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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 116
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/04/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Safety pins |
| RIGHT FOREARM INJURY FROM SAFETY PIN PUNCTURING RIGHT FOREARM. DX-ACUTE PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2008 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Safety pins |
| POKED SELF INTO EYE ACCIDENTALLY USING SAFETY PIN TO SEPARATE EYELASHES >> CORNEAL ABRS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2008 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Safety pins |
| PATIENT WAS CLEANING HER NOSE WITH A SAFETY PIN, POINT OF PIN LODGED IN NOSE. DX-FOREIGN BODY NOSE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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