Accidents - Self-contained openers - 6-15 years old - Year 2005

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 491
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Body Parts:

Internal:	383	Finger:	102
Hand:	5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/13/2005	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Self-contained openers
PATIENT INGESTED 17 POP TABS ON A DARE, DENIES SUICIDE INTENTION, ABDOM INAL PAIN; FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2005	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Self-contained openers
PT SUSTAINED FOREIGN BODY TO FINGER FROM SODA CAN TAB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2005	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Self-contained openers
PT SWOLLOWED A POP CAN TAB.DX FB INGESTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2005	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Self-contained openers
DX: L INDEX FINGER LAC WHILE OPENING A CAN OF TENNIS BALLS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2005	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Self-contained openers
PATIENT SWALLOWED A METAL PULL TAB FROM *** CAN TODAY. DX-FOREIGN BODY SWALLOWED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2005	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Self-contained openers, Metal containers
FB INGESTED-ACCIDENTLY SWALLOWED PULL TOP TAB FROM SODA CAN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2005	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Self-contained openers
PATIENT TOOK GULP OF SODA, THEN AFTER SWALLOWING FELT LIKE SOMETHING ST UCK IN THROAT, COULD NOT BREATH,THINKS HE SWALLOWED METAL TAB; GER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2005	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Self-contained openers
PT ACCIDENTLY DRANK POP CAN TAB WHILE DRINKING FROM POP CAN FELT LIKE SOMETHING STUCK IN THROAT. DX SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2005	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Self-contained openers
? FB SWALLOWED-PT STATES HE SWALLOWED A "POP TOP TAB" OF A CAN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2005	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Self-contained openers
PT CUT LT 4TH DIGIT NAIL OPENING A PULL TAB CAN, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2005	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Self-contained openers
PT SWALLOWED SODA TAB. D: FOREIGN BODY INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/18/2005	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Self-contained openers
PT CUT HAND OPENING A FLIP TOP CAN FOOD LAST NIGHT, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2005	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Self-contained openers
LACERATED THUMB ON PULL TOP WHILE OPENING CAT FOOD CAN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2005	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Self-contained openers
WHILE OPENING A CAN OF FORMULA PT CUT RIGHT POINTER FINGER FROM CAN. DX RIGHT INDEX FINGER LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2005	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Self-contained openers
SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY: CHEWING ON A METAL POP TAB WHILE ON THE BUS THIS AM, HIT BUMP, CAUSING HER TO SWALLOW IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2005	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Self-contained openers
PT ACCIDENTALLY SWALLOWED A POP CAN RING TAB ON SUNDAY & REPORTS FEELING IT "JABBING" HIM "IN THE STOMACH".
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2005	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Self-contained openers, Metal containers
INGESTION OF ALUMINUM CAN TOP - SWALLOWED CAP TOP THAT WAS INSIDE CAN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2005	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Self-contained openers
PT BIRTHDAY PARTY, SWALLOWED SODA CAN TAB DX: POSS SWALLOWED SODA TAB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2005	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Self-contained openers
BROKE TAB OFF OF POP CAN, IT FELL INTO CAN, SHE TOOK SWALLOW OF POP AND SWALLOWED TAB, IT IS VISIBLE ON X-RAY DX: INGESTED FOREIGN OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2005	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Self-contained openers
PATIENT SWALLOWED TAB OFF DRINK CAN AT SCHOOL DX: ALLEGED FOREIGN BODY INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2005	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Self-contained openers
PT WAS DRINKING A SODA AND SWALLOWED SODA TAB DX F B INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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