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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 100
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/24/2009 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT ACCIDENTALY SWALLOWED A THUMB TACK. DX ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OF A FOREIGN BODY-TACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2009 | Age: 92 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations |
| PT WAS HANGING PICTURES, PUT NAILS IN MOUTH, DISCOVERED SHE DIDNT HAVE A HAMMER, POSSIBLY SWALLOWED NAILS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2009 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| WAS INSTALLING A SHELF WAS HOLDING A 1 INCH NAIL BETWEEN TEETH STARTED TO FALL AND SWALLOWED NAIL DX- F/B |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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