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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 248
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/19/2008 | 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: Safety pins |
| GI FOREIGN BODY: ACCIDENTALLY SWALLOWED SMALL CLOSED SAFETY PIN AT HOME 10 MINUTES PTA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Safety pins |
| PIERCED EAR WITH SAFETY PIN;DX PUNCTURED EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Safety pins |
| DX: TRIED TO PIERCE HERSELF IN EYEBROW, SAFETY PIN STUCK--REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Safety pins, Liniments or rubbing compounds |
| PATIENT POPPED PIMPLE ON FOREARM 1 WEEK AGO, THEN USED SAFETY PIN IN AL COHOL TO OPEN EXPELLING CONTENTS, ERYTHEMA WORSE OVERNIGHT;CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2008 | Age: 6 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: Safety pins |
| DX: SWALLOWED A SAFETY PIN; ADMITTED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/18/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Safety pins |
| ACCIDENTALLY SWALLOWED SAFETY PIN DX: SWALLOWED FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Safety pins |
| JUMPED STUCK W/ SAFETY PINS TO ARMS PUNCUTRE WOUNDDS MULTIPLE SITES UPPER ARMS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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