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Accidents - Hearing aids - 26-50 years old - Year 2002

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 238
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Date: 12/18/2002Age: 48 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hearing aids
F. B. RT EAR CANAL WITH REMOVAL PT SCRATCHING EAR, PIECE OF EAR PIECE WENT INTO EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/11/2002Age: 37 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hearing aids
PT TO ER WITH C/O OF HEARING AID STUCK IN EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/23/2002Age: 38 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hearing aids
C/O FACIAL & EAR PAIN, HAS BEEN USING NEW HEARING AIDEDX: INFECTED OTIT IS EXTERNA, OTALGIA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 04/27/2002Age: 35 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hearing aids
HEARING AID EXPLODED IN EAR. DX: CHRONIC PAIN FROM FOREIGN BODY IN E AR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/28/2002Age: 30 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hearing aids
PT GOT A PIECE OF HIS HEARING AID STUCK IN HIS EAR DX: FOREIGN BODY LEFT EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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