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Accidents - Crayons or chalk - 0-5 years old - Year 2002 - Internal

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 203
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Date: 12/22/2002Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Crayons or chalk
DAD WITNESSED PATIENT PUTTING PIECE OF CRAYON INTO NOSE, NOSTRIL PAIN; NO FB VISUALIZED IN ED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/13/2002Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Crayons or chalk
PT PUT CRAYON IN NOSE. DX: FB NOSE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/11/2002Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Crayons or chalk
PATIENT HAVING PAIN WITH BOWEL MOVEMENT, PASSED CRAYON, ALSO HAS DIAPER RASH; CRAYON INGESTION, DIAPER RAH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/18/2002Age: 8 monthsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Crayons or chalk
WAS CHOKING ON FOREIGN OBJECT AT HOME. OTHER SON WAS PLAYING W/ CRAYONS. DX; POSS FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/17/2002Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Crayons or chalk
,PT FOUND EATING CRAYON @SCHOOL TODAY,FB/INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/03/2002Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Crayons or chalk
PATIENT PUT A RED CRAYON IN NOSE AT DAYCARE; FB REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/25/2002Age: 20 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Crayons or chalk
22 MONTH OLD FEMALE SWALLOWED CRAYON INGESTED CRAYON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/15/2002Age: 9 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Crayons or chalk
RED STOOL FROM CRAYON PIGMENT - ATE A RED CRAYON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/09/2002Age: 21 monthsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Crayons or chalk
PT HX OF EATING CHALK - BEGAN CHOKING - PATTED PATIENT ON BACK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/05/2002Age: 7 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Crayons or chalk
CHOKED ON CRAYON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/24/2002Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Crayons or chalk
POSSIBLY ASPIRATED CHALK
Disposition: Held for observation


Date: 05/31/2002Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Crayons or chalk
PATIENT PUT TIP OF ORANGE CRAYON IN NOSE, SEEN BY PRIVATE PHYSICIAN, SE NT TO ED FOR REMOVAL; CRAYON REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/05/2002Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Crayons or chalk
PATIENT HAD BLUE OBJECT IN NOSE, PT. HANDED MOM PIECE OF BLUE CRAYON FR OM NOSE WHIILE WAITING IN ED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/26/2002Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Crayons or chalk
PATIENT HAD PURPLE CRAYON IN NOSE; FB REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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