Accidents - Plastic bags - Years 1997-2010 - Internal

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,269
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	18
Year 1998:	18
Year 1999:	192
Year 2000:	29
Year 2001:	55
Year 2002:	122
Year 2003:	206
Year 2004:	395
Year 2005:	48
Year 2006:	96
Year 2007:	220
Year 2008:	210
Year 2009:	234
Year 2010:	420

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	1,096
6-15 years old:	187
16-25 years old:	333
26-50 years old:	531
50+ years old:	120

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/09/2010	Age: 9 months	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: Plastic bags
9MOM HAD A PIECE OF A PLASTIC BAG IN MOUTH WHEN MOM TRIED TO GET IT OUT PT SWALLOWED IT FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2010	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Plastic bags
44 Y/O M SWALLOWED SMALL PLASTIC *** FB ING FB ING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2010	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Plastic bags
39YOM SWALLOWED A PIECE OF PLASTIC SANDWICH BAG INGESTED FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2010	Age: 16 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: Plastic bags
16YOM SWALLOWED 4 BAGS OF HEROIN THAT WERE INSIDE PLASTIC BAG, ABDOMINA L PAIN DX: INGESTED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2010	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Plastic bags
9YOF SWALLOWED A PIECE OF PLASTIC GROCERY BAG DX:ESOPHAGEAL FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2010	Age: 6 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Plastic bags
6 MOM PT SWALLOWED PART OF PLASTIC *** BAG. INGESTED FOREIGN BODY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2010	Age: 21 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Plastic bags
21MOM HAD SMALL PLASTIC BAG IN MOUTH, PT FELL FORWARD & CHOKED & GAGGED A LITTLE DX;* NONE STATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2010	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Plastic bags
SWALLOWED PLASTIC BAG AT HOME. PUNCTURE WOUND ESOPHAGOUS. 18 YOM*
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/17/2009	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Plastic bags
30YO HISP MALE STS 4 DAYS AGO SWALLOWED PLASTIC BAG WITH UNKNOWN SUBSTA NCE,REFUSES 2 SAY IF DRUGS,DX CONSTIPATION,BODY STUFFING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2009	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Plastic bags
PT HAS HISTORY OF PICA, FOUND WITH PLASTIC BAG IN MOUTH DX;* FB INGE STION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2009	Age: 8 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Plastic bags
CHILD BIT SMALL CORNER OF PLASTIC BAG OFF AND SWALLOWED IT. COUGHED A LOT AND THEN VOMITED IT UP. LPTMS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 09/08/2009	Age: 10 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Plastic bags
INGESTED WHITE PLASTIC SAFETY WRAPPER INGESTED FB * BLOOD IN MOUTH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2009	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Plastic bags
PT EATING A PIECE OF CANDY AND SWALLOWED THE PLASTIC WRAPPER. DX FB IN GESTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2009	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Plastic bags
PT SWALLOWED A PLASTIC BAG AT JAIL. DX: FB INGESTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2009	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Plastic bags
56 YOF SWALLOWED PLASTIC BAG OF SPICE FROM NOODLES F/B THROAT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2008	Age: 10 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Plastic bags
PT HAD A PIECE OF PLASTIC IN MOUTH AND CHOKED. D: SWALLOWED FOREIGN B ODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2008	Age: 10 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Plastic bags
INGESTED A PLASTIC CANDY WRAPPER. DX FB INGESTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2008	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Plastic bags
5 YO SWALLOWED PIECE OFF PLASTIC BAG INGESTED FOREIGN OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 05/22/2008	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Plastic bags
CHOKING EPISODE-ON SMALL PIECE OF PLASTIC SHOPPING BAG-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2008	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: Plastic bags
FOUND BY MOM CHOKING ON A PIECE FROM A PLASTIC SHOPPING BAG >> CHOKING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2008	Age: 8 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: Plastic bags
SWALLOWED PIECE OF PLASTIC BAG, STARTED COUGHING AND GAGGING. DX-FOREIGN BODY SWALLOWED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2008	Age: 19 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: Plastic bags, Drugs or medications
BROUGHT BY POLICE, PT SWALLOWED PLASTIC BAG WITH DRUGS IN IT DX FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2008	Age: 7 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Plastic bags, Car seats
PATIENT SWALLOWED PIECE OF PLASTIC SHOPPING BAG WHILE IN CAR SEAT, STAR TED COUCHING, CHOKING, VOMITED; FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2008	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Plastic bags, Illegal drugs
PT UNDER ARREST, OBSERVED SWALLOWING PLASTIC BAG WITH 1/2 A JOINT IN IT INGESTION FOREIGN SUBSTANCE, MEDICAL CLEARANCE FOR JAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2007	Age: 7 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: 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: 06/29/2007	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: 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: 06/07/2007	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	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: 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: 05/14/2007	Age: 10 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: 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: 05/09/2007	Age: 11 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Plastic bags
CHOKED AND SWALLOWED PIECE OF PLASTIC BAG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2007	Age: 9 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: 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: 03/08/2007	Age: 10 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: 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

Date: 12/09/2006	Age: 10 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Plastic bags
PT WAS CHEWING ON A PIECE OF PLASTIC BAG WHEN PT BEGAN CHOKING. D: F OREIGN BODY INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2006	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Plastic bags
37 YO MALE SWALLOWED A BAG OF HEROIN INGESTED OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2006	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Plastic bags
34 YO MALE SWALLOWED A PLASTIC BAG OF CRACK F/B PHARYNX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2006	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Plastic bags
MAY HAVE EATEN A PLASTIC BAG (AUTISTIC AND EATS EVERYTHING) DX. SWALLOW ED FOREIGN BODY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2005	Age: 9 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Plastic bags
9 MOF WAS CHEWING ON A PLASTIC BAG IN A GROCERY STORE, MOTHER NOT SURE IS A PIECE WAS SWALLOWED, PT ALERT, APPROPRIATE, BREATH SOUNDS CLEAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2005	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Plastic bags
PT WAS CHEWING ON A PIECE OF PLASTIC BAG BECAUSE HE DIDN'T HAVE ANY GUM PT SWALLOWED PLASTIC, NOW IT FEELS STUCK. DX: SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2005	Age: 1 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Plastic bags
PATIENT GOT CHOKED ON A PIECE OF A PLASTIC BAG. DX-CHOKING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2005	Age: 6 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Plastic bags
PT WAS FOUND BY DAD UNDER A PLASTIC BAG- PT WAS WHILE PER MOM DX:CHOKIN G POSSIBLE FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2005	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Plastic bags
SWALLOWED A PIECE OF PLASTIC BAG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2004	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Plastic bags
PT STATED CLOSING A *** BAG USING TEETH, A PIECE OF THE BAG DETATCHED & GOT SWOLLOWED ACCIDENTLY BY THE PT,"FOREIGH BODY IN THROAT"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2004	Age: 25 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: Plastic bags
PT SWALLOWED A ***.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2004	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: Plastic bags, Other toys
MOM PULLED OUT SOME PLASTIC BAG WITH PLASTIC BALL FROM MOUTH, BAG RIPPE NON-TOXIC F B INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2004	Age: 8 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Plastic bags
8MOF H/OCOUGH X 12-18HR AFTER INGESTING WHAT MOM THINKS IS PART OF PLAS TIC BAG YESTERDAY. CHEST X-RAY NORMAL - DX INGESTED FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2004	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Plastic bags
29 YO MALE SWALLOWED A DIME BAG OF HEROIN INGESTED FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2004	Age: 7 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Plastic bags
PT WITH POSS INGESTION OF A PIECE OF PALSTICS BAG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2004	Age: 10 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Plastic bags
PATIENT POSSIBLY SWALLOWED PLASTIC BAG, GASPING NOISES, DID FINGER SWEE P, FELT OBJECT ON FINGER, DID BACK BLOWS; POSSIBLE FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2004	Age: 32 years	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: Plastic bags
32 YO MALE HAD BAG OF CRACK STUCK IN THROAT F/B THROAT
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 07/24/2004	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Plastic bags
INGESTION OF TWO BAGS OF HEROIN - SWALLOWED TWO PLASTIC BAGS OF HEROIN
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 07/08/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Plastic bags
PT BROUGHT IN BY POLICE,SWALLOWED 3 PLASTIC BAGS OF COCAINE,ADMITS TO I NGESTION
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 05/08/2004	Age: 10 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Plastic bags
PT.SWALLOWED A PLASTIC CLOSURE OFF A PLASTIC BAG. DX; F.B. INGESTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2004	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Plastic bags
FOREIGN BODY ESOPHAGUS - 25 YOM TRIED TO SWALLOW A PLASTIC BAG FILLED W ITH COCAINE AND IT GOT STUCK IN HIS THROAT
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 12/12/2003	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Plastic bags
F.B INGESTION. PT INGETED COCAINE IN *** PLASTIC BAG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2003	Age: 39 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: Plastic bags
39YOM-INGESTED HERION BAG-WHILE RUNNING FROM POLICE-SWALLOWED BAGS 2 HO URS AGO
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 06/21/2003	Age: 10 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Plastic bags, Baby bottles or nipples
WHILE AT A BABY SHOWER PT BEGAN CHOKING WHILE CHEWING ON A PLASTIC BAG AROUND A BOTTLE. D: CHOKING ; POSSIBLE ASPIRATED FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/09/2003	Age: 10 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Plastic bags
F.B. THROAT. PT CHOKED ON POTATO CHIPS EATEN OUT OF A PLASTIC BAG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2003	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Plastic bags
DX:SWALLOWED CRACK COCAINE. SWALLOWED A *** OF CRACK COCAINE WHILE BEIN G ARRESTED.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/07/2003	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Plastic bags
F.B. INGESTION. PT SWALLOWED A PLASTIC BAG CONTAINING COCAINE. LEFT AMA THIS WAS AN INTENTIONAL MOVE BY PT.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 03/15/2003	Age: 15 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: Plastic bags
PATIENT HAD A SACK IN HER HAND, LAUGHING, SUCKED A PIECE OF PLASTIC BAG IN MOUTH. DX-FOREIGN BODY INGESTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2003	Age: 49 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: Plastic bags
PT STATES SMALL PEICE OF PLASTIC BAG IN THROAT SUSPECTED UPPER ESOPHAG EAL FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2003	Age: 17 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Plastic bags
PT FOUND WITH PLASTIC BLUE BAG IN MOUTH CHOKING PULLED OUT BY DAD/USEDT O DISTRIBUTE HEROIN IN NEIGHBOHOOD, FB/REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	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: Plastic bags
PT ATE A SMALL PIECE OF CLEAR PLASTIC BAG, FB INGESTION IN ESOPHAGUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2002	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Plastic bags
38 YO MALE SWALLOWED PLASTIC BAG OF CRACK COCAINE F/B
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/2002	Age: 11 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Plastic bags
CHILD IN BACKSEAT OF CAR GROCERIES PLACED NEXT TO CHILD HE TORE A PIECE OF PLASTIC BAG PLACED IN MOUTH AND CHOKED. DX FOREIGN BODY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2002	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Plastic bags
DX;COCAINE AND PLASTIC BAG INGESTION. PT SWALLOWED A "***" OF COCAINE D URING A DRUG BUST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2002	Age: 9 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Plastic bags, Cardboard products
CHOKING EPISODE - 9 MOF SWALLOWED A PIECE OF PLASTIC THAT COMES IN THE CEREAL BOXES, FATHER STATES CHILD TURNED PURPLE AND BLACK, CHOKING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2002	Age: 8 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Plastic bags
8 MONTH OLD M C/O SWALLOWED PLASTIC - MOTHER STATES PATIENT SWALLOWED PIECE OF GROCERY PLASTIC SACK. DX: INGESTION FB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2001	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2001	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	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: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2000	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2000	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2000	Age: 7 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2000	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Plastic bags, Other toys
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2000	Age: 8 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/1999	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/1999	Age: 11 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/1999	Age: 9 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/1999	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/1998	Age: 8 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/1997	Age: 2 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: Aspirated Object
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/1997	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	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: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/1997	Age: 6 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Plastic bags
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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