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Accidents - Flatware - Year 2002 - Internal

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 429
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
0-5 years old:102
6-15 years old:97
26-50 years old:229

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/24/2002Age: 38 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: 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: 10/25/2002Age: 10 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flatware
PT CHEWING ON A PLASTIC SPOON AT SCHOOL BITE THE END OFF AND SWALLOWED IT ACCIDENTLY FOREIGN BODY INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/26/2002Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flatware
SWALLOWED PRONG OF PLASTIC FORK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/28/2002Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flatware
SWALLOWED PART OF PLASTIC FORK DX. INGESTED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/25/2002Age: 15 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flatware
SWALLOWED PART OF PLASTIC FORK DX. INGESTED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/18/2002Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flatware
PT SWALLOWED PIECE OF PLASTIC SPOON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/30/2002Age: 45 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: 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: 04/23/2002Age: 10 monthsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Flatware
INGESTION OF F.B., VIA EMS, PT CHOCKED ON A PIECE OF PLASTIC SPOON ATHO ME, NO PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/12/2002Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flatware
SWALLOWED A PIECE OF A PLASTIC SPOON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/13/2002Age: 46 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: 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: 03/09/2002Age: 18 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flatware
PT SWALLOWED A PIECE OF PLASTIC SPOON. D: SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/01/2002Age: 29 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Flatware
PART OF PLASTIC FORK STUCK IN THROAT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/11/2002Age: 35 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: 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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