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Accidents - First aid equipment - Year 2003 - Internal

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 347
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Date: 08/31/2003Age: 49 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: First aid equipment
PATIENT FELL ASLEEP WITH A COTTON BALL ON HER TOOTH. DX-SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/23/2003Age: 34 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: First aid equipment
ATTEMPTED TO CLEAN TRACHEOSTOMY OUT WITH *** AND ASPIRATED ***
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 08/10/2003Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: First aid equipment
PATIENT STATED HE SWALLOWED THE METAL CLIP FROM AN ***, NORESPIRATORY D ISTRESS, THROAT CLEAR. DX SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/07/2003Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: First aid equipment
FB IN THROAT-SWABBING OFF HIS TRACHE STOMA W/ ***-TIP CAME OFF & ASPIRA TED INTO HIS TRACHE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/05/2003Age: 6 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: First aid equipment
PATIENT SWALLOWED A SMALL *** WHICH HAD BEEN COVERING A CUT ONHIS FINGE R. DX SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/22/2003Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: First aid equipment
WHITE END FROM *** STUCK IN PATIENT'S NOSE; FB REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/29/2003Age: 42 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: First aid equipment
SWALLOWED COTTON BALL. PT HAD MOUTH WORK DONE AND SWALLOWED THE COTTON BALL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/25/2003Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: First aid equipment, Other toys
PATIENT GAGGING AFTER PLAYING WITH ***S, POSSIBLY SWALLOWED PLASTIC FRO M *** OR A TOY, VOMITING; IMPACTED ESOPHAGEAL FB
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 03/04/2003Age: 18 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: First aid equipment
PATIENT PUT COTTON IN NOSE AT HOME YESTERDAY; FB REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/25/2003Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: First aid equipment
COTTON STUCK IN NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/23/2003Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: First aid equipment
SWALLOWED PIECE OF COTTON.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/10/2003Age: 46 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: First aid equipment
46 YO FEMALE WAS CLEANING TRACH WITH *** AND IT BROKE F/B TRACH F/B TRACH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/05/2003Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: First aid equipment
INGESTION - 8 YOM DISCOVERED BY MOM TO HAVE BITTEN INTO A THERMOMETER P OSSIBLY SWALLOWING GLASS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/22/2003Age: 22 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: First aid equipment
PT BIT OFF END OF THERMOMETER AND INGESTED SOME MERCURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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