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Accidents - Illegal drugs - 50+ years old - Year 2007

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 325
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
All Of Body:225Finger:69
Lower Trunk:31

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/09/2007Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Illegal drugs, Containers
PT IS BEING SEEN FOR HAVING HEROIN PACKETS UP HIS RECTUM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/15/2007Age: 60 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Illegal drugs, Porches, balconies, open-side floors or floor openings
FOUND ON PORCH, UNRESPONSIVE DX; OD ON BENZO'S
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 09/13/2007Age: 53 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Illegal drugs, Floors or flooring materials
PATIENT WAS FOUND ON THE FLOOR BY HIS MOTHER, WAS POSITVE FOR COCAINE,* ** AND OPIATES IN AN OVERDOSE. DX-POLYSUBSTANCE OVERDOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/08/2007Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Illegal drugs, Knives
FD C AMS IN SETTING OF COCAINE AUBSE, HOLDING A KNIFE IN HAND THREATENI NG TO KILL SELF >> SBUS ABUSE/PCYCH EVAL
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 07/08/2007Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Illegal drugs, Mirrors or mirror glass
PT USED BROKEN GLASS OR MIRROR TO LACERATE THUMB. UNSURE WHY HE DID IT . +COCAINE, METHAMPHETAMINE, MJ. D:RENAL FAILURE, LAC, POLYSUB ABUSE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 05/11/2007Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Illegal drugs, Floors or flooring materials
PT FOUND ON FLOOR ON BROKEN GLASS. SAYS WAS LOOKING FOR SCORPIONS & F ELL. +COCAINE. CAN'T REMEMBER FALL.D:PYELO, COCAINE ABUSE, RENAL INSUFF
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 02/14/2007Age: 68 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Illegal drugs, Bathtubs or showers
PT SMOKED CRACK TODAY,THEN POLICE PUT PT IN JAIL,PT WAS TAKING A SHOWER SLIPPED,FELL,DX WRIST PAIN & URI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/05/2007Age: 65 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Illegal drugs, Wheelchairs
PT FELL OUT OF WHEELCHAIR AT HOME,C/O L HIP PAIN DX FALL, IV DRUG ABUSE, HIP CONTUSION, WHEELCHAIR CONFINED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/31/2007Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Illegal drugs, Bags
POLYSUBSTANCE ABUSE-USES 5-6 BAGS OF HERION A DAY-DEPRESSED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/08/2007Age: 58 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of BodyDiagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Illegal drugs, Bags
PT SWALLOWED AN AIRTIGHT BAG OF HEROIN AT NURSING HOME
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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