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Accidents - Hearing aids - 50+ years old - Year 2004

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 762
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Ear:582Internal:164
Face:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/25/2004Age: 60 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 IN R EAR. DX. FB R EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/06/2004Age: 83 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hearing aids
BILATERAL EAR PAIN-C/O BILATERAL EAR PAIN WITH IRRITATION AFTER USING A NEW HEARING AID.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/20/2004Age: 82 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hearing aids
LOST PIECE OF HEARING AID IN EAR FB EAR NOT FOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/07/2004Age: 74 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hearing aids
R EAR CANAL IMPACTION; C/O PLUGGED EAR AFTER HEARING AID FITTING YESTER DAY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/01/2004Age: 81 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FaceDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Hearing aids, Floors or flooring materials
PATIENT FELL ON THE FLOOR AT THE NURSING HOME TRYING TO PICK UP HER HEARING AID. DX-LACERATION 1.5CM FOREHEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/04/2004Age: 87 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hearing aids
PART OF HEARING AID STUCK IN EAR/ FB RT EAR REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/03/2004Age: 91 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Hearing aids
91 YOF SWALLOWEN HEARING AID SWALLOWED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/23/2004Age: 83 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hearing aids
PT STATES RUBBER FROM HEARING AID CAME OFF AND IS IN EAR UNABLE TO REMOVE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/16/2004Age: 80 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hearing aids
80 Y/O W/M PRESENTED TO ED WITH ROARING IN EARS THAT STARTED AT CHURCH AFTER WEARING HEARING AID IN EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/18/2004Age: 91 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Hearing aids
MAY HAVE SWALLOWED HEARING AID W/ AM MEDS DX: SWALLOWED HEARING AID
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/15/2004Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hearing aids
PT HAS FB IN EAR HEARING AID PIECE OF PLASTIC FB LEFT EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/03/2004Age: 78 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hearing aids, Batteries
FB RT EAR.PT HAD HEARING AID BATTERY FALL IN EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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