2003:	179
Year 2004:	145
Year 2005:	98
Year 2006:	59
Year 2007:	143
Year 2008:	75
Year 2009:	86
Year 2010:	70

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	71
6-15 years old:	50
16-25 years old:	380
26-50 years old:	425
50+ years old:	98

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 04/22/2010	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pins and needles
41 YO F HAD LESION ON UPPER ARM POKED IT WITH NEEDLE NOW RED SWOLLEN WO RSE. DX UPPER ARM CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2009	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pins and needles
ABSCESS RT AXILLA W/ I&D: BOIL UNDER RT ARM PIT X 1 WEEK, POKING IT WITH A NEEDLE, 2.5 CM ABSCESS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2009	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pins and needles
PT DX PAIN TO LT UPPER ARM - HIT WITH NEEDLE AT HOME YESTERDAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2008	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pins and needles
INFECTED ABSCESS L AXILLA:, INCISION AND DRAINAGE: UNDER ARM LUMP, TRIED POKING IT WITH A NEEDLE, MORE SORE AND SWOLLEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2007	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pins and needles
PT W/PIMPLE TO AXILLA X4DAYS, INCREASED IN SIZE/PAINFUL, YEST POPPED IT W/PIN/RAN WARM SHOWER OVER IT, NOW SWELLING BACK; ABSCESS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2007	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pins and needles
PT GOT STUCK IN THE ARM WITH A SEWING NEEDLE AND NOW ARM IS INFECTED DX// PUNCTURE WOUND INFECTION RIGHT UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2007	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pins and needles
PT WITH OPEN WOUND TO ARM. THINKS SHE STABBED IT WITH A SEWING NEEDLE S EVERAL WEEKS AGO. D:UPPER ARM CELLULITIS, ABSCESS POSS. TO MUSCLE. ADM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/21/2006	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pins and needles, Day wear
PUNCTURED ARM WITH PIN WHILE TRYING ON BLOUSE AT MACYS. DX- PUNCTURE WO UND R UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2005	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pins and needles
FOREIGN BODY UPPER ARM - 15 YOF GOT A SEWING NEEDLE EMBEDDED IN HER LEF T UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2005	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pins and needles
PT. STUCK SELF WITH NEEDLE IN R. ARM. DX. PUNCTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2004	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pins and needles
UPPER ARM CELL. PT INJURED ARM WHEN USING A NEEDLE TO MAKE A TATOO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2004	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pins and needles
PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT UPPER ARM, FELL ON A NEEDLE IN GARAGE WHILE VISITING MOTHER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pins and needles
PT STUCK SEWING NEEDLE IN UPPER ARM TO DRAIN A PIMPLE. NOW WITH FOREIGN BODY SENSATION IN ARM. D: CELLULITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2003	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pins and needles
PT POKED BOIL IN UPPER ARM WITH A NEEDLE CAUSING INFECTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2003	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pins and needles
PT C/O SEWING NEEDLE BROKE IN UPPER RT ARM YESTERDAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2003	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pins and needles
PT USING SEWING NEEDLE TO POP PIMPLE SHE SET NEEDLE DOWN PUT HER ARM DOWN AND NEEDLE PUNTURED HER ARM. DX FOREIGN BODY R-BICEP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2003	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pins and needles
PT WITH SPIDER BITE TO UPPER ARM 2 DAYS AGO. LANCED VESICLE WITH NEEDLE LAST NIGHT & NOW ARM IS SWOLLEN. D: ARM CELLULITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2003	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pins and needles
STATES POKED (R0 ARM W/NEEDLE A FEW DAYS AGO. DENIES ANY DRUG USE. NOW ARM PAINFUL. DX: ABCESS (R) UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pins and needles, Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated
PATIENT GIVEN A TATOO BY NEIGHBORHOOD CHILD ON UPPER ARM USING A NEEDLE GUITAR STRING, AND FISHTANK PUMP, SCABBED OVER, NEEDS TETANUS SHOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2001	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pins and needles
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/30/2001	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pins and needles
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2001	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pins and needles
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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