Accidents - 50+ years old - Year 2002 - Internal

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,417
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other body parts.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Related Products:

Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks:	252
Drinking glasses:	251
Pins and needles:	184
Floors or flooring materials:	168
Beds:	121
Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks:	114
Metal containers:	99
Tableware and accessories:	98
Self-contained openers:	98
Coins:	84
Nonelectric toothbrushes:	83
Drinking straws:	76
Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets:	76
Glass soft drink bottles:	76
Batteries:	68
Plastic wrapping products:	68
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/26/2002	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	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: Metal containers
POSS. INGESTION OF F.B. UNKNOWN. TOOK A DRINK FROM AN OPEN GINGER ALE C AN. POSS. SWOLLOWED F.B.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/23/2002	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	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: Batteries
FB ING/66YOF STS SWALLOWED MY HEARING AID BATTERY AT 5AM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Food skewers
PT WAS EATING CHICKEN TERIYAKI WHEN SKEWER BROKE IN THROAT. DX: FB HYPOPHARYNX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/19/2002	Age: 54 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: Plastic wrapping products
54 YO M SWALLOWED PLASTIC WRAPPER AT ***. DX ASPIRATED FOREIGN OBJECT. JECT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2002	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes
TOOTHBRUSH BRISTLE IN THROAT FB SENSATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2002	Age: 77 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Tableware and accessories, Plastic products
77YOWM-INGESTED FOREIGN OBJECT-EATING TV DINNER AT HOME-PLASTIC PLATE B ROKE-SWALLOWED PIECE OF PLATE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2002	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
FELT SOMETHING HARD IN HIS COFFEE SCRATCH HIS THROAT.THINKS IT WAS THUMB TACK THAT FELL FROM CURTAIN.DX INGESTION OF FB(THUMB TACK).
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2002	Age: 51 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: Drinking glasses
RESIDENT OF MENTALLY HANDICAPPED INSTITUTION, IMMEDIATELY CHOKED AFTER SNACK OF CHOPPED HAM AND GLASS OF OJ. DX ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA W/HYPOXEM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/20/2002	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Plastic products
SWOLLOWED FB.PT SWOLLOWED A PIECE OF PLASTIC FROM A CAKE DECORATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2002	Age: 80 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: Beds
PATIENT WITH POSSIBLE CHOKING ASPIRATION AT NURSING HOME. HAD ICE CHIPS BESIDE BED. D: HYPOXIA. ADMIT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/14/2002	Age: 51 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: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE SWALLOWED A PLASTIC TOOTHPICK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2002	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
STATES SWALLOWED A NAIL. DENIES SOB OR TROUBLE SWALLOWING. DX; INGESTED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2002	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Coins
PT WAS PUTTING COINS IN HIS MOUTH AND MOM IS AFRAID HE SWALLOWED ONE.- NONE FOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
51 Y/O M SWALLOWED FINISHING NAIL AT HOME. DX; FOREIGN BODY SWALLOWED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Other toys
PT SWALLOWED A SQUIRREL CALL DX: SWALLOWED SQUIRREL CALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2002	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pins and needles
INJESTION OF STRAIGHT PIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/04/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Drinking glasses
51YOBF-INGESTED FOREIGN OBJECT-SWALLOWED PIECE OF BROKEN GLASS WAS DRIN KING ALCOHOL-GLASS BROKE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2002	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Drinking glasses
SWALLOWED PIECE OF A BROKEN GLASS FORIEGN BODY INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2002	Age: 90 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: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco, Floors or flooring materials
SON FOUND PATIENT ON FLOOR CHOKING ON CHEWING TOBACCO . D: HYPOXEMIA, ARM LACERATION. ADMIT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/26/2002	Age: 73 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Floors or flooring materials, Beds
@ HOME DID NOT ANSWER DOOR, 2 DAYS' PAPERS IN BOX, FOUND LYING ON FLOOR BETWEEN BED/CLOSET, BLOODY EMESIS ON PT/FLOOR/WALLS. DX ASP PNEUMONIA.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/31/2002	Age: 86 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
SWALLOW A TOOTHPICK SWALLOW FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2002	Age: 63 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: Floors or flooring materials
ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENT, EATING LUNCH AND CHOKED, FELL TO FLOOR IN QUE STIONABLE SEIZURE, CPR FOR 5 MINS. DX CHOKING EPISODE W/SECONDARY SEIZU
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2002	Age: 87 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Paper products
ASPIRATION - 87 YOM WAS NOTICED BY WIFE TRYING TO EAT A *** TISSUE AND AFTERWARDS HAD A CHOKIG EPISODE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2002	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Wire
61 Y.O. W MALE W/INGESTED FO. PT SWALLOWED A TWIST TIE THAT WAS IN HIS SALAD @ HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2002	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Self-contained openers
SWLLOWED POP CAN TAB, FEELS LIKE IT'S STUCK IN THROAT/ FB IN THROAT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2002	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Drinking straws
DIFFICULTY SWALLOWING AFTER MAYBE SWALLOWING A BEE WITH A DRINK, SAW BE E IN STRAW, DID NOT FEEL STING, TOOK BENADRYL "JUST IN CASE". INGEST FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2002	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Glass soft drink bottles
PT WAS DRINKING FROM BROKEN BOTTLE AND SWALLOED GLASS; FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2002	Age: 54 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: Pins and needles
INGESTION OF F.B. PT STS ACCIDENTALLY SWALLOWED A PIN, C/O THROAT PAIN, & DIFFICULT SWALLOWING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2002	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Bleaches, Refrigerators
65 Y.O. B MALE W/* INGESTION. PT HAD MIXED UP SOME * & WATER & PUT IT IN THE REFRIGERATOR & FORGOT & DRANK SOME ACCIDENTLY.
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: 07/12/2002	Age: 67 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: Plastic products
PT STATES THAT SHE THINKS SHE SWALLOWED A PIECE OF PLASTIC ON A SANDWIC H SHE ATE RESULTING IN POSSIBLE SUBSTANCE IN THROAT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2002	Age: 54 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: Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
RESIDENT OF MENTALLY HANDICAPPED INSTITUTION FOUND W/LIPSTICK ON TEETH/ TONGUE, SEARCH REVEALED TUBE IN DRAWER OF OTHER RESIDENT. INGESTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2002	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Swimming pools, Swimming
ACUTE PULMONARY EDEMA-WAS SWIMMING & ASPIRATED SOME POOL WATER-STARTED COUGHING & BECAME DYSPNIC
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/06/2002	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Garden hoses, nozzles or sprinklers
THINKS SHE SWALLOWED HOSE ABDOMINAL PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2002	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Self-contained openers
PT SWALLOWED THE PULL TOP OF A METAL SODA CAN FOREIGN BODY INGESTION- A CCIDENTAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2002	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
HAVING DENTAL WORK DONE AND SWALLOWED A SMALL DENTAL SCREW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2002	Age: 80 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Nonmetal cookware
80 Y/O M C/O PIECE OF GLASS IN THROAT - CHIPPED OFF OF CERAMIC BOWL BEL EIVES IN FOOD. DX: FOREIGN BODY IN ESOPHAGITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2002	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
SWALLOWED A TOOTHPICK DX. INGESTED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2002	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Coins
PT SWALLOWED PENNY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2002	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nonglass bottles or jars, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
DRINKING OUT OF PLASTIC BOTTLE, THINKS INGESTED NAILS THAT WERE INBOTTO M OF BOTTLE. -SOB, -WHEEZING. DX; SUSPECTED INGESTION OF NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2002	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: Aspirated Object
Product: Day wear
PT HAS A PERMANENT TRACH THINKS BUTTON OFF SHIRT POPPED OFF AND FLEW IN TRACH DX R/O ASPIRATED F.B.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2002	Age: 65 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
ESOPHAGEAL FB.PT SWALLOWED A TOOTHPICK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2002	Age: 66 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Other plastic products
PT SWALLOWED A PIECE OF PLASTIC FORK.DX: FB INGESTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2002	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Drinking glasses, Counters or countertops
DRINKING GLASS SHATTERED ON COUNTER FOREIGN BODY SENSATION IN THROAT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Drinking glasses
SLIPPED BEER, GLASS WAS BROKEN F/B INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2002	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Self-contained openers
PT FLIPPED THE POP TOP OF SODA CAN, PUT IT IN CAN AND ACCIDENTLY SWALLO WED IT WHILE DRINKING SODA. FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2002	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: First aid equipment
74 Y.O. B MALE W/INGESTED FO. PT STS *** BROKE OFF IN TRACHEA @ HOME WH ILE HE WAS CLEANING OUT HIS TRACH. E912
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Tableware and accessories
PT DRANK COFFEE FROM *** THINK SOMETHING WAS AT BOTTOM OF CUP SWALLOWED SOMETHING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2002	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: First aid equipment
74 Y.O. B MALE W/INGESTED FO. PT SWALLOWED A *** WHILE CLEANING HIS TRA CH STOMA OUT @ HOME. E915
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2002	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Floors or flooring materials
PT. WAS EATING PIGS FEET THAT WENT DOWN THE WRONG WAY AND HE CHOKED AN D PASSED OUT, WAS FOUND ON THE FLOOR. --INGESTION OF FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2002	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Metal containers
SWALLOWED FB-SWALLOWED PULL TAB OFF A SODA CAN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2002	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Beds
ATE SUPPER, WENT TO BED AND WOKE WITH FOOD IN MOTH, CHOKED. GERD, CHOK ING EPISODE AND CHRONIC ABDOMINAL PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2002	Age: 58 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: Pins and needles
58 YOF COUGHING WHILE SEWING INGESTED PIN. INGESTED FOREIGN OBJEC T
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/02/2002	Age: 94 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Jewelry
PT SWALLOWED TONGUE EARRING DX: SWALLOWED EARRING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2002	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Aluminum foil wrapping products
INGESTED FOREIGN OBJ.PT ACCIDENTALLY SWALLOWED ALUMINUM FOIL FROM FOOD HE WAS EATING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2002	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pins and needles
SWALLOWED A STRAIGHT PIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2002	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	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: Desk supplies
EATING SANDWICH AND THINKS SHE SWALLOWED PAPER CLIP;X RAY SHOWS` NO FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2002	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
EATING STEAK WITH MEAT ON TOOTHPICK, INGESTED TOOTHPICK DX: FB IN THROAT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/10/2002	Age: 53 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Metal containers
PT STS HE SWALLOWED A TAB OFF OF A BEER CAN & THINKS IT IS STILL T HERE DX FB SENSATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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