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Accidents - First aid equipment - Year 2008 - All Of Body

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 275
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
0-5 years old:112
26-50 years old:75
50+ years old:88

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/25/2008Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: First aid equipment
R/O INGESTION OF THERMOMETER CONTENTS DX; STABLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/27/2008Age: 34 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: First aid equipment
ALLERGIC REACT/34YOM STS HAD *** ON ARM & IT CAUSED ALL.REACT. W/TONGUE SWELLING & FEELS LIKE THROAT SWELLING ALSO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/29/2008Age: 54 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Other
Product: First aid equipment
HAD 4 WIDOM TEETH PULLED TODAY AND MAY HAVE CHOKED ON A GAUZE, HAD BECAME UNRESPONSIVE. SYNCOPAL EPISODE*
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 07/20/2008Age: 23 monthsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: First aid equipment, Bottles or jars
INGESTED PEROXIDE FROM BOTTLE;DX POISONING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/02/2008Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: First aid equipment
CHILD ATE APPROX. 1 TBSP OF *** 7 HOURS AGO. NO OBVIOUS SIGNS OF ASPIRA TION. D: *** INGESTION, ATYPICAL PNEUMONIA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/01/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: First aid equipment, Antihistamines
INGESTED IPECAC AND ATE A *** TABLET FROM A FIRST AID KIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/29/2008Age: 76 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: First aid equipment
INTOXICATED AND ACCIDENTALLY INGESTED PACK OF KOLD KOMPRESS THINKING IT WAS CEREAL HIS WIFE GAVE HIM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/15/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: First aid equipment, Chemicals
PT BIT A GLASS THERMOMETER FOUND PIECES OF GLASS IN MOUTH MAY HAVE GOTTEN SOME MERCERY IN MOUTH. DX MECERY EXPSOURE NON TOXIC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/14/2008Age: 18 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: First aid equipment
MOM REPORTS BROKE MERCURY THERMOMETER 2 NIGHTS AGO, MOM'S CLOTHES TESTE D POSITIVE FOR MERCURY YESTERDAY, PT'S FEET W/HIGH READING; MERCURY EXP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/04/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: First aid equipment
TOUCHED/EXPOSED TO MERCURY THAT SPILLED OUT WHEN SIBLING BROKE THERMOME TER-DAD WASHED HAND AFTER INCIDENT-SHOULDN'T HAVE PROBLEM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/04/2008Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: First aid equipment, Floors or flooring materials
EXPOSURE TO MERCURY-DROPPED GLASS THERMOMETER ON FLOOR & BROKE-SKIN CON TACT/EXPOSURE SHORT-SHOULDN'T CAUSE PROB-TAKE CLOTHES TO HAZARDOUS WAST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/04/2008Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: First aid equipment, Floors or flooring materials
EXPOSURE TO MERCURY-SIBLING BROKE THERMOMETER ON FLOOR AND THIS PT NEAR IT-DID NOT TOUCH-SHOULDN'T BE PROBLEM SINCE EXPOSURE LIMITED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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