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Accidents - Crayons or chalk - 6-15 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Internal

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 182
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Date: 07/12/2010Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Crayons or chalk
7 YR F SWALLOWED CHALK;DX INGESTED OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/19/2009Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Crayons or chalk
PATIENT A RED CRAYON IN NOSE WHILE AT SCHOOL; FB REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/09/2008Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Crayons or chalk
DX FB IN NARES: FATHER STATE PT PUT A CRAYON IN HIS R NARE AND THE TIP BROKE OFF W THE TIP BEING LODGED IN THE NASAL CAVITY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/04/2008Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Crayons or chalk
PATIENT HAS DOWNS SYNDROME, HAS BEEN PASSING CRAYONS IN HIS STOOL, HAS BEEN SNEAKING THEM AT SCHOOL. DX-INGESTION OF FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/02/2006Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Crayons or chalk
FB INGESTION, MOTHER STS PT INGESTED CRAYON AT HOME, NO REC OF VOMITING , CRAMPS OR SOB, HX OF ASTHMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/19/2006Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Crayons or chalk
PT WAS BIB MOTHER AFTER SWALLOWED A CRAYON AT SCHOOL TODAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/09/2005Age: 10 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Crayons or chalk
FB INTESTINE-SWALLOWED A CRAYON-CHILD IS AUTISTIC-KEEPS SAYING "OUCH"
Disposition: Held for observation


Date: 09/27/2004Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Crayons or chalk
PT SWALLOWED CRAYON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/12/2002Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Crayons or chalk
PATIENT INGESTED CRAYON TIP 4 DAYS AGO, DEVELOPED VOMITING, DIARRHEA, A BDOMINAL PAIN, FEVER; URINARY TRACT INFECTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/04/1998Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Crayons or chalk
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/07/1997Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Crayons or chalk
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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