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Accidents - First aid equipment - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Internal

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 754
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Date: 11/05/2010Age: 78 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: First aid equipment
78 F, PT PRESENTED TO ED AFTER POSSILBY INGESTING DENTAL GUAZE. HAS HAD A TOOTHACHE. DX. ? INGESTION GUAZE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/07/2009Age: 77 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: First aid equipment
PT HAD TEETH PULLED. HAD GAUZE IN MOUTH AND ACCIDENTALLY SWALLOWED IT. DX. INGESTION FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/30/2009Age: 52 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: First aid equipment
SWALLOWED GAUZE, JUST HAD DENTAL WORK DONE. DX INGESTED FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/30/2009Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: First aid equipment
PT ASPIRATED *** WHILE TRACH CLEANING AT NURSING HOME. DX: *** ASPIRAT ION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/12/2008Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: First aid equipment
TRANSIENT CHOKING: DENTAL WORK TODAY, CHOKED ON GAUZE PAD, SQUAD CALLED "FIISHED OUT 4 GAUZE PADS, THOUGHT SAW ON GO DOWN" NO EVIDENCE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/10/2008Age: 60 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: First aid equipment
PT WAS EATING WITH FINGERS WITH *** ON FINGERS AND ACCIDENTALLY SWALLOW ED 2 ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/11/2006Age: 68 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: First aid equipment
PT USING A WOODEN COTTON TIPPED SWAB TO CLEAN HER TRACH, DROPPED IT INT O AIRWAY, FB ASPIRATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/17/2006Age: 56 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: First aid equipment
PT WAS CLEANING NOSE W/*** WHICH GOT STUCK. DX: PHARYNGEAL FB. DX: PHARYNGEAL FB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/13/2005Age: 91 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: First aid equipment
COTTON SWAB BROKE OFF IN PT'S NOSE. DX: FB L NOSTRIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/17/2004Age: 78 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: First aid equipment
PT POSSIBLY SWALLOWED THERMOMETER. NO FOREIGN BODY SENSATION, NO COMPLA INTS. D: SUSPECTED INGESTED FOREIGN BODY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/07/2003Age: 62 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: First aid equipment
FB IN THROAT-SWABBING OFF HIS TRACHE STOMA W/ ***-TIP CAME OFF & ASPIRA TED INTO HIS TRACHE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/10/2002Age: 74 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: First aid equipment
74 Y.O. B MALE W/INGESTED FO. PT STS *** BROKE OFF IN TRACHEA @ HOME WH ILE HE WAS CLEANING OUT HIS TRACH. E912
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/24/2002Age: 74 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: First aid equipment
74 Y.O. B MALE W/INGESTED FO. PT SWALLOWED A *** WHILE CLEANING HIS TRA CH STOMA OUT @ HOME. E915
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/12/2001Age: 80 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: First aid equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/03/1999Age: 71 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: First aid equipment
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 03/17/1999Age: 61 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: First aid equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/14/1997Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: First aid equipment
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/08/1997Age: 58 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: First aid equipment
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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