Accidents - Safety pins - Year 2008 - Knee

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 30
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	15
16-25 years old:	14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 07/11/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Safety pins
JUMPING AROUND WITH A SAFETY PIN IN THE HAND, FELL &LANDED ONTO KNEE HI TTING THE PIN>> PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2008	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Safety pins
PT STATES WAS LOW CRAWLING AND SAFETY PIN WENT INTO KNEE DX RT KNEE PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

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