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Accidents - Hearing aids - 50+ years old - Year 2002 - Ear

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 755
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Date: 11/10/2002Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hearing aids
HAS HEARING AID STUCK IN EAR DX: FB LT EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/09/2002Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hearing aids
PT HAS A HEARING AID IN RIGHT EAR PULLED IT OUT WITH ALOT OF DRAINAGE A ND PAIN OTITIS EXTERNA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/05/2002Age: 78 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hearing aids, First aid equipment
WEARS HEARING AIDS CLEANED OUT EARS W COTTON SWAB AND NOTED RINGING IN R EAR NO PAIN DX R ERUMINOSIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/03/2002Age: 91 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hearing aids
PT GOT PART OF HIS HEARING AIDE STUCK IN HIS RIGHT EAR FOREIGN BODY EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/02/2002Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hearing aids
PEICE OF HEARING AID IN EARFOREING BODY REMOVAL LEFT EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/05/2002Age: 74 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hearing aids
INTOXICATED AND FELL STRIKING HEAD WHICH BROKE HEARING AID AND LAC EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/27/2002Age: 88 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hearing aids, Batteries
PT. HAD HEARING AID BATTERY STUCK IN EAR - WAS WORKING WITH HEARINGAID AND BATTERY CAME OUT OF UNIT INTO EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/15/2002Age: 64 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hearing aids
PT HAS HEARING AID STUCK IN EAR
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 04/13/2002Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hearing aids
PUT IN A PLASTIC PIECE TO HEARING AID FB EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/26/2002Age: 64 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hearing aids
HEARING AID BATTERY IN EAR FOR ONE MONTH F/B REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/04/2002Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hearing aids
PART OF HEARING AID BROKE OFF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/03/2002Age: 76 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hearing aids
WHILE WEARING HEARING AIDS DEVELOPED LT. EAR PAIN DX: LT. OTITIS MEDIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/22/2002Age: 76 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hearing aids
PIECE OF HEARING AID STUCK IN EAR FOREIGN BODY EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/22/2002Age: 78 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hearing aids
PART OF HEARING AIDE WAS STUCK IN PT'S EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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