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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 229
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/24/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Flatware |
| FOREIGN BODY ESOPHAGUS-PT WAS EATING AT FAST FOOD RESTAURANT USING A PL ASTIC FORK & SWALLOWED TINE OF FORK. C/O SORE SENSATION IN ESOPHAGUS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2002 | 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: Flatware |
| INGESTION FOREIGN OBJECT - SWALLOWED A PLASTIC PRONG OFF A FORK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Flatware |
| EATING SALAD FROM ***'S, PIECE OF PLASTIC FORK BROKE OFF IN SALAD. DX. FB IN PHARYNX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Flatware |
| PART OF PLASTIC FORK STUCK IN THROAT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Flatware |
| PATIENT MENTALLY RETARDED, MAY HAVE SWALLOWED SEVERAL TINES OF A PLASTIC FORK TONIGHT. DX FOREIGN BODY INGESTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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