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Accidents - Clothespins - Year 2008

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 35
See also: Other years, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Internal:19Knee:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/19/2008Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Clothespins
PT WAS @ SCHOOL SWALLOWED A WOODEN FRAGMENT THAT WAS BITTEN OFF A CLOTHES PIN. DX CONCERN FOR AIRWAY FOREIGN BODY.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 07/09/2008Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Other
Product: Clothespins, Clothing
C/O KNEE GRADUAL SWELLING, REDNESS AFTER BING PINCHED BY CLOTH PIN >> CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/21/2008Age: 12 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Clothespins
DX: SWALLOWED A CLOTHING PIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/14/2008Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Clothespins
PLAYING WITH CLOTHESPIN, IT BROKE-SPRING CAME OFF AND PT SWALLOWED, EME SIS ENROUTE DISLODGING SPRING, FB GI REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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