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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 431
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/07/2010 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: Asian |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Hearing aids |
| SWALLOWED HER HEARING AID FOREIGN BODY INGESTION 77 YO F # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2009 | Age: 69 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: Hearing aids, Beds or bedframes |
| PT WAS SEMI SLEEPING,PICKED UP SOMETHING ON THE BED AND SWALLOWED IT. PT THINKS IT WAS A SMALL PLASTIC PIECE FROM HEARING AID. ADMIT FOR FB* |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/26/2008 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Hearing aids |
| PT SUS FOREIGN BODY DUE TO ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OF HEARING AID% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/17/2007 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Hearing aids |
| SWALLOWED HEARINNG AID, MEANT TO TAKE MORNING MEDS GRABBED HEARING AID INSTEAD BY ACCIDENT. DX-FOREIGN BODY SWALLOWED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2007 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Hearing aids |
| PT SWALLOWED HEARING AID THOUGHT IS WAS A PILL DX// ESOPHAGEAL FB |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/03/2004 | Age: 91 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: Hearing aids |
| 91 YOF SWALLOWEN HEARING AID SWALLOWED FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2004 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: 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: 07/11/2003 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Hearing aids |
| FOREIGN BODY INGESTION - 53 YOF THOUGHT SHE WAS TAKING *** FOR HEADACHE , HEARING AID IN CONTAINER NEXT TO ***, HEARING AID NOW MISSING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2003 | Age: 64 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: Hearing aids |
| SWALLOWED HEARING AID INSTEAD OF HER PILLS. DX. INGESTION.HAD HEARING A ID IN ONE HAND AND HER PILLS IN THE OTHER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2002 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Hearing aids, Batteries |
| SWALLOWED HEARING AIDE BATTERY UNINTENTIONALLY. DX: INGESTED OBJECT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2000 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Hearing aids |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/1997 | Age: 75 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: Hearing aids |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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