Accidents - Tablet or capsule drugs - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - Internal

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 58
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/08/2008	Age: 72 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: Tablet or capsule drugs, Floors or flooring materials
FELT PILL STUCK IN THROAT; HEAD ABRASION AFTER FAINTING,HITTING FLOOR. SWALLOWING JUICE;THEN PASSED OUT. PILL STUCK IN ESOPHAGUS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/24/2008	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Tablet or capsule drugs, Beds or bedframes
55 YOF WAS SUCKING ON *** WHILE IN BED, NOW C/O FOREIGN BODY SENSATION IN THROAT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Back to the top

Hospital-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site. Use at your own risk. This data has been compiled from multiple government and commercial sources. Additional information about prescription drugs is coming up.