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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 492
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/25/2002 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| FELL FORWARD W/STRAW IN MOUTH WHILE PLAYING. BLEEDING FROM UPPER PALATE. DX: MOUTH ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2002 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drinking straws, Tableware and accessories |
| CHILD STARTED TO FALL WHEN WALKING WITH STRAW IN MOUTH FROM CHILD'S CUP. STRAW SCRATCHED BACK OF MOUTH. D:SOFT PALATE LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| LACERATION MOUTH - 4 YOF HAD A STRAW JAMMED INTO MOUTH, PARENTS STATE T HAT 4 YOF HAS A HOLE IN BACK OF MOUTH, OPEN AREA NOTED, NO BLEEDING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PLAYING WITH COUSIN WHO HIT STRAW IN PT'S MOUTH AND JAMMED IT INTO BACK OF THROAT, ORAL LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| CUT INNER THROAT WITH DRINKING STRAW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2002 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PATIENT INJURED HIMSELF WITH A STRAW IN HIS MOUTH AT HOME; TONGUE LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| TRAUMA TO BACK OF THROAT-INJURED ON A STRAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2002 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PT DX PHARYGEAL LACERATION - S/P GETTING POKED IN BACK OF THROAT WITH STRAW - WAS WALKING WITH STRAW IN MOUTH AND TRIPPED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PT SUSTAINED INJURY TO THE MOUTH WHILE PLAYING WITH A STRAW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| DRINKING STRAW TO ROOF OF MOUTH ABRASION PALATE, SUPERFICIAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PT FELL WITH STRAW IN THROAT, ABRASION , |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2002 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PT FELL WITH A STRAW IN MOUTH; ORAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PT ACCIDENTLY JAMMED STRAW INTO MOUTH AND LAC IT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PT RUNNING WITH STRAW IN MOUTH CUTTING BACK OF THROAT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PT. WAS RUNNING WITH A STRAW IN HIS MOUTH AND FELL , RESULTING IN A PAL ATE ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PATIENT FELL WITH PLASTIC STRAW IN MOUTH, JAMMED IN BACK OF THROAT; SOF T PALATE LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PATIENT FELL WITH STRAW IN MOUTH; INJURY TO TONSILLAR PILLAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| MOUTH LAC - HAD A STRAW IN MOUTH HIT ACCIDENTLY BY BROTHER AND CUT MOUT H |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PT HAD A STRAW IN MOUTH AND ACCIDENLTY HIT IT CUTTING MOUTH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| HAD A CUP WITH A STRAW, HAD STRAW IN MOUTH AND HIT BACK OF HEAD ON CAR SEAT IN THE CAR. PALATE ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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