Accidents - Safety pins - 0-5 years old - Year 2002

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 674
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Body Parts:

Internal:	375	Foot:	159
Ear:	115	Lower Leg:	5
Pubic Region:	5	Eyeball:	5
Hand:	5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/25/2002	Age: 9 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Safety pins
9 MO M SWALLED SAFETY PIN. DX SWALLOWED FOREIGN OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 12/19/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Safety pins, Rugs or carpets
PATIENT STEPPED ON A SAFETY PIN IN THE CARPET AT HOME. DX-RIGHT FOOT PUNCTURE WOUND WITH CELLULITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2002	Age: 2 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: Safety pins
SWALLOWED SAFETY PIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2002	Age: 6 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Safety pins
PT BROUGHT IN FOR INGESTION OF SAFETY PIN DX: INGESTION SAFETY PIN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/26/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Safety pins
SAFETY PIN R EAR SINCE THIS AM. DX. FB EAR R
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2002	Age: 17 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Safety pins, Electrical outlets or receptacles
STUCK SAFETY PIN IN OUTLET;BURN, HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Safety pins
CUT LOWER LEG WITH SAFTEY PIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Safety pins
SWALLOWED SAFTEY PIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2002	Age: 13 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Safety pins
PT SWALLOWED SAFETY PIN. DX: INGESTED FB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2002	Age: 14 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Safety pins
PT SWALLOWED AN OPEN SAFETY PIN FOREIGN BODY INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/19/2002	Age: 8 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Safety pins
SWALLOWED A CLOSED SAFETY PIN DX. INGESTED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Safety pins
STEPPED ON SAFETY PIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2002	Age: 9 months	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: Safety pins, Rugs or carpets
PT PICKED UP SOMETHING OFF THE CARPET AND PUT IT IN HER MOUTH AT HOME.D X OPEN SAFETY PIN IN LARYNX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/12/2002	Age: 15 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Safety pins
POSSIBLY SWALLOWED SAFETY PIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2002	Age: 10 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Safety pins
SWALLOWED A CLOSED SAFETY PIN LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2002	Age: 4 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: Safety pins
PT QUESTION SWALLOWED SAFETY PIN, CHECK FOR INGESTION OF FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2002	Age: 4 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Safety pins
PT SWALLOWED SAFETY PIN PER MOTHER DX: POSSIBLE INGESTION SAFETY PIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2002	Age: 7 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Safety pins
PATIENT HAD TOP PART OF SAFETY PIN UNDER EYELID AT HOME; FB REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/27/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Safety pins
PTS.MOTHER REPORTED PT.HAD SAFTY PIN STUCK IN RT.EAR. DX-FOREIGN BODY RT.EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Pubic Region		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Safety pins
PT WAS TAKING A BATH AND SISTER NOTICED "SILVER IN VAGINA", SAFETY PIN D:FOREIGN BODY, SAFETY PIN IN VAGINA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2002	Age: 18 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Safety pins
PT STEPPED ON RUSTY SAFETY PIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Safety pins
PT STEPPED ON RUSTY SAFETY PIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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