Accidents - Safety pins - 16-25 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Internal

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 471
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	84
Year 1998:	18
Year 1999:	77
Year 2000:	17
Year 2003:	98
Year 2004:	15
Year 2005:	5
Year 2006:	73
Year 2007:	5
Year 2008:	6
Year 2009:	69

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 07/19/2009	Age: 18 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: Safety pins
PATIENT SWALLOWED SAFETY PIN. DX; INGESTED SAFETY PIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/28/2008	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Safety pins
SWALLOWED A CLOSED SAFETY PIN, NOW HAS A SORE THROAT DX; SAFETY PIN INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2007	Age: 18 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: Safety pins
PATIENT OBSERVED PLACING SILVER, SHINY OBJECT IN MOUTH AND SWALLOWING I T IN DETENTION CENTER, STATED OPEN SAFETY PIN; FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2006	Age: 17 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: Safety pins
FB INGESTION/17YOM SWALLOWED AN OPEN SAFETY PIN. NO COMPLAINTS. STS SWA LLOWED IT BECAUSE HE WANTED TO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2005	Age: 16 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: Safety pins
PT SWALLOWED CLOSED SAFETY PIN LAST PM. DX: FOREIGN BODY, GI.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Safety pins
PT ACCIDENTLY SWOLLOWED OPEN SAFETY PIN WHICH LOGGED IN HIS OESOPHAGUS SUSTAINED'" FOREIGN BODY , OPEN SAFETY PIN, INGESTION"
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/02/2003	Age: 17 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: Safety pins
SWALLOWED A SAFETY PIN
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 03/16/2003	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Safety pins
PT SWALLOWED SAFETY PIN YESTERDAY. DX: FB COLON.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2003	Age: 16 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: Safety pins
SWALLOWED A CLOSED SAFETY PIN-DX-ACUTE INGESTED FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2000	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Safety pins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/1999	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Safety pins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/1999	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Safety pins, Clothing accessories
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/1998	Age: 21 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: Safety pins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/1997	Age: 18 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: Safety pins
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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