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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 240
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/17/2008 | Age: 30 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, Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations |
| SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY: TRYING TO TACK UP PICTURE, NAIL IN MOUTH, DAUG. BUMPED INTO HIM,PT ENDED UP SWALLOWING IT, 3/4" LONG WITH FLAT HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2008 | Age: 38 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 |
| STOMACH FB-? ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OF THUMB TACK-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/14/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| 32YO HISP MALE THINKS SWALLOWED A NAIL-STS HAD IT IN HAND WHILE EATING BLACKED OUT IT WAS GONE,DX NEGATIVE METALLIC FOREIGN BODY INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 THUMB TACK DX; ACCIDENTAL INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/10/2008 | Age: 40 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 |
| PT SWALLOWED A SCREW AND BOLT TODAY DX// FB INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2008 | Age: 26 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, Ceilings and walls |
| PT HAD NAILS IN MOUTH WHILE PUTTING NAILS IN WALL,SWALLOWED 1 NAIL,FEEL SOMETHING IN THROAT,DX THROAT PAIN,FOREIGN BODY SENSATION,NO FOREIGN BO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2008 | Age: 44 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 |
| FB INGESTION-WORKING ON ROOF W/ NAILS IN MOUTH-BELIEVES HE SWALLOWED A 1 INCH NAIL-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY SWALLOWED A NAIL, WAS HOLDING IT IN HIS MOUTH AND SWALLOWED THE 1.5 CM NAIL. DX-SOLID FOREIGN BODY INGESTED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Hair curlers, curling irons, clips & hairpins |
| PT SWALLOWED 3 BARRETTES, A SCREW AND A NAIL AND C/O HAVING ABDOMINAL PAIN. PT DENIES SI ATTEMPT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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