Accidents - Clothespins - Years 1997-2010 - Internal

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 580
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	75
Year 1998:	63
Year 1999:	66
Year 2000:	17
Year 2001:	94
Year 2002:	76
Year 2003:	69
Year 2007:	15
Year 2008:	19
Year 2009:	82

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	317
6-15 years old:	176
16-25 years old:	69
26-50 years old:	17

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 04/01/2009	Age: 6 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: Clothespins
SWALLOWED METAL PIECE OFF CLOTHESPIN. DX-ACUTE INGESTION FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: 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: 05/21/2008	Age: 12 months	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: Clothespins
DX: SWALLOWED A CLOTHING PIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2008	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: 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

Date: 04/04/2007	Age: 15 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Clothespins
PT SWALLOWED METAL PART OF CLOTHESPIN, FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2003	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Clothespins
"SWALLOWED A CLOTHING PIN" DX: NO DX ON CHART PT LEFT PRIOR TO BEING SEEN
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 07/12/2002	Age: 23 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Clothespins
SWALLOWED A CLOTHES PIN F B SWALLOWED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2001	Age: 4 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Clothespins
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/04/2001	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Clothespins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2000	Age: 45 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: Clothespins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/1999	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Clothespins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/1998	Age: 4 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: Clothespins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/1998	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Clothespins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/1998	Age: 18 months	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: Clothespins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/1997	Age: 17 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Clothespins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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