Accidents - Plastic products - 6-15 years old - Year 2003

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 588
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Body Parts:

Internal:	201	Finger:	96
Foot:	91	Face:	69
Eyeball:	51	Ear:	24
Lower Arm:	16	Head:	16
Knee:	6	All Of Body:	6
Neck:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/26/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Plastic products
PT PUT PLASTIC CRANBERRY INTO LT EAR, FB/.REEMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Anoxia
Product: Plastic products
PT SUICIDUAL ATTEMPT FOUND BY HIS SISTER WITH PLASTIC WRAPPED HIS FACE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/2003	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Plastic products
PT STATES WAS CHEWING ON A PIECE OF PLASTIC AND SWALLOWED A PICE ABOUT THE SIZE OF QUARTER PLASTIC INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2003	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Plastic products
PT SWALLOWED BROKEN OFF PIECE OF PLASTIC FORK. DX: INGESTED FB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic products
FOOT LAC-@ HOME-STEPPED ON PLASTIC OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2003	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Plastic products
PATIENT SWALLOWED PLASTIC COOKIE, HAS PAIN WITH FOREIGN BODY SENSATION IN THROAT; X-RAY NEGATIVE FOR FB, NO RESPIRATORY DISTRESS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/09/2003	Age: 10 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: Plastic products
PT DX CHOKING - S/P CHOKING ON A PIECE OF PLASTIC - VOMITED LARGE AMOUNT OF STOMACH CONTENT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2003	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plastic products
PATIENT HIT IN EYE WITH PIECE OF PLASTIC OR PLASTIC STICK AT HOME; CORN EAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic products
HIT ON LEFT EYEBROW BY PLASTIC HANDLE OF SOME KIND DX:LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2003	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Plastic products
PATIENT TRYING TO SCRATCH EAR, PUT PLASTIC OBJECT INTO EAR, CANNOT REMO VE; FB REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic products, Other toys
PT WAS PLAYING WITH A PLASTIC TOY CASTLE, CUT TO FINGER. D; LACERATIO N TO RT 2ND FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic products
CUT FOOT ON PLASTIC DX: FOOT LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Plastic products
PT BURNED (L) INDEX FINGER ON PLASTIC X 1WK. SOUGHT NO TX. DX: (L) INDEX FINGER PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plastic products
PT PLAYING WITH PLASTIC ZIPTIE CORD USED TO HOLD CABLE- PT HAD CORD AROUND NECK SISTER TUGGED AROUND NECK. DX NECK ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2003	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic products
PT SUSTAINED CUTM TO LT KNEE WHILE RUNNING , TRIPPED AND GOT CUT W/ PLA STIC PIPE. D; LACERATON TO LT KNEE - REPAIRED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Plastic products
PT C/O PLASTIC STUCK IN SKIN OF RT FOREARM TODAY - BLOOD NOTED TO RT ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2003	Age: 7 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: Aspirated Object
Product: Plastic products
ESOPHAGEAL FB-SWALLOWED A PLASTIC GRAPE-TO OR FOR REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/08/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic products
LACERATION HEAD - 10 YOM FELL ONTO A PLASTIC RAMP LACERATING HIS HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2003	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic products
PATIENT STEPPED ON SHARP PLASTIC OBJECT IN BASEMENT; FOOT LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plastic products
CORNEAL ABRASION - 13 YOF WAS SCRATCHED BY A PIECE OF PLASTIC AT SCHOOL , INJURY TO RIGHT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2003	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Plastic products
CELLULITIS TO FINGER AFTER BEING BURNED ON A PIECE OF BURNING PLASTIC; UNK FIRE DEPT ATTENDED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plastic products
HIT IN EYE WITH PLASTIC ITEM DX. CORNEAL ABR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Plastic products
PATIENT CUT THUMB ON PIECE OF PLASTIC OR PIECE OF GLASS AT HOME; THUMB LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2003	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Plastic products, First aid equipment
PT WITH PIECE OF PLASTIC/PIECE OF COTTON BALL IN BILAT EARS, FB/REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plastic products
PT WAS POKED IN THE EYE WITH A PIECE OF PLASTIC. DX CORNEAL ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2003	Age: 12 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: Plastic products
PT C/O ACCIDENTALLY SWALLOWED A PLASTIC CANDY WRAPPER ON SUNDAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Plastic products
PT WAS HIT IN THE EYE WITH A PIECE OF PLASTICS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Plastic products
PATIENT WITH BLUE PLASTIC OBJECT IN EAR CANAL; REFERRED TO ENT CLINIC FOR REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2003	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Plastic products
INGESTED PIECE OF PLASTIC THAT HE WAS CHEWING ON, INHALED AND CHOKED ON IT BRIEFLY THEN SWALLOWED IT/ FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2003	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Plastic products
SWALLOWED UNKNOWN TYPE OF PLASTIC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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