Accidents - Aluminum foil wrapping products - 0-5 years old - Year 2002 - Internal

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 172
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/25/2002	Age: 8 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Aluminum foil wrapping products
8 M/O F CHOKED ON PIECE OF FOIL WRAP AT HOME. DX; CHOKING EPISODE ON FOREIGN BODY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2002	Age: 7 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Aluminum foil wrapping products
BABY SWALLOWED 1-2 CM PIECE OF ALUMINUM FOIL THAT SHE PICKED UP BEGAN C HOKING DX FB ASPIRATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2002	Age: 9 months	Sex: Female	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
PT SUST FOREIGN BODY INGESTED (ALUMINUM FOIL)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2002	Age: 7 months	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: Aluminum foil wrapping products
CHOKED ON A PIECE OF FOIL GASPING AND TURNED PURPLE HAD HEIMLICH DONE, FOIL AND BLOODY MUCUS CAME UP. DX FOREIGN BODY NOW REMOVED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2002	Age: 8 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Aluminum foil wrapping products
PT SUSTAINED FOREIGN BODY TO ESOPHAGUS AFTER SWALLOWING FOIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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