Accidents - Pins and needles - 50+ years old - Year 2003

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,328
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Foot:	881	Finger:	588
Toe:	422	Eyeball:	69
Shoulder:	68	Wrist:	68
Ankle:	68	Lower Trunk:	47
Face:	33	Upper Trunk:	30
Internal:	16	Elbow:	16
Ear:	16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/25/2003	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pins and needles
PT FELL ONTO A PIN. DX: R BUTTOCK 2 CM PW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2003	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pins and needles
PATIENT STUCK A SEWING NEEDLE IN HIS ELBOW AT HOME. DX-FOREIGN BODY ELBOW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2003	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pins and needles
PT C/O APIN STUCK HER IN LT FOOT X1 MONTH AGO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2003	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pins and needles
PT. SEWING AND SEWING NEEDLE STUCK IN LT. INDEX FINGER,TIP OF NEEDLE RE MAINS IN FINGER.DX. F.B. FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2003	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pins and needles
PT STUCK RIGHT INDEX FINGER WITH A SEWING NEEDLE PUNCTURE WOUND FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2003	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Pins and needles
INGESTED FB. PT WAS CLEANING TEETH WITH A STRAIGHT PIN AND SWALLOWED IT .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2003	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pins and needles
PT C/O LT THUMB PAIN - STUCK WITH SEWING NEEDLE X6 DAYS AGO.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/07/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pins and needles
STUCK SELF W/ A SEWING NEEDLE PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2003	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pins and needles
PATIENT STEPPED ON A NEEDLE. ETOH INVOLVED. DX: FOREIGN BODY IN TOP PART OF GREAT TOE.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 11/03/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pins and needles
RIGHT EYE INFECTION. PT HAD CHRONIC EYE INFECTION AND INSERTED NEEDLE INTO LID AREA TO DRAIN IT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2003	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pins and needles
57 YOF STEPPED ON DIRTY SEWING NEEDLE PUNCTURE TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pins and needles
DX:ABSCESS BRIDGE OF NOSE. POPPED ABSCESS WITH A PIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2003	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pins and needles
FOREIGN BODY LEFT FOOT-PT STEPPED ON A SEWING NEEDLE AND IT BROKE OFF I N FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pins and needles
PT GOT A SEWING NEEDLE EMBEDDED IN LEFT GREAT TOE FOREIGN BODY TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2003	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pins and needles, Exercise
66 YOWF WAS WALKING AND STEPPED ON A NEEDLE. DX. FB FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2003	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pins and needles
STEPPED ON SEWING NEEDLE DX PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2003	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pins and needles
66 Y/O F STEPPED ON SEWING NEEDLE WITH R FOOT AT HOME. DX; FOREIGN BODY R FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2003	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pins and needles
PUNCTURED FINGER WITH SEWING NEEDLE 3 DAYS AGO NOW WITH PURULENT DRAINA GE. DX. PUNCTURE WOUND WITH CELLULITIS R THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2003	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pins and needles
STEPPED ON A SEWING NEEDLE AND PUNCTURED FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2003	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pins and needles
74 YO FEMALE STEPPED ON A SEWING NEEDLE F/B RIGHT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2003	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pins and needles
NEEDLE BROKE OFF IN L FOOT ON FRI DX: FB L FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2003	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pins and needles, Room-sized, wall-to-wall or outdoor carpeting
STEPPED ON SEWING NEEDLE IN ROOM TO ROOM CARPET AT HOME. DX; PUNCTURE WOUND TOE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2003	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pins and needles, Rugs or carpets
LT THUMB FB-@ HOME-EMBROIDERY NEEDLE STUCK IN THUMB-HAD BEEN IN CARPET & HIT W/ THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2003	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pins and needles
STEPPED ON A SEWING NEEDLE FOREIGN BODY GREAT RIGHT TOE REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2003	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pins and needles
PATIENT WAS SEWING AND GOT A SEWING NEEDLE IN HER LEFT MIDDLE FINGER. DX-FOREIGN BODY MIDDLE FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2003	Age: 69 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pins and needles
PT WAS BAREFOOT AND STEPPED ON A NEEDLE WHICH BROKE OFF LEAVING A PIECE IN THE SOLE OF HER LT FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2003	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pins and needles
73YOF STEPPED ON NEEDLE AT HOME DX/FB FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2003	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pins and needles
DX FOREIGN BODY REMOVED: IMPALED SELF WITH SEWING NEEDLE TO LEFT MIDDLE FINGER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2003	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pins and needles
PT STUCK BLISTER WITH A NEEDLE, BECAME INFECTED, PUNCTURE TO HEEL WITH INFECTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2003	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pins and needles
DIABETIC STEPPED ON A NEEDLE THAT IS EMBEDDED IN HIS TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2003	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pins and needles, Rugs or carpets
PT STEPPED ON A KNITTING NEEDLE THAT WAS IN THE CARPET AT HOME SUSTAINE D A PUNCTURE WOUND TO LEFT ANKLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2003	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pins and needles
66 YO FEMALE STEPPED ON A SEWING NEEDLE LAST NIGHT PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2003	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pins and needles
PUNCTURE WOUND - 71 YOM PRESENTS WITH A NEEDLE STUCK IN HIS LEFT GREAT TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2003	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pins and needles
RT 5TH FINGER NEEDLE STICK-PT SLIPPED AND FELL AND NEEDLE WENT THROUGHT RT 5TH FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2003	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pins and needles
FOREIGN BODY FOOT - 57 YOF STEPPED ON A NEEDLE WITH RIGHT FOOT, EMBEDDE D BOTTOM PLANTAR OF RIGHT FOOT INBETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2003	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Pins and needles
STUCK A SEWING NEEDLE IN RIGHT EYE HEMATOMA SUBCONJUNCTIVAL SECONDARY TO NEEDLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2003	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pins and needles
SEWING NEED THRU FINGER. DX: PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2003	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pins and needles
75 Y.O. B FEMALE W/PW TO FOOT. PT STEPPED ON A NEEDLE @ HOME. E9208
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2003	Age: 71 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pins and needles
PT STEPPED ON SOMETHING 1 WEEK AGO. SAW PCP. WIFE PROBED PUNCTURE WOUND WITH NEEDLE. NOW HAS FOOT/LEG PAIN, HYPOKALEMIA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2003	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pins and needles
AT HOME STEPPED ON A SEWING NEEDLE WITH LEFT FOOT TIP IS MISSING FROM N EEDLE DX F.B. LT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2003	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pins and needles
PT STEPPED ON SEWING NEEDLE, WITH PIECE STILL IN FOOT DX:FOREIGN BODY TO FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2003	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pins and needles
PT WAS AT HOME WHEN SHE STEPPED ON A SEWING NEEDLE CAUSING CELLULITIS I N HER LT FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/08/2003	Age: 75 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pins and needles, Day wear
PATIENT HAD NEEDLE IN SHIRT. SHE LAID DOWN WITH IT. DX: POSSIBLE FOREIGN BODY RT SHOULDER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2003	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Nerve Damage
Product: Pins and needles
PT DOING ALOT OF CROCHETING AT HOME WITH CROCHET NEEDLES COMPLAINING OF RIGHT WRIST PAIN- CARPAL TUNNEL WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2003	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pins and needles
PT STEPPED ON A NEEDLE AT HOME WHEN IT BROKE OFF IN LEFT FOOT FOREIGN B ODY FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2003	Age: 88 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pins and needles, Clothing
PT TO ER, HAS SEWING NEEDLE STICKING OUT OF STOMACH, CATCHING ON CLOTHE S(SCENARIO IS AS STATED)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2003	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pins and needles, Sewing basket articles
PT PUNCTURED FINGER WHILE PUTTING ON A BUTTON WITH NEEDLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2003	Age: 61 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pins and needles
RIGHT FINGER INJ. PT GOT A NEEDLE STUCK IN FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2003	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pins and needles, Sewing machines or accessories
SEWING MACHINE NEEDLE BROKE OFF IN FINGER F B FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2003	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pins and needles
STEPPED ON A NEEDLE AT HOME, 2 DAYS AGO, PT. THINKS THE NEEDLE IN STILL IN HER FOOT. DX. F.B. REMOVED, RT. FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2003	Age: 84 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pins and needles, Rugs or carpets
PT.STATES WALKING ON CARPET & STEPPED ON A NEEDLE. DX; F.B. L.FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2003	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pins and needles
PW RIGHT INDEX FINGER. PT POKED HERSELF WITH A NEEDLE,
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2003	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pins and needles
PARONYCHIA FINGER - 65 YOM USED A PIN TO PUNCTURE AREA OF SWELLING TO R IGHT MIDDLE FINGER, DRAINED PUS AND SMALL AMT BLOOD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2003	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pins and needles
PT FELL ONTO LARGE SEWING NEEDLE. DX: FB R CHEST WALL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2003	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pins and needles
PT DX TRAUMA TO LT EAR CANAL - S/P PLACING PIN IN LT EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2003	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pins and needles
PT STEPPED ONOT A SEWING NEEDLE AT HOME BROKE OFF IN LEFT GREAT TOE FOR EIGN BODY TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2003	Age: 75 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pins and needles
PT STEPPED ON A SEWING NEEDLE AT HOME SUSTAINED A FOREIGN BODY TO LEFT GREAT TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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