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Accidents - Food skewers - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Internal

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 173
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Years:
Year 2002:34
Year 2009:62
Year 2010:76

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 04/12/2010Age: 60 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Food skewers
60YOF SWALLOWED A PIECE OF WOODEN SKEWER INGESTED FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/17/2009Age: 69 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Food skewers
69 Y O F SWALLOWED TIP OF A WOODEN SKEWER AFTER ROASTING A MARSHMALLOW TOOKA BITE FOREIGN BODY STOMACH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/21/2002Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Food skewers
PT WAS EATING CHICKEN TERIYAKI WHEN SKEWER BROKE IN THROAT. DX: FB HYPOPHARYNX.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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