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Accidents - Knives - Years 1997-2010 - Internal

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 322
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 04/07/2010Age: 29 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Knives, Metal containers
29YOM LICKED A KNIFE THAT HE USED TO OPEN A CAN OF CONDENSED MILK AND HAS FOREIGN BODY IN THROAT/ FOREIGN BODY ESOPHAGUS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 07/27/2009Age: 45 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Knives
REPORTS WAS PREPAIRING FOOD&NOTICED THE TIP OF THE KNIFE WAS MISSING,NO W C/O FB SENSATION IN THE NECK>>R/O FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/30/2006Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Knives, Foods
PT WAS EATING A FROZEN DINNER AND PIECE OF KNIVE WAS IN IT , PT SWALLOWED IT DX: FB IN STOMACH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/31/2006Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Knives
FB INGESTION-SWALLOWED BROKEN OFF TIP OF STEAK KNIFE-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/30/2006Age: 40 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Knives
SWALLOWED TIP OF KNIFE/ FB STOMACH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/16/2006Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Knives
SWALLOWED A PLASTIC KNIFE PIECE
Disposition: Held for observation


Date: 12/12/2005Age: 45 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Knives
INGESTION OF FB. PT SWALLOWED A KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 04/04/2004Age: 77 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Knives
EATING STEAK AT 1745, NOTED TIP OF STEAK KNIFE BROKEN OFF AND QUESTIONE D IF SWALLOWED. DX. POSS. INGESTION OF FB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/23/2001Age: 23 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/24/2000Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Knives
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 05/02/1997Age: 10 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Knives
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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