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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 555
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Preparations containing iron salts |
| PATIENT INGESTED *** VITAMINS WITH IRON AT HOME, 12-14 TABLETS.DX-INGES TION VITAMINS ACCIDENTALLY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/29/2004 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Preparations containing iron salts |
| PT ATE APPROX 10-30 OTC MULTIVITAMINS WITH IRON. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Preparations containing iron salts, Bottles or jars |
| PT FOUND ON THE FLOOR WITH AN OPEN BOTTLE OF FERROUS SULFATE ABOUT 12 TABLETS MISSING- POISONING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Preparations containing iron salts |
| PT DX OF ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OF IRON AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Preparations containing iron salts |
| 2YOM ACCIDENTAL OVERDOSE CHILDRENS VITAMIN W/ IRON. DRANK 1/2 TSP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2004 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Preparations containing iron salts |
| PATIENT FOUND WITH PRENATAL VITAMINS IN HAND, UNSURE IF INGESTED ANY, P C CONTACTED; POSSIBLE INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2004 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Preparations containing iron salts |
| SWALLOWED MOTHERS IRON TABLETS DX. MED INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2004 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Preparations containing iron salts, Tablet or capsule drugs |
| PT FOUND PRENATAL VITAMINS FOUND WITH PILL IN MOUTH AND HANDS,IRON TABLET ALSO ON COUNTER. DX INGESTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Preparations containing iron salts |
| ATE 8 CHILDRENS MULTI VITAMINS W/ IRON TBALETS DX INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2004 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Preparations containing iron salts |
| SAW PILLS YEST AM ON TONGUE, UNSURE IF SWLWD, PC TOLD MOM IF NO MORE T HAN 15 EATEN OK, MD CNSLT W/ PC AGAIN, *** ACCDNTL INGST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2004 | Age: 11 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Preparations containing iron salts, Bottles or jars |
| PT TOOK POSSIBLY 30-IRON PILLS, PT FOUND PLAYING WITH BOTTLE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 08/27/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Preparations containing iron salts |
| INGESTED VITAMINS WITH IRON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2004 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Preparations containing iron salts |
| INGESTED APPROX 20 CHILDRENS VITAMINS IRON POISONING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2004 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Preparations containing iron salts |
| PT INGESTED UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF PRENATAL VITAMINS APPROX 21:00. VOMITED LG AMT W/PILL FRAGMENTS AT HOME. NORMAL IRON LEVELS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Preparations containing iron salts |
| INGESTED *** VITAMINS WITH IRON. MAYBE 50 TABLETS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Preparations containing iron salts |
| PT. GOT INTO VITAMINS WITH IRON, VOMITED ONCE 7 HOURS AFTER, MAY HAVE INGESTED UP TO 10 VITAMINS. DX: IRON INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Preparations containing iron salts |
| INGESTED MULTIVITAMINS CONTAINING IRON |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 06/07/2004 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Preparations containing iron salts |
| PT TOOK UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF IRON PILLS (BOTTLE HOLDS 100 PILLS). UNDX: IRON OVERDOSE-ACCIDENTAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Preparations containing iron salts, Bottles or jars |
| PATIENT INGESTED UNKNOWN (UP TO 45) *** CHEWABLE VITAMINS W/IRON, GRAND MA FOUND HER WITH EMPTY BOTTLE, PC CONTACTED, NO SYMTOMS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2004 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Preparations containing iron salts, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| POSSIBLY INGESTED MULTIPLE MEDS,***, ***, *** GOT INTO M EDICINE CABINE T WITH SIBLING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2004 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Preparations containing iron salts |
| CHILD AND BROTHER POSSIBLY INGESTED UP TO 25 18MG CHEWABLE VITAMINS WIT H IRON. D: IRON INGESTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2004 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Preparations containing iron salts |
| CHILD AND BROTHER POSSIBLY INGESTED UP TO 25 TABS OF 18MG CHEWABLE VITA MINS WITH IRON. D: IRON INGESTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2004 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Preparations containing iron salts |
| PT SUST IRON OVERDOSE TOOK 10-15 *** VITAMINS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/03/2004 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Preparations containing iron salts, Bottles or jars |
| PT AT HOME MOM FOUND AN EMPTY BOTTLE OF CHILDRENS *** VITAMINS WITH IRO N IN ROOM MEDICATION INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2004 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Preparations containing iron salts, Musical instruments, not electric or not battery operated |
| PT FOUND W/ BOTTLE OF IRON GRANDMA THINKS PT SPILLED IT , FOUND ON PIA NO KEYS AND BABY'S SLEVE IRON OVERDOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2004 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Preparations containing iron salts |
| PT WITH INGESTION OF UNKNOWN AMT OF PRENATAL VITAMIN WITH IRON, INGESTI ON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2004 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Preparations containing iron salts |
| PATIENT INGESTED UNKNOWN NUMBER OF ***S CHEWABLE MULTI VITAMIN WITH IRO N, PC CONTACTED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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