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Accidents - Hearing aids - 50+ years old - Year 2010

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,741
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Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:
Ear:2,534Internal:63
Shoulder:63Elbow:63
All Of Body:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/31/2010Age: 82 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hearing aids
82YOF HAD A HEARING AID IN EAR FOR A LONG TIME WHEN SHE PULLED IT OUT D RAINAGE OTITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/30/2010Age: 80 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hearing aids
80YFC PIECE OF HEARING AID IN EAR/FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/24/2010Age: 87 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hearing aids
87 YOM-WAS REMOVING HEARING AID & IT CAME APART LEAVING A PC IN EAR-C/O FB SENSATION DX FB TO EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/22/2010Age: 76 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hearing aids
76 YOM WITH FOREIGN BODY IN EAR, HEARING AID. DX-ACUTE LEFT EAR FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/19/2010Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hearing aids
60YOM HAD THE BACK OF HIS HEARING AID REMAIN IN EAR FB EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/14/2010Age: 76 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hearing aids
76 YOF PRESENT TO ER AFTER SHE STATES A PIECE OF HER HEARING AID BROKE OFF IN RT EAR- DX- F/B REMOVED FROM RT EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/13/2010Age: 72 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hearing aids
72YOM, NOT ABLE TO HEAR FROM EAR DESPITE HEARING AIDS, PER FAMILY PT GE TS ALOT OF EAR INFECTION 2/2 HEARING AIDS>>OTITIS EXTERNA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/07/2010Age: 77 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Asian
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Hearing aids
SWALLOWED HER HEARING AID FOREIGN BODY INGESTION 77 YO F #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/24/2010Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hearing aids
DX OTITIS EXTERNA/CELLULITIS, EAR: 58YOM WEARS HEARING IAD & STATES THE SOMETIMES HE GETS PROB LIKE THIS IN HIS EXT CANALS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/07/2010Age: 74 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hearing aids
74 Y/O W/M GOT PEICE OFF HEARING AID STUCK IN EAR AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/02/2010Age: 78 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hearing aids
DX CHR OTITIS EXTERNA R EAR/COLESTEATOMA L EAR/BENIGN HTN: 78YOF C/O DRAINAGE F R EAR; SHE CANNOT PUT HEARING AID IN W DRAINING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/01/2010Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hearing aids
DX OTITIS EXTERNA: 61YOM STATE HIS R EAR BEGAN SWELL' W/INC'D PN TO 8/10. APPLIED EAR TTS. SANS RELIEF. PT CANNOT PUT HEARING AID IN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/27/2010Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hearing aids
DX OTITIS EXTERNA: 57YOM HAS HOLE IN EA EAR DRUM, ON LS, STATES EAR FEELS SWOLLEN & UNALBE TO GET HEARING AID IN THERE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/24/2010Age: 89 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hearing aids
89YOF COULD NOT GET PIECE OF HEARING AID OUT OF EAR DX: FOREIGN BODY R EMOVED FROM EAT W/O DIFFICULTY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/12/2010Age: 89 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hearing aids
89YOM WEARING HEARING AIDS AND DEVELOPED AN OTITIS EXTERNA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/09/2010Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hearing aids
FOREIGN BODY EAR - 60 YO MALE PRESENTS FROM HOME AFTER HE PULLED HIS HE ARING AID OUT OF EAR AND RUBBER WAX GUARD REMAINED IN EAR CANAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/08/2010Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hearing aids
PT HAD THE TIP OF HIS LEFT HEARING AID STUCK IN EAR CANAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/07/2010Age: 76 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hearing aids
76YOM HAS PIECE OF HEARING AID STUCK IN EAR FOREIGN BODY EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/06/2010Age: 77 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hearing aids
77YOF HAS PIECE OF HEARING AIDE STUCK IN (R) EAR DX;# FB (R) EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/05/2010Age: 68 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hearing aids
68 YOF W/SMALL TIP OF HEARING AID STUCK IN RT EAR; PAIN IN EAR DX: ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA RT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/05/2010Age: 82 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hearing aids
82YOF, WEARS HAIR AIDS&NOW C/O WORSENING EAR PAIN&NOT ABLE TO USE THE H EARING AIDS 2/2>>EAR PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/25/2010Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hearing aids
60YOM STATES THE TIP OF HIS HEARING AID IS STUCK IN EAR DX F.O.B IN RT EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/19/2010Age: 81 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hearing aids
DX OTITISD EXTERNA: 81YOF X2 WKS PN IN BOTH EARS, UNABLE TO WEAR HEARING AIDS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/15/2010Age: 74 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hearing aids
DX OTITIS EXTERNA: 74YOWM X 2D BILAT EAR PN WHEN INSERTING HEARING AIDES, CAN'T WEAR SECONDARY TO DISCOMFORT. TENDER TO TOUCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/10/2010Age: 55 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hearing aids
55YOF HAS PLASTIC PIECE FROM HEARING AID IN EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/31/2010Age: 74 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hearing aids
74YOM HAS (R) HEARING AID STUCK IN EAR DX;* FB (R) EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/30/2010Age: 64 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hearing aids
64YOF,NOTICED HER HEARING AID END POPPED OFF&LODGED INTO EAR >>FB REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/07/2010Age: 69 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hearing aids
INTRACTABLE VERTIGO: 69YOF SM. WHITE PLASTIC F.B. RT AUDITORY CANAL, IT IS A PIECE OF HER HEARING AIDE, C/O CHRONIC VERTIGO
Disposition: Held for observation


Date: 07/03/2010Age: 85 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hearing aids
85YOM,PAIN TO LEFT EAR S/P HEARING AID STUCK IN HIS EAR
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 07/03/2010Age: 70 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hearing aids
70YOM TAKING A HEARING AID OUT OF EAR AND A PIECE OF IT REMAINED IN EAR FB EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/25/2010Age: 66 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hearing aids
66 YR OLD MALE REMOVED HEARING AID AND BLACK EAR BUD REMAINED IN EAR AN D COULD NOT RETREIVE IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/18/2010Age: 71 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hearing aids
71YOF F'BDY EAR- TIP OF HEARING AID
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/15/2010Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hearing aids
69 YOM, F.B. EAR, PT. WAS TAKING HEARING AIDES OUT FOR BEDTIME, PART OF THE HARING AIDE BROKE OFF IN EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/14/2010Age: 72 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Hearing aids
72YOM WAS TRYING TO FIX HIS HEARING AID AND HURT RIGHT SHOULDER C/O PA IN. DX: SHOULDER STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/12/2010Age: 87 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hearing aids
87 Y/O M HEARING AID STUCK IN EAR FB EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/12/2010Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hearing aids
FOREIGN BODY RT EAR-51YOF C/O PN WITH DECREASED HEARING AFTER THE TIP O F HER HEARING AID BECAME LODGED IN RT EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/31/2010Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hearing aids
53 YO M TRYING TO TAKE OUT HEARING AID, PIECE BROKE OFF, MAY STILL BE I N EAR, PAINFUL. DX EAR PAI N 2ND TO HEARING AID, NOT FB SEEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/29/2010Age: 81 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hearing aids
DX FB IN EAR/DIZZINESS/ABRASION- EXT AUDITORY CANAL: 81YOF TOOK R HEAR' AID OUT LAST NOC & W MISS' CAP. UNCLEAR IF END PIECE IN EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/26/2010Age: 81 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hearing aids
EAR FB-81YOM-PIECE OF HEARING AID STUCK IN EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/20/2010Age: 82 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hearing aids
82YOM,FOREIGN BODY/PIECE OF HEARING AID BROKE IN LEFT EAR REMOVAL DONE WITH ALLIGATOR FORCEPS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/19/2010Age: 70 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hearing aids
70YOM HAS PART OF HEARING AID STUCK IN EAR FOREIGN BODY EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/14/2010Age: 72 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hearing aids
72YOM HAS BLEEDING FROM EAR AFTER WEARING HEARING AID ABRASION TO RIGHT EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/02/2010Age: 75 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Hearing aids
DX HEMATOMA R EAR CANAL: 75YOF C/O PN TO R EAR X 2-3D. US' HEAR' AID MORE THAN SHE HAS IN THE PAST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/01/2010Age: 95 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ElbowDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Hearing aids, Floors or flooring materials
95 YO M FELL TO FLOOR AT HIS APT TRYING TO PICKUP HEARING AID BATTERY A DMITTED FOR DEHYDRATION FOUND 2 DAYS LATER DX ABRASION ELBOW***
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 04/21/2010Age: 85 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hearing aids
85 YOM, HEARING AID STUCK IN EAR, FOREIGN BODY EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/12/2010Age: 78 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hearing aids
78YFC TAKING OUT HEARING AID AND SMALL PIECE STAYED IN EAR FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/07/2010Age: 75 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hearing aids
75YMC C/O PIECE OF HEARING AID STUCK IN EAR/FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/01/2010Age: 62 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hearing aids
62YOF TTRIPPED AND FELL STRUCK SIDE OF HEAD HEARING AID BROKE AND A PIE CE LODGED IN EAR UNABLE TO REMOVE IT FB EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/27/2010Age: 86 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hearing aids
86YOM STATES SMALL PLASTIC PIECE FROM HEARING AID IS STUCK IN RT EAR X 3 DAYS. DX - FOREIGN BODY IN EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/24/2010Age: 56 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hearing aids
56YOF WEARS A HEARING AID AND DEVELOPED AN INFECTION IN EAR FROM THE D EVICE OTITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/17/2010Age: 73 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hearing aids
73YOWF PT STATES HAS A HEARING AID STUCK IN R EAR. DX. R EAR FB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/13/2010Age: 62 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hearing aids
62YOF HAS THE TIP OF HER HEARING AID LODGED IN EAR FB EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/08/2010Age: 73 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hearing aids
73YOF WENT TO TAKE OUT HEARING AID FROM EAR AND A PIECE OF IT REMAINED IN EAR FB EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/27/2010Age: 89 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Other
Product: Hearing aids
89YO M HAS HEARING AIDS IN BOTH EARS AND DEVELOPED A BILATERAL OTITIS E XTERNA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/14/2010Age: 87 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Hearing aids
87YOF RECENTLY HAD *** DOSE INCREASED AND WHILE PUTTING IN AND TAKING O UT HER HEARING AID HER EAR STARTED TO BLEED- BLEEDING EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/11/2010Age: 72 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Hearing aids
72YOM MANIPULATING HIS HEARING AID IN HIS LEFT EAR AND A PLASTIC PIECE BROKE OFF IN EAR UNABLE TO GET IT OUT FB EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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