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Accidents - Crayons or chalk - Year 2003 - Internal

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 218
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
0-5 years old:148
26-50 years old:69

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/23/2003Age: 15 monthsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Crayons or chalk
PT SWALLOWED CRAYON 2PM TODAY NOW CC/O THROAT PN, FB/CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/18/2003Age: 18 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Crayons or chalk
MOM FOUND WHAT SHE THOUGHT AS GREEN BEAD IN PATIENT'S NOSE AT HOME; GRE EN CRAYON REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/13/2003Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Crayons or chalk
PATIENT WITH FB IN NOSE WHLE AT BABYSITTER'S, MAY BE CRAYON OR MARKER, OR BLUEBERRY FROM MUFFIN; REFERRED TO ENT CLINIC FOR REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/20/2003Age: 33 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Crayons or chalk
ACCIDENTALLY" DRANK SODA WITH WOOD CHIPS AND CHALK IN IT" DX: INGESTED FOREIGN OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/11/2003Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Crayons or chalk
PATIENT HAS TIP OF BLUE CRAYON IN NOSE, BLEW CRAYON OUT IN ED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/10/2003Age: 20 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Crayons or chalk
PATIENT PUT CRAYON IN NOSE AT HOME, PT SNEEZED AND ORANGE CRAYON CAME O UT; SELF REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/14/2003Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Crayons or chalk
CHIDL FOUND AT HOME DROOLING AND VOMITING. PARENTS THINK SHE SWALLOWED 1/2 OF CRAYON. D:ESOPHAGEAL FOREIGN BODY, CEREBRAL PALSY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/08/2003Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Crayons or chalk
PT SWOLLOWED A CRAYON. DX FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 01/24/2003Age: 16 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Crayons or chalk
PATIENT GAGGING, TURNING RED, HAS YELLOW CRAYON ON TEETH, POSSIBLE CRAY ON INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/22/2003Age: 23 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Crayons or chalk
PATIENT PUT CRAYON IN NOSE; FB REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/09/2003Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Crayons or chalk
PT PUT CRAYON IN NOSE. DX: NASAL FB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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