Accidents - Foods - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Internal

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 699
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2006:	249
Year 2007:	199
Year 2008:	251

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/13/2008	Age: 56 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Foods, Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
PT SWALLOWED A PIECE OF CHICKEN WITH A TOOTHPICK IN IT VOMITED BLOOD DX/ TOOTHPICK INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/12/2008	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Foods, Beds or bedframes
69YO WHITE FEMALE AT REHAB CLINIC EATING PEANUTS-ALMOST FELL OFF BED +LOC,FOREIGN BODY IN THROAT,(PEANUTS)DX CARDIAC ARREST -
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/23/2008	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Foods, Desk supplies
PT WAS EATING SOME SHRIMP AND POSSIBLY INGESTED PIECE OF STAPLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2008	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Foods, Floors or flooring materials
CHOKED ON A PIECE OF ROAST BEEF, FELL AND HIT BACK OF HEAD ON THE FLOOR LOC-3-4 MIN. DX-CHOKING, CHI.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2008	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Foods, Beds or bedframes
NURSING HOME PT ASPIRATED ON FOOD IN BED RESIRATORY ARREST
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/08/2008	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Foods, Stools
HAD A CHOKING EPISODE AT THE NURING HOME WHILE SITTING ON THE BATHROOM STOOL-STILL WAS CHEWING ON BREAD. ACUTE ASPHYXIA*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2008	Age: 62 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: Foods, Electric blenders
PT WAS MAKING A SMOOTHIE AND A PIECE OF RUBBER GOT INTO THE BLENDER AND PT SWALLOWED IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2008	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Foods, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
WHILE EATING ICE CREAM, PT SWALLOWED A SCREW THAT WAS IN ICECREAM, FB I N ABDOMEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2007	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Foods, Aluminum foil wrapping products
PT C/O FOREIGN BODY SENSATION IN THROAT AFTER EATING A PIECE OF COCO WRAPPED IN ALUMINIUM FOIL LAST NIGHT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2007	Age: 52 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: Foods, Plastic wrapping products
PT WAS EATING AN EGGROLL AND THERE WAS A PIECE OF PLASTIC ON IT, WHICH SHE ATE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2007	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Foods, Coffee makers or teapots
DRANK COFFEE THAT HAD GLASS IN BOTTOM OF COFFEE POT DX POSS INGESTED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2007	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Foods, Other specified plastic products
PT SWALLOWED A PIECE OF PLASTIC THAT WAS IN HIS HAMBURGER & FEELS LIKE SOMETHING IS STUCK IN HIS THROAT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2007	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Foods, Knives
FB INGESTION-CUTTING FROZEN CHOCOLATE-TIP OF KNIFE BROKE OFF-PT THINKS SWALLOWED TIP-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2007	Age: 82 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Foods, Floors or flooring materials
WHILE EATING DINNER; STARTED CHOKING AND FELL TO FLOOR. ASPIRATION OF F OOD
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 09/28/2006	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Foods, Paper products
59 YOM FELT HE HAD A FOREIGN BODY IN HIS THROAT WHEN HE WAS DRINKING HI S COFFEE, HE THOUGHT THERE WAS A PIECE OF PAPER IN IT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2006	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Foods, Wheelchairs
CHOKING EPISODE: SITTING IN WHEELCHAIR EATING COOKIES AND MILK, CHOKED, SPIT OUT LOWER DENTURES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2006	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Foods, Drinking glasses
WAS DRINKING A FRUIT DRINK; ACCIDENTALLY INGESTED A PIECE OF THE PLASTI C DRINKING GLASS. FOREIGN BODY, ESOPHAGUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2006	Age: 85 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Foods, Tables
PT STARTED CHOKING ON LUNCH FOOD, FOUND UNCONSCIOUS @ TABLE BY STAFF DX RESPIRATORY ARREST LIKELY TO ASPIRATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/21/2006	Age: 87 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Foods, Floors or flooring materials
PATIENT WAS FOUND UNRESPONSIVE ON FLOOR AFTER CHOKING ON A PIECE OF CANTALOUPE. DX - CHOKING EPISODE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2006	Age: 63 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Foods, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
SITTING ON THE COUCH C A DRINK, LATER ASPIRATION THEN SYNCOPED " SYNCOPE"+" ASPIRATION"
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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