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Accidents - Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks - 50+ years old - Year 2006 - Internal

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 328
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Date: 12/01/2006Age: 59 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT IS BIENG SEEN FOR SWALLOWING A NAIL AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/05/2006Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Wood paneling and particleboard
P AITNE HOLDING NAIL WITH TEETH AND SWALLOWED IT WHILE HANGING PANEIING DX-FOREIGN BODY SWALLOWED..
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/17/2006Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
66 Y/O M ACCIDENTLY SWALLOWED 2 SMALL NAILS AT HOME, NOW CAUGHT IN THRO AT. DX; ESOPHAGEAL FOREIGN BODY.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 05/08/2006Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT SWALLOWED A SHARP SCREW 2 WKS AGO, TO ER WITH ABDOMINAL PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/15/2006Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SWALLOWED A ONE INCH NAIL/ FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/15/2006Age: 79 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT SWALLOWED A SHARP TOOTH (?) WITH SCREW IN IT. LEFT PRIOR TO MEDICAL SCREENING.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 01/02/2006Age: 75 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT SWALLOWED A SMALL NAIL AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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