Accidents - 50+ years old - Year 2003 - Internal

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,950
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other body parts.

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Accidents - Race

Accidents - Related Products:

Coins:	312
Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks:	259
Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco:	185
Floors or flooring materials:	156
Other plastic products:	145
Self-contained openers:	144
Metal containers:	104
Flatware:	77
Wheelchairs:	77
Sewing basket articles:	69
Paper products:	69
Nail guns or stud drivers:	68
Plastic products:	39
Nonelectric toothbrushes:	39
Drinking glasses:	33
Aluminum foil wrapping products:	33
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/21/2003	Age: 59 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: Self-contained openers
PT DRINKING A * WHEN HE SWALLOWED TAB FROM * CAN. FOREIGN BODY SENS ATION IN THROAT. D: ESOPHAGEAL FOREIGN BODY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2003	Age: 54 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: Wheelchairs
PATIENT CHOKED ON A *** GEL CAP AT THE GROUP HOME WHERE SHE RESIDESHEIM LICH WAS PERFORMED, MEDICS FOUND PT IN HER WHEELCHAIR. CHOKING EPIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2003	Age: 64 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: Metal containers
PT. ACCIDENTALLY SWALLOWED TIN FOIL COVERING OF OVER THE COUNTER MEDS. DX. POSS F.B. ESOPHAGUS, ESPHAGITIS WITH ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2003	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
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 SWALLOWED A TOOTHPICK 2 DAYS AGO. DX: INGESTED FB.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/11/2003	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Pins and needles
INGESTED FB. PT WAS CLEANING TEETH WITH A STRAIGHT PIN AND SWALLOWED IT .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2003	Age: 73 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
? FB INGESTION-@ NURSING HOME-STAFF THINKS PT MAY HAVE INGESTED A THUMB TACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2003	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Coins
PT WAS GIVEN A QUARTER FOR BUS AND SWALLOWED IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2003	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: Plastic products
PT. STATES HE MAY HAVE SWALLOWED A PIECE OF PLASTIC FORK WHILE EATING. DX. FB INGESTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2003	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: Tableware and accessories
54 YO FEMALE SWALLOWED A PIECE OF POTTERY FROM SOUP BOWL INGESTED F/B
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2003	Age: 64 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: Aluminum foil wrapping products
64 YO FEMALE SWALOWED FOIL WRAPPER FROM MEDICATION F/B INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2003	Age: 84 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: Other plastic products
SWALLOWED PIECE OF PLASTIC SPOON WHILE EATING ICE CREAM DX FOREIGN BODY INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Paper products
NO SIGN OF ASPIRATION - HAB CENTER REPORTS PT ATE 1/2 SHEET NOTEBOOK PAPER, PT CYANOTIC, HEIMLICH MANEUVER SUCCESSFUL REMOVAL WADDED PAPER
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 09/26/2003	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Metal containers
PT SEEN FOR BEE STING IN THE THROAT FROM A BEE THAT WAS IN HER SODA CAN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2003	Age: 52 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: Aspirated Object
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
TRACHEA FB-DISPNEA-@ HOSPITAL-OUTSIDE SMOKING-CHOKED ON LIFE SAVER CAND Y
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2003	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: Self-contained openers
FOREIGN BODY INGESTION - 60 YOF SWALLOWED AN ALUMINUM POP TOP FROM SODA CAN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2003	Age: 88 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: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
CHF & ABNORMAL EKG-@ NURSING HOME-TO ED AFTER PT ATE 2 CIGARETTES & STARTED CHOKING-HAD TO BE SUCTIONED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/01/2003	Age: 74 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: Flatware
PT AT THE NURSING HOME CONFUSED SWALLOWED A PIECE OF A PLASTIC SPOON FO REIGN BODY INGESTION
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: 07/10/2003	Age: 68 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: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
68 YO BM - VOMITING - ? FOREIGN MATERIAL IN HIS CHEWING TOBACCO - POSSI BLY TAINTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2003	Age: 52 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: Drinking glasses
PT STATED THAT PART OF BROKE DRINK GLASS GOT STUCK IN THROAT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2003	Age: 62 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: First aid equipment
FB IN THROAT-SWABBING OFF HIS TRACHE STOMA W/ ***-TIP CAME OFF & ASPIRA TED INTO HIS TRACHE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2003	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: Nonelectric toothbrushes
PT HAD BRISTLE OF TOOTHBRUSH BREAK OFF 6/13 SWALLOWED COMPLAINT OF THRO AT DISCOMFORT, THROAT DISCOMFORT NO FOREIGN BODY SEEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2003	Age: 61 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
ASPIRATION COOKIE, LIP LACERATION, SYNCOPE - 61 YOM WATCHING TV, EATING COOKIE, CHOKED, GOT UP, FELL TO FLOOR HITTING LOWER LIP, TOOTH BROKE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2003	Age: 52 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: Freezers
PT C/O WAS "CHOKED" BY HER FREEZER DOOR X5 DAYS AGO - WANTS TO BE CHECKED OUT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nail guns or stud drivers
SWALLOWED STAPLE FROM STAPLE GUN METALLIC FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2003	Age: 55 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: Ingested Object
Product: Coins
PT HX OF PSYCH - SENT FROM *** FOR POSSIBLE INGESTION OF COINS -CAUGHED UP ONE COIN IN HIS ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2003	Age: 52 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: Self-contained openers
ACCIDENTALLY INGESTED A LID OF A SODA CAN. DX. INGESTION OF F.B.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2003	Age: 81 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Coins
PT ACCIDENTLY SWALLOWED A QUARTER YESTERDAY UNABLE TO TAKE FLUIDS SINCE THEN STILL IN ESOPHAGUS FOREIGN BODY INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/08/2003	Age: 68 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Self-contained openers
SWALLOWED *** CAN TAB DX. INGESTED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2003	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: Drinking glasses
ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA - 82 YOF SENT IN VIA AMBULANCE POSSIBLE ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA, GIVEN GLASS OF WATER BY A VISITOR AND AFTERWARDS TURNED BLU
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2003	Age: 88 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
SLEEPING W/ A TOOTHPICK IN MOUTH- SWALLOWED TOOTHPICK FOREIGN BODY INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2003	Age: 70 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Sewing basket articles
70YOF SWALLOWED BUTTON AT HOMEDX CHOKING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2003	Age: 79 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: Floors or flooring materials
PT. BECAME CHOKED ON PIECE OF STEAK AT NURSING HOME HEMLICH AND FINGER SWEEL WAS PERFORMED ON PATIENT AND PT. PASSED OUT & FELL HITTING FLOOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2003	Age: 96 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Batteries
INGESTION BATTERIES - 96 YOM SWALLOWED 2-3 SMALL BATTERIES THIS EVENING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2003	Age: 90 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Coins
C/O PAIN TO R HIP, R RIBS AND ABRAS TO L SIDE OF FACE AT NH. DX. L HIP CONT, BONEY LESION IN PELVIS, COIN FB IN INTESTINE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2003	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	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
62 YO FEMALE SWALLOWED A TOOTHPICK PHARANGEAL F/B
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: 03/01/2003	Age: 92 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Coins, Vending machines
AT SLOT MACHINES, POSSIBLY SWALLOWED A QUARTER FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Other plastic products
PIECE OF PLASTIC FORK STUCK IN THROAT ESOPHAGEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2003	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Cigarettes, cigars, pipes or tobacco
PT WAS CHEWING TOBACCO GOT THE BOLUS OF TOBACCO CAUGHT IN THRAOT FOREIG N BODY ASPIRATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2003	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Nerve Damage
Product: Floors or flooring materials
HUSBAND FOUND ON FLOOR UNSTEAD WHEN WALKING...FALL/SEVER DEMTIA
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/01/2003	Age: 53 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: Self-contained openers
PT TO ER FOR EXAM FOR POSSIBLY SWALLOWING A BEER CAN TAB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2003	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Aluminum foil wrapping products
75 YO MALE SWALLOWED PART OF FOIL POCKET WITH PILL INGESTED ALUMINUM FOIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2003	Age: 71 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
PT SWALLOWED A TOOTHPICK FOREIGN BODY INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2003	Age: 55 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: Coins
PT STATES PLAYING WITH RARE COINS ONE FLIPPED UP INTO MOUTH AND STUCK I N THROAT DX: ALLEGED FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Metal containers, Self-contained openers
PT INGESTED TAB OFF *** CAN WHEN POPPED IT AND DRANKED FROM CANAT BASKE TBALL GAME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Self-contained openers
SWALLOWED A *** CAN TAB DX. INGESTED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2003	Age: 86 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: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
OUT TO DINNER, SWALLOWED TOOTHPICK HOLDING SANDWICH TOGETHER/FB REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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