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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 119
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2002 | Age: 3 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: Wire |
| CHILD POSSIBLY SWALLOWED SMALL PIECE OF COPPER WIRE THAT WAS EMBEDDED IN TORTILLA. NO DISTRESS. D:CONCERN FOR INGESTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2002 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Wire |
| 61 Y.O. W MALE W/INGESTED FO. PT SWALLOWED A TWIST TIE THAT WAS IN HIS SALAD @ HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2002 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Wire |
| PT FOUND A PIECE OF CABLE AND STARTED CHEWING ON IT. PT BEGANGAGGING. D X FOREIGN BODY INGESTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Wire |
| PT WAS CHEWING ON A PIECE OF WIRE AND SWALLOWED IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2002 | Age: 29 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: Wire |
| SWALLOWED A PIECE OF WIRE-LEFT W/O TREATMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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