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Accidents - Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks - Year 2005 - Ear

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 968
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/30/2005Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
DX: F.B. (SCREW) IN L EAR--REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/27/2005Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Other
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
CHILD PUT NAIL INTO EAR 1/2 HR AGO - EAR EXAMINED, NO FB FOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/23/2005Age: 18 monthsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
POKED EAR WITH NAIL PUNCTURE WOUND OF EXTERNAL CANAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/11/2005Age: 21 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Christmas decorations
PT @ G-MA'S HOUSE IN PROCESS OF HANGING A CHRISTMAS WREATH ON NAIL UNWITNESSED ACCIDENT PT MAY HAVE HIT EAR ON NAIL. DX RUPTURED EAR DRUM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/29/2005Age: 27 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
CUT EAR ON A NAIL STICKING OUT OF A BOARD DX: R EAR LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/07/2005Age: 39 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves
WALKED INTO A NAIL THAT WAS ON A SHELF IN THE GARAGE. DX- COMPLEX LACER ATION L PINNA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/06/2005Age: 21 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
DAD STATES CHILD STUCK A FINISHING NAIL IN EAR DX: R EAR CANAL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/25/2005Age: 19 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
3 YO BROTHER POKED PATIENT IN EAR WITH A NAIL AT HOME WHILE MOM WAS IN ANOTHER ROOM WITH NEWBORN, BLOOD IN EAR CANAL; PERFORATION EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/19/2005Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
EAR PUNCTURED WITH A NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/17/2005Age: 39 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT HIT EAR ON NAIL IN GARAGE. DX: L PINNA LAC 3 X 3 MM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/04/2005Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
6YOF WITH SMALL METAL SCREW STUCK IN EAR ,OBJECT VISUALIZED ON EXAM; RI GHT EAR FOREIGN BODY (SCREW)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/15/2005Age: 12 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
PT CUT EAR ON A NAIL ON THE COUCH DX: L EAR LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/11/2005Age: 43 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT CUT WITH SCREW; LAC EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/28/2005Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SCREW IN EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/08/2005Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Furniture
LACERATION L EAR: AT HOME PATIENT STOODUP, NAIL WAS STICKING OUT OF PIECE OF FURNITURE, CAUGHT HIS EAR ON NAIL CAUSING LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/07/2005Age: 80 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
HIT R EAR WITH BOARD AND RUSTY NAIL, C/O CUT EAR, DX; LACERATION EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/06/2005Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PLASTIC SCREW IN EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/22/2005Age: 23 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT. PUT A SCREW IN LEFT EAR. FOREIGN BODY, LEFT EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/27/2005Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Other toys
PATIENT TOLD MOTHER SCREW FROM BROTHER'S AIRPLANE IN EAR; FB REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/08/2005Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
EAR PUNCTURE, STUCK NAIL IN EAR
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 03/17/2005Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
CHILD FELL AGAINST A NAIL AT HOME AND LACERATED EAR. D: EAR LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/22/2005Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Other
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT PUT NAIL IN EAR. DX: L TM RUPTURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/16/2005Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT TRIED TO PIERCE EAR AND NAIL GOT STUCK IN EAR. DX: FOREIGN BO DY TO RIGHT EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/13/2005Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT GOT A SCREW IN THE EAR, SUSTAINED " OTIC FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/24/2005Age: 39 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT. USED A SCREW TO CLEAN OUT EAR LAST WEEK. PT. HAS HAD PAIN IN L EAR SINCE. DX. L PERFORATED TM, L ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/18/2005Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT HAS A SCREW IN R EAR. DX: FOREIGN BODY EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/11/2005Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT HAS A SMALL NAIL STUCK IN EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/09/2005Age: 33 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Hammers
PT CUT EAR WHILE USING HAMMER TO PULL NAILS, NECK OF HAMMER HIT PTS EAR, LACERATION TO EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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