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Accidents - Hearing aids - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Internal

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 431
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Years:
Year 1997:22
Year 2000:17
Year 2002:15
Year 2003:33
Year 2004:164
Year 2007:84
Year 2008:14
Year 2009:15
Year 2010:63

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


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: 10/03/2009Age: 69 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: 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)


Date: 08/26/2008Age: 64 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Hearing aids
PT SUS FOREIGN BODY DUE TO ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OF HEARING AID%
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/17/2007Age: 72 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Hearing aids
SWALLOWED HEARINNG AID, MEANT TO TAKE MORNING MEDS GRABBED HEARING AID INSTEAD BY ACCIDENT. DX-FOREIGN BODY SWALLOWED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/21/2007Age: 83 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Hearing aids
PT SWALLOWED HEARING AID THOUGHT IS WAS A PILL DX// ESOPHAGEAL FB
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 07/03/2004Age: 91 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Hearing aids
91 YOF SWALLOWEN HEARING AID SWALLOWED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/18/2004Age: 91 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Hearing aids
MAY HAVE SWALLOWED HEARING AID W/ AM MEDS DX: SWALLOWED HEARING AID
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/11/2003Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Hearing aids
FOREIGN BODY INGESTION - 53 YOF THOUGHT SHE WAS TAKING *** FOR HEADACHE , HEARING AID IN CONTAINER NEXT TO ***, HEARING AID NOW MISSING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/02/2003Age: 64 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Hearing aids
SWALLOWED HEARING AID INSTEAD OF HER PILLS. DX. INGESTION.HAD HEARING A ID IN ONE HAND AND HER PILLS IN THE OTHER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/14/2002Age: 75 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Hearing aids, Batteries
SWALLOWED HEARING AIDE BATTERY UNINTENTIONALLY. DX: INGESTED OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/25/2000Age: 92 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Hearing aids
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/28/1997Age: 75 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Hearing aids
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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