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Accidents - Flatware - Year 2005 - Internal

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 212
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Date: 12/09/2005Age: 18 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flatware
PT SWALLOWED PIECES OF A BROKEN PLASTIC SPOON, IN HOSPITAL CAFETERIA SCREAMING IN PAIN, & COUGHING. DX: SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/15/2005Age: 17 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flatware
PATIENT WAS EATING AND SWALLOWED A PIECE OF BROKEN PLASTIC FORK, FELT I T WHEN SHE SWALLOWED IT, NO CHOKING; FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/16/2005Age: 70 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flatware
PT EATING VEGATABLES/PEPPERS, BIT AND SWALLOWED PIECE OF PLASTIC FORK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/12/2005Age: 22 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flatware
PT SWOLLOWED A PIECE OF A PLASTIC FORK. DX FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/10/2005Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flatware
SWALLOWED PART OF PLASTIC FORK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/24/2005Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flatware
SWALLOWED TIP OF PLASTIC FORK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/11/2005Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flatware
MOM REPORTS PT SUCKING ON A TEASPOON LAST NIGHT & SWALLOWED IT. DX: POSSIBLE INGESTION FOREIGN BODY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/27/2005Age: 14 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flatware
PT MAY HAVE SWALLOWED A TINE FROM A PLASTIC FORK DX: POSSIBLE SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/12/2005Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flatware
62 YO MALE SWALLOWED 1/4 INCH OF PLASTIC FORK TIPINGESTED F/B
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/31/2005Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flatware
PT CHEWING ON PLASTIC SPOON, BITE THE END OFF AND SWALLOWED IT, FB INGE STION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/30/2005Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flatware
PT WAS CHEWING ON PLASTIC SPOON,SWOLLOWED A SMALL PIECE OF IT SUSTAINED " INGESTED FB"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/21/2005Age: 20 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Flatware
PT SWALLOWED PPIECE OF PLASTIC FORK WHEN EATING LUNCH DX: INJESTES FOREIGN OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/20/2005Age: 28 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Flatware
PRONG OF FORK BROKE OFF AND SWALLOWED A PIECE OF IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/24/2005Age: 21 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Flatware
PT CHOKING ON A SPOON , REMOVED DX: SWALLOWED SPOON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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