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Accidents - Crayons or chalk - Year 2008 - Internal

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 312
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Date: 11/22/2008Age: 10 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Crayons or chalk, Floors or flooring materials
PT CRAWLING ON FLOOR WHEN MOM NOTICED PT GAGGING AND DROOLING. ONLY THI NGS ON FLOOR WERE CRAYONS. POSS INGEST ONE. DX FB IN ESOPHAGUS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 11/14/2008Age: 2 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
MOTHER REPORTS THAT PT STATES THAT SHE HAS A CRAYON UP HER NOSE. DX. N ASAL FB, REMOVED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/09/2008Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Crayons or chalk
DX FB IN NARES: FATHER STATE PT PUT A CRAYON IN HIS R NARE AND THE TIP BROKE OFF W THE TIP BEING LODGED IN THE NASAL CAVITY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/04/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Crayons or chalk
PATIENT PUT BLUE CRAYON IN NOSE; FB REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/04/2008Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: 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


Date: 08/28/2008Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Crayons or chalk
PATIENT WAS USING A ***, BEGAN GAGGING AND DROOLING, MOM THINKSSHE POSS IBLY SWALLOWED A PIECE OF ***. DX-CHOKING EPISODE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/23/2008Age: 11 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Crayons or chalk
SWALLOWED A CRAYON. DX FB INGESTED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 06/04/2008Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Crayons or chalk
PATIENT HAS DOWNS SYNDROME, HAS BEEN PASSING CRAYONS IN HIS STOOL, HAS BEEN SNEAKING THEM AT SCHOOL. DX-INGESTION OF FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/08/2008Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Crayons or chalk
FB INGESTION-PT ATE ***-@ DAYCARE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/27/2008Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Crayons or chalk
HAS PIECE OF CRAYON IN (L) NARIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/09/2008Age: 14 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Crayons or chalk
MOTHER STATES CHILD SWALLOWED PIECE OFCOLOR CRAYON,SWALLOWED FOR- EIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/11/2008Age: 18 monthsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Crayons or chalk
PATIENT BIT A PIECE OF CRAYON AND PUT IN NOSE; FB REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/16/2008Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Crayons or chalk
PT W/PIECE OF CHALK UP R NARE. DX. NASAL FB, REMOVED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/22/2008Age: 11 monthsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Crayons or chalk
11 MONTH OLD F- SWALLOWED A PEICE OF WHITE MARKING CHALK THE SIZE OF A GRAPE - THEN VOMITED 4X. DX CHALK INGESTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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