Accidents - Flatware - Year 2008 - Internal

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 647
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	236
6-15 years old:	93
16-25 years old:	41
26-50 years old:	125
50+ years old:	150

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/21/2008	Age: 16 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: Flatware
SWALLOWED A SPOON ADMITTED TO HAVE REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/21/2008	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	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
PT DX BIBEMS FROM PSYCH UNIT - S/P PT SSTATES "HE SWALLOWED A METAL SPOON YESTERDAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2008	Age: 2 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: Flatware
2 YO SWALLOWED TIP FROM FORK INGESTED FOREIGN OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2008	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flatware
SWALLOWED PART OF PLASTIC FORK;DX INGESTED OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2008	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flatware
PT AT GROUP HOME SWALLOWED A PIECE OF A PLASTIC SPOON DX// FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2008	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flatware, Other specified plastic products
INGESTED FOREIGN BODY, A PIECE OF PLASTIC FORK, SWALLOWED TINE OF FORK. DX-CHEST PAIN, FOREIGN BODY INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2008	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flatware
42 YOM SWALLOWED HALF OF PLASTIC SPOON WHILE EATING ICE CREAM INGESTED SPOON
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/08/2008	Age: 22 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flatware, Foods
PT ACCIDENTALLY SWALLOWED TINE OF PLASTIC FORK TODAY WHILE EATING MASHE D POTATOES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2008	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flatware
MOTHER FOUND CHILD WITH PART OF A PLASTIC SPOON IN MOUTH FOREIGN BODY INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2008	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flatware
ACCIDENTALLY SWALLOWED 2 TINES OF A PLASTIC FORK DX- INGESTED F/B
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2008	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flatware, Basketball
HAD PLASTIC FORK IN MOUTH; WAS PLAYING BASKETBALL; ACCIDENTALLY SWALLOW ED PLASTIC FORK. INGESTION OF FOREIGN OBJECT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2008	Age: 2 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
PT EATING BREAKFAST W/PLASTIC FORK, PARENTS HEARD A PRONG BREAK & CONCE RNED SWALLOWED PIECE, COULD NOT FIND PIECE; FOREIGN BODY INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2008	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	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
PATIENT CHEWING ON 1" PORTION OF PLASTIC SPORK, FELL ASLEEP WITH IT IN MOUTH AT DETENTION CTR, INITIAL CHOKING, NOW RESOLVED; INGESTED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2008	Age: 2 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: Flatware
PT WAS AT A PICNIC WITH HER FAMILY EATING WITH A PLASTIC FORK. PRONG BR OKE OFF OF FORK AND PT SWALLOWED IT. NO CHOKING. DX FB INGESTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2008	Age: 47 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
47 YOF SWALLOWED PIECE OF PLASTIC FORK LAST WEEKABDOMINAL PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2008	Age: 2 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: Flatware
PT SWALLOWED A PIECE OF A PLASTIC SPOON THAT SHE WAS EATING WITH. NO CH OKING OR GAGGING. DX FB INGESTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2008	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flatware
PT IS BEING SEEN AFTER SHE SWALLOWED A FORK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2008	Age: 20 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
PT SWALLOWED A PEICE OF A FORK AT RESTAURANT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2008	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flatware
PT STATES SWALLOWED PLASTIC SPOON AT JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER, NO RESP IRATORY DISTRESS, XRAY NEG FOR FB; FOREIGN BODY INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2008	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	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
PATIENT STATING HE SWALLOWED A PLASTIC SPOON IN CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, NOW WITH ABDOMINAL PAIN; FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2008	Age: 2 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: Flatware
PT EATING WITH A PLASTIC SPOON WHEN THE END OF IT BROKE OFF AND IT WAS SWALLOWED FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flatware
PT EATING PUDDING AT HOME WITH A PLASTIC SPOON AND A PIECE OF THE SPOON HEAD BROKE OFF AND HE INGESTED IT FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2008	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flatware
PT SWALLOWED PART OF A PLASTIC FORK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2008	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flatware
FOUND BY THE TEACHER IN THE DAYCARE CHEWING ON A PLASTIC SPOON, STOPPED YET A PART OF THE SPOON IS MISSING>> FOREIGN BODY INGESTTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2008	Age: 2 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: Flatware
PT WAS AT GRANDMOTHERS HOME AND ACCIDENTALLY INGESTED A PIECE OF PLASTI C SPOON WHILE EATING. DX FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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