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Accidents - Preparations containing iron salts - Year 2007

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 633
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Date: 10/08/2007Age: 23 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Preparations containing iron salts, Bottles or jars
MOM CLEANING OUT CLOSET WHEN PT GOT INTO TRASH, FOUND WITH PRENATAL VIT AMIN BOTTLE, PILLS IN HAND, POWDER AROUND MOUTH, 28 MG IRON FUMARATE
Disposition: Held for observation


Date: 10/01/2007Age: 5 monthsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Preparations containing iron salts, Floors or flooring materials
PTS MOTHER DROPPED SOME IRON TABLETS TO THE FLOOR AND CHILD ATE AT LEAS T ONE POIOSONING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/29/2007Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Preparations containing iron salts, Bottles or jars
MOM CLEANING OUT CAR WHEN SAW PT WITH BOTTLE OF IRON PILLS, 10+ IN MOUT H, MOM REMOVED, UNSURE IF ANY SWALLOWED; POSSIBLY INGESTIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 09/21/2007Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Preparations containing iron salts
INGESTION OF GRANDMAS IRON PILLS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/01/2007Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Preparations containing iron salts
ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OF VITAMINS-TOOK UNKNOWN # OF ADULT VITAMINS W/ IR ON & ZINC-NO SYMPTOMS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 08/16/2007Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Preparations containing iron salts
INGESTED EQUATE MULTIVITAMINS WITH IRON WITH SIBLING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/16/2007Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Preparations containing iron salts
INGESTED EQUATE MULTIVITAMINS WITH IRON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/08/2007Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Preparations containing iron salts, Bottles or jars
INGESTION-UNKNOWN AMT FROM BOTTLE VITA BEARS VITAMIN W/IRON, DETEREMINE D INSUFFICIENT FOR TOXICITY, MILD STOMACH UPSET IMMEDIATELY AFTER INGES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/05/2007Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Preparations containing iron salts
C/O POSSIBLE INGESTION OF IRON PILLS, DX; POSSIBLE PILL INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/18/2007Age: 13 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Preparations containing iron salts
ATE 1 ADULT MULTI VITAMIN & SUCKING ON A SECOND, ALERT/APPROPRIATE, XRA Y SHOWS NO IRON, EXAM NORMAL, MULTIVITAMIN W/9 MG IRON/3000 UNITS VIT A
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/01/2007Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Preparations containing iron salts
TOOK 6-11 MULT VITAMIN W/IRON TABS AT HOME,CONTAIN 18MG IRON PER TAB,AC TING NORMAL;POISONING, ELOPED
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 06/20/2007Age: 10 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Preparations containing iron salts
POSS INGESTION-MOM THINKS OLDER SISTER MAY HAVE GIVEN PT 3 PRENATAL VIT AMINS, NOT SURE IF SWALLOWED, SERUM IRON LEVELS NORMAL, NO SYMPTOMS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/13/2007Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Preparations containing iron salts
PT TAKES *** 100MG/5ML DAILY, SUPPOSED TO GET 1ML A DAY BUT DUE TOMISRE ADING GOT 5ML A DAY X1 WK; OVERDOSE, ACCIDENTAL IRON EXCESS
Disposition: Held for observation


Date: 06/10/2007Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Preparations containing iron salts, Bottles or jars
PT WAS EATING VITAMINS W/ IRON OUT OF THE BOTTLE, PT NOW HAS ABD. PAIN DX: ACCIDENTAL VITAMIN INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/29/2007Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Preparations containing iron salts, Bottles or jars
MOM FOUND PT IN BATHROOM WITH EMPTY VITAMIN BOTTLE, INGESTED 25-50 CHIL DRENS MULTIVITAMINS W/IRON FROM TOP SHELF OF CABINET, NO CPC;INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 05/24/2007Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Preparations containing iron salts, Bottles or jars
PT AND BROTHER OPENED UP A LARGE BOTTLE OF CHILD MULTI-VITAMINS W IRON INGESTED ABOUT 150 BETWEEN 2 OF THEM. DX ACCIDENTAL INGESTION.
Disposition: Held for observation


Date: 05/05/2007Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Preparations containing iron salts
INGESTED 12-40 CHILDRENS VITAMINS
Disposition: Held for observation


Date: 04/26/2007Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Preparations containing iron salts
POSS POISONING-PT EITHER HAVING SIDE EFFECT FROM IRON SUPPLEMENT OR COI NCIDENTAL VIRAL INFECTION EMESIS/LOOSE STOOL-STOP/CALL DR RE IRON DOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/20/2007Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Preparations containing iron salts
DAD FOUND PT PLAYING WITH MULTIVITAMINS. D: NO SIGN OF INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/27/2007Age: 23 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Preparations containing iron salts, Bottles or jars
PT FOUND PLAYING W/EMPTY PILL BOTTLE AND POSS INGESTED UP TO 60 324MG O F MOMS IRON TABS, NOW W/VOMITING AND DIARRHEA; DRUG OVERDOSE
Disposition: Held for observation


Date: 02/27/2007Age: 15 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Preparations containing iron salts, Bottles or jars
PT FOUND PLAYING W/EMPTY PILL BOTTLE AND POSS INGESTED UP TO 60 OF MOMS 324MG IRON PILLS, NOW W/EMESIS AND DIARRHEA; DRUG OVERDOSE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 02/27/2007Age: 2 monthsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Preparations containing iron salts
POSS DOUBLE DOSE OF IRON SUPP. LWBS
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 02/27/2007Age: 2 monthsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Preparations containing iron salts
POSSIBLE DOUBLE DOSE OF IRON SUPPLEMENT
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 02/20/2007Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Preparations containing iron salts, Bottles or jars
ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OF MULTI-VITAMINS W/ IRON-GOT INTO A BOTTLE OF CHE WABLE VITAMINS-ATE UNKNOWN #-VOMITED-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/19/2007Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Preparations containing iron salts
PT SWALLOWED UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF SUGAR FREE *** VITAMINS W/IRON PLAYING W BROTHER. DX MULTIVITAMIN IRON INGESTION.
Disposition: Held for observation


Date: 02/16/2007Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Preparations containing iron salts
PT TOOK UNK AMT OF IRON TABLETS, TOLD MOM SHE ATE THE PILLS BUT TASTED NASTY, COMPLETELY ASYMPTOMATIC; POISONING
Disposition: Held for observation


Date: 02/15/2007Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Preparations containing iron salts
DX INGESTED UNK AMOUNT OF CENTRUM VITAMINS WITH IRON - DETERMINED THAT WOULD HAVE HAD TO INGEST 50 PILLS IN ORDER TO BE TOXIC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/12/2007Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Preparations containing iron salts
DX INGESTION OF IRON: MISSING AMOUNT IN 50ML BOTTLE OF IRON SULFATE - PT WITH ELEVATED LIMIT OF IRON, BUT DECREASING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/22/2007Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Preparations containing iron salts
PT TOOK A MULTIVITAMIN AND BROKE OUT IN HIVES ALLERGIC REACTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/15/2007Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Preparations containing iron salts
UNSUPERVISED INGESTED AROUND 23 TABS OF GERERIC MULTIVITAMINS C FE, *** 'S " ACC INGESTION" + IRON INGESTION"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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