Accidents - Wire - 0-5 years old - Year 2007

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 359
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Body Parts:

Foot:	160	Internal:	69
Mouth:	43	Hand:	26
Finger:	15	Face:	15
Head:	11	Eyeball:	10
Neck:	5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/20/2007	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wire
PT WAS PLAYING W/WIRE AND STICKING IT IN MOUTH DOWN THROAT CAUSING BLEE DING FROM UVULA. DX. ABRA UVULA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2007	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire
LAC TO FINGER WHEN STRUCK ON A WIRE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2007	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire
CUT HAND ON WIRE/HAND LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2007	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire
PATIENT CUT FOOT ON PIECE OF WIRE-LAC FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2007	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire
LAC TO EYEBALL COPPER WIRE TO EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2007	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wire
PATIENT C/O EYE PAIN, ACCIDENTALLY STUCK WIRE IN EYE. DX-ABRASIONS EYELID.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2007	Age: 7 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Wire
PT BABY SWALLOWED RIBBON WITH METAL WIRE VOMITED SOME BLOOD DX// FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2007	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Wire
3 YOM WAS PLAYING WITH SISTER, & STARTED SCREAMING- MOM NOTICED PIECE OF WIRE EMBEDDED IN HIS RT HAND. DX; FB REMOVAL FROM RT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2007	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Wire
PT SUST FOREIGN BODY (WIRE) TO FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2007	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Wire
PATIENT PLAYING OUTSIDE THE HOUSE AND STEPPED ON METAL WIRE, OR RUSTY M ETAL BENCH TIE, EMBEDDED IN FOOT WHEN PULLED OUT; PUNCTURE WOUND TO FOO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2007	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire, Insect induced injuries
5 YOF, COMES IN AFTER STEPPING ON A WIRE MESH, CAUSING LACERATION TO FOOT, ALSO BUG BITE TO UPPER ARM. DX; LACERATION AND INSECT BITE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2007	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Wire
RUNNING @ T-BONES GAME AT BALLPARK, RAN INTO WIRE, FELL FORWARD HIT MOU TH ON GROUND & FELL BACK HITTING HEAD, CHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2007	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Wire
PIECE OFWIRE STUCK IN THROAT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2007	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Wire
GOT WIRE STUCK IN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2007	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Wire
CONTUSED EYE WITH WIRE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2007	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Wire
PT TRIPPED OVER A WIRE IN THE PARKING LOT AND PT FELL AND HIT HEAD ON G RAVEL. D: LACERATION SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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