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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 856
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/20/2010 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pins and needles |
| 34 YOM-"I HAVE NEEDLE STUCK IN MY ARM"-WAS USING SEWING NEEDLE & STUCK SELF WITH IT & ETOH CONSUMPTION DX SEWING NEEDLE FOREARM L |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2009 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pins and needles |
| USING SEWING NEEDLES AND CUT ARM. DX FOREARM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pins and needles, Rugs or carpets |
| PT HAD A SEWING NEEDLE LODGED IN A FOREARM WHILE CARRYING OUT CARPET AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2007 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pins and needles |
| PT SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE WOUND TO LEFT LOWER ARM ON A RUSTY "CARTER PIN" PUNCTURE WOUND ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2006 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pins and needles |
| PATIENT HAD A PIMPLE ON FOREARM THAT HE POKED WITH A NEEDLE RESULTING IN BLEEDING THAT COULD NOT BE STOP. DX - BLEEDING PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2005 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pins and needles |
| PT C/O SUPERFICIAL ABRASION TO RT FOREARM SUSTAINED WITH A NEEDLE THIS AFTERNOON. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2005 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pins and needles |
| 37 YO MALE POKED BUMP WITH NEEDLE LAST NIGHT ABCESS RIGHT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2005 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pins and needles, Razors or shavers |
| CELLULITIS R FOREARM: WORKING ON MOTOR AT HOME 2 WKS AGO,DEVELOPED ABRASION R LOWER ARM,BECAME FLUID FILLED,POKED IT WITH NEEDLE AND RAZOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2004 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pins and needles |
| STATES HTERE IS S NEEDLE STUCK IN ARM DX FB TO FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2003 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pins and needles, Sewing basket articles |
| PT WITH POSSIBLE SEWING NEEDLE IN FOREARM. THREAD COMING OUT OF ARM. WO KE UP WITH IT. D: FOREIGN BODY, FOREARM; REMOVED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2003 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pins and needles |
| FB L NEEDLE (SEWING NEEDLE); REGIONAL CENTER PATIENT STATES DELIBERATEL Y TRIED TO CAUSE PROBLEM WITH HEART BY INSERTING NEEDLE IN ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2003 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pins and needles |
| PATIENT HAD BLISTERS ON HIS LEFT THUMB FOR FEW DAYS, HE OPENED LESIONS WITH A NEEDLE, NOW HAS STREAK UP FOREARM. DX CELLULITIS/LYMPHANGITIS FO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2003 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pins and needles |
| CUT TO L ARM FRI IN MVA.PT SEWED WOUND HIMSELF W/ NEEDLE & THREAD.NOW W/ REDNESS,PAIN L ARM.DX L ARM LAC,HEALING W/ CELLULITIS/THORACIC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pins and needles, Towels or cloths |
| FOREIGN BODY - 36 YOM TOWELING OFF AFTER SHOWER AND FELT SHARP PAIN IN LEFT FOREARM, X-RAY DETERMINED TO HAVE NEEDLE EMBEDDED LEFT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2001 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pins and needles |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2001 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pins and needles |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2001 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pins and needles |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2001 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pins and needles |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2000 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pins and needles |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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