Accidents - Hearing aids - 50+ years old - Year 2009 - Internal

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 15
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/03/2009	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Hearing aids, Beds or bedframes
PT WAS SEMI SLEEPING,PICKED UP SOMETHING ON THE BED AND SWALLOWED IT. PT THINKS IT WAS A SMALL PLASTIC PIECE FROM HEARING AID. ADMIT FOR FB*
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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