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Accidents - Hearing aids - 50+ years old - Year 2003 - Ear

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 580
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Date: 09/21/2003Age: 82 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hearing aids
EAR PAIN FROM A HEARING AID DX LABRINTHITIS TO EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/05/2003Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hearing aids
PART OF A HEARING AID IS STUCK IN R EAR. DX. FB R EAR - REMOVED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/05/2003Age: 80 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hearing aids
LT EAR FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL, PLASTIC EAR PIECE CAME OFF HEARING AID AND BECAME STUCK IN INNER EAR CANAL, PAIN AND DISCOMFORT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/02/2003Age: 90 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hearing aids
PATIENT HAS BEEN WEARING A NEW HEARING AID AT HOME FOR ABOUT A MONTH, LT EAR PAIN FOR SEVERAL DAYS. DX LT EXTERNAL OTITIS, NONFITTING HEARING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/28/2003Age: 73 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hearing aids
FOREIGN BODY EAR - 73 YOM PRESENTS WITH A PIECE OF A HEARING AID STUCKI N HIS RIGHT EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/02/2003Age: 73 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hearing aids
PT GOT FILTER FROM HEARING AID STUCK IN RT EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/24/2003Age: 70 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hearing aids
HEARING AID BROKE OFF IN EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/19/2003Age: 68 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hearing aids
PT UNABLE TO REMOVE HEARING AIDE FROM RIGHT EAR FOREIGN BODY EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/01/2003Age: 90 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hearing aids
LT EAR FB-SMALL PIECE OF HEARING AID IN EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/08/2003Age: 68 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hearing aids, Tables
FELL 2 X. HIT EAR WITH HEAR AID IN IT, LATER FELL HIT COFFEE TABLE EAR LAC MECH FALL VS SYNCOPAL EVENT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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