Accidents - Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Internal

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,481
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	66
Year 1998:	76
Year 1999:	209
Year 2001:	207
Year 2002:	114
Year 2003:	16
Year 2005:	57
Year 2006:	328
Year 2007:	210
Year 2008:	29
Year 2009:	100
Year 2010:	64

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/24/2010	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	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
54 YOM WAANAILING UP A PICTURE & PUT 3/4 NAIL IN MOUTH MOMENTARILY, BUT FELL BACK INTO THOART-DX-SWALLOWED F.B. W/FB SENSATIN TO THROAT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2010	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
61 YO M SWALLOWED THUMB TACK MISTAKEN FOR PILLS DUE TO POOR VISION INGESTED FOREIGN OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2010	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
56 YO F SWALLOWED NAIL WHILE HOLDING IT TO HNG PICTURE INGESTED FOREIGN OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2010	Age: 61 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
SWALLAWED A SMALL NAIL WHILE WORKING AT HOME. FOREIGN BODY INGESTION 61YOM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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

Date: 09/20/2008	Age: 54 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
PT SUS FB AFTER SWALLOWING WING NUT%
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2008	Age: 55 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
PT WORKING AT HOME AND HAD SEVERAL SMALL NAILS IN MOUTH AND SWALLOWED O NE FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2007	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
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
FB INGESTION-SWALLOWED A TACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2007	Age: 65 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT HAD 10 NAILS IN MOUTH, SWALLOWING ONE NAIL, FOREIGN OBJECT INGESTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2007	Age: 80 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
HAD SMALL NAIL IN MOUTH AND SWALLOWED IT DX; SWALLOWED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2007	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
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, Tablet or capsule drugs
PT POSSIBLY SWALLOWED A TACK WHILE PUTTING UP PICTURE WITH TACKS, TOOK HANDFUL OF PILLS, POSSIBLY SWALLOWED TACK WITH THEM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2007	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SCREWING PLANT HOOK IN CEILING,IT FELL OUT AND INTO THE BACK OF HER THR OAT,SCREW AND ALL,SWALLOWING IT--XR SHOWS IT IN INTESTINE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2007	Age: 63 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
63 YOM, WORKING ON A CABINET, HAD SOME SCREWS IN MOUTH AS A WAY TO HOLD THEM, WHEN SWALLOWED ONE. DX; FOREIGN BODY IN ESOPHAGUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2006	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	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
PT IS BIENG SEEN FOR SWALLOWING A NAIL AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2006	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	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, Wood paneling and particleboard
P AITNE HOLDING NAIL WITH TEETH AND SWALLOWED IT WHILE HANGING PANEIING DX-FOREIGN BODY SWALLOWED..
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2006	Age: 66 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
66 Y/O M ACCIDENTLY SWALLOWED 2 SMALL NAILS AT HOME, NOW CAUGHT IN THRO AT. DX; ESOPHAGEAL FOREIGN BODY.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 05/08/2006	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
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 SWALLOWED A SHARP SCREW 2 WKS AGO, TO ER WITH ABDOMINAL PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2006	Age: 57 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
SWALLOWED A ONE INCH NAIL/ FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2006	Age: 79 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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 SWALLOWED A SHARP TOOTH (?) WITH SCREW IN IT. LEFT PRIOR TO MEDICAL SCREENING.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 01/02/2006	Age: 75 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
PT SWALLOWED A SMALL NAIL AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2005	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Christmas tree lights
PT SWALLOWED NAIL/TACK WHEN HELPING HAND CHRISTMAS LIGHTS DX:INJESTED FOREIGN OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2005	Age: 52 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
PT DOING FINISHING WORK ON TRIM AND HAD NAILS IN MOUTH INHALED ONE NO C MPLAINTS THINKS SWALLOWED NAIL FB INHALED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2003	Age: 73 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
? FB INGESTION-@ NURSING HOME-STAFF THINKS PT MAY HAVE INGESTED A THUMB TACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2002	Age: 57 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
FELT SOMETHING HARD IN HIS COFFEE SCRATCH HIS THROAT.THINKS IT WAS THUMB TACK THAT FELL FROM CURTAIN.DX INGESTION OF FB(THUMB TACK).
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2002	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
STATES SWALLOWED A NAIL. DENIES SOB OR TROUBLE SWALLOWING. DX; INGESTED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2002	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
51 Y/O M SWALLOWED FINISHING NAIL AT HOME. DX; FOREIGN BODY SWALLOWED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2002	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
HAVING DENTAL WORK DONE AND SWALLOWED A SMALL DENTAL SCREW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2001	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2001	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2001	Age: 62 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2001	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Draperies, curtains or shower curtains
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2001	Age: 52 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/1999	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/1999	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/1999	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/1999	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/1999	Age: 53 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/1998	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/27/1998	Age: 70 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Ceilings and walls
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/1998	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 06/08/1997	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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