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Accidents - Plastic bags - Year 2007 - Internal

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 220
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
0-5 years old:104
6-15 years old:6
16-25 years old:109

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 08/24/2007Age: 7 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Plastic bags
PT CHOKED ON PIECE OF PLASTIC BAG, DX; FB NEAR ASPIRATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/29/2007Age: 25 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Plastic bags, Illegal drugs
PT SWALLOWED A *** WITH COCAINE IN IT - PT GIVEN CHARCOAL/ ***
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 06/07/2007Age: 17 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Plastic bags, Illegal drugs
PT SWALLOWED *** BAG OF COCAINE ON TUESDAY. D:FOREIGN BODY INGESTION N
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/14/2007Age: 10 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Plastic bags
FB ASPIRATION-CHOKED AND TURNED BLUE ON PLASTIC BAG, GOT BYSTANDER BACK BLOW, NOW WHEEZING, RIGID BRONCHOSCOPY/REMOVAL FB AIRWAY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 05/09/2007Age: 11 monthsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Plastic bags
CHOKED AND SWALLOWED PIECE OF PLASTIC BAG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/09/2007Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Plastic bags
PATIENT ANGRY ABOUT CAT POSSIBLY BEING PUT TO SLEEP, SWALLOWED SMALL PI ECE OF CLEAR PLASTIC BAG FROM ***;SUSPECT FB IN GI TRACT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/08/2007Age: 10 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Plastic bags
PATIENT INGESTED PIECE OF BLACK GARBAGE BAG AT HOME, GAGGED; FB REMOVED FROM POSTERIOR PHARYNX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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