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Accidents - Safety pins - 6-15 years old - Year 2003

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 233
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Internal:137Toe:77
Finger:12Foot:6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 10/03/2003Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Burns, Elec
Product: Safety pins, Electrical outlets or receptacles
PT TOUCHING SAFETY PIN IN ELECTRICAL OUTLET WHILE IN SCHOOL TODAY. ELE CTRICAL BURNS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/26/2003Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Safety pins, Floors or flooring materials
PT WAS SCOOTING FOOT ACROSS THE FLOOR AND STEPPED ON A SAFETY PIN. D: S/P REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/19/2003Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Other
Product: Safety pins
STUCK THUMB WITH SAFETY PIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/17/2003Age: 14 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Safety pins
SWALLOWED 1" SAFETY PIN - TRIED COUGHING UP, NO LUCK NO BM SINCE THEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/20/2003Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Safety pins, Swimming
C/O SAFETY PIN STUCK IN RT GREAT TOE WHILE SWIMMING IN POOL DX: LWBS
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 04/11/2003Age: 14 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Safety pins
SWALLOWED AN OPEN SAFETY PIN DX: INGESTED FOREIGN OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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