Accidents - Safety pins - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Face

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 31
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2008:	14
Year 2010:	16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 03/21/2010	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Safety pins
57 YOM TRIED TO LANCE ABSCESS WITH SAFETY PIN ON CHEEK AND MADE IT WORS E. FACIAL ABSCESS
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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