Accidents - Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks - 6-15 years old - Year 2003 - Internal

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 616
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 09/09/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT SWALLOWED A NAIL ONE HOUR AGO. D: SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY ; NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2003	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SWALLOWED SCREW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2003	Age: 12 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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT WAS AT CHURCH AND HIS EYES WERE CLOSED AND "SOMEONE" CAME BY & DROPP ED A THUMBTACK IN MOUTH PER MOM, HX OF PLAYING W/TACKS; SWALLOWED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2003	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT SWALLOWED A THUMB TACK . D: FOREIGN BODY INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/13/2003	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SWALLOWED A TACK, PER PATIENT ALL METAL FLAT TOP, AT 1630. DX SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY, TACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SWALLOWED A SMALL NAIL DX, INGESTED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SWALLOWED THUMB TACK;FB INTESTINE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2003	Age: 13 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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SWALLOWED TACK;FB INTESTINE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT SWALLOWED TACK, ACUTE INTESTINAL FOREIGN BODY TACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT. CHOKED ON A SCREW 4 DAYS AGO- PERSISTENT COUGH DX: BRONCHIAL FOREIGN BODY - ADMITTED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/08/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SWALLOWED A TACK DX. INGESTED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2003	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Recording tapes
PATIENT PUT A SCREW FROM A CASSETTE AUDIO TAPE IN HIS MOUTH AND SWALLO WED IT LAST NIGHT, FEELS THROAT PAIN, NO CHOKING OR BREATHING DIFFICULT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT SWALLOWED A SCREW @6PM TODAY, FB/INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2003	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT SWALLOWED A NAIL, NO CHOKING OR BREATHING DIFFICULTY; X-RAY REV EALED SMALL NAIL AND ANOTHER METALLIC OBJECT IN STOMACH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2003	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
CHOKED ON A METAL NUT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT. ALLEGEDLY SWALLOWED A NAIL AT 8 PM. DX. POSS INGESTION OF FB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2003	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: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT INGESTED A SMALL NAIL INGESTED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
6-YOM INGESTED A METAL WASHERAT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 02/13/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT SWALLOWED F.B (SCREW).
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2003	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT STATES HE WAS PICKING HIS TEETH WITH A NAIL AFTER EALTING BOWL OF CEREAL AND ACCIDENTALLY SWALLOWED THE NAIL, TRANSFERRED TO DUPONT HOSP
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 01/19/2003	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT SWALLOWED A THUMB TACK. DX-THUMB TACK INGESTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2003	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT.AT SCHOOL CHEWING ON A THUMB TACK (PUSH PIN) & SWALLOWED IT. DX; F.B . G.I. TRACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2003	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: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT SWALLOWED A TACK; INGESTED FORGIEN OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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