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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 174
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/29/2009 | Age: 6 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: Balls |
| 6 YO MALE SWALLOWED A SMALL METAL BALL. DX FB INGESTED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/23/2009 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Balls |
| 7YOM SWALLOWED METAL OR MAGNETIC BALL X4 DAYS, FB REMAINS IN STOMACH AS SEEN ON X-RAY; FOREIGN BODY INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2009 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Balls |
| 8 YOM SWALLOWED A BALL. DX-INGESTION OF FOREIGN OBJECT, PATIENT LEFT BEFORE BEING SEEN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 07/13/2009 | Age: 8 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: Balls |
| PT ACCID SWALLOWED A SMALL METAL BALL THAT HE WAS PLAYING WITH. NO CHOK ING. NAUSEA EARLIER. DX FB SWALLOWED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2009 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Balls |
| POSSIBLY ATE A 1 CM METAL BALL 2 NIGHTS AGO, HE HAS NOT PASSED IT DX: POSSIBLE FB INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2009 | Age: 7 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: Balls, Other toys |
| SWALLOWED METAL BALL FROM KINEX TOY, METAL BEARING FROM MAGNET SET. DX-ACUTE FOREIGN BODY INGESTION, AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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