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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 414
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/17/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| SWALLOWED A SCREW WITH TOP BROKEN OFF;X RAY SHOWS IN INTESTINE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Christmas tree lights |
| PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS WITH T ACK IN MOUTH AND COUGHED,SWALLOWINGT HE TACK;IN ESOPHAGUS NOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 37 YOF HAINGING A PICTURE SWALLOWED A NAIL INGESTED F' OBJECT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Christmas tree lights |
| SWALLOWED A SML. NAIL WHILE PUTTING UP CHRISTMAS LIGHTS. DX. SWALLOWED F.B. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT WORKING AT HOME PUT A NUT FOR A SCREW IN HIS MOUTH AND ACCIDENTLY SW ALLOWED IT FOREIGN BODY INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Seasonal decorations |
| SWALLOWED THUMB TACK WHILE HANGING HALLOWEEN DECORATIONS DX POSSIBLE ES OPHAGEAL FB /ODYNOPHAGIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| FOREIGN OBJECT SWALLOWED-PT WAS WORKING AT HOME AND HAD A NAIL IN HIS M OUTH & SWALLOWED IT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 28 YO M INGESTED A THUMBTACK FOREIGN BODY INTESTINE/COLON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2002 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| SWALLOWED 1 CM METAL SCREW 1 HR PTA-DX-ACUTE SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| SWALLOWED ROOFING NAIL FB SENSATION IN THROAT DX: DYSPHAGIA /HX SWALLOW ED NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT WORKING AT HOME, HAD WASHER IN MOUTH PUTTING IN SCREWS AND SWALLOWED IT, FB INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2002 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, House repair or construction materials |
| PATIENT NAILING DRYWALL WHEN HE MAY HAVE SWALLOWED A SMALL NAIL THAT WAS IN MOUTH. NO FOREIGN BODY SEEN IN THROAT. D:POSS. FB INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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