Accidents - Drinking straws - 0-5 years old - Years 1997-2010 - All Of Body

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 152
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2003:	84
Year 2005:	68

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/09/2005	Age: 19 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Drinking straws, Caulking or spackling compounds
PT C/O ATE SOMETHING. PT SUCKED ON STRAW WITH DAP FOAM SEALANT IN IT. D X STATUS POST INGESTION OF DAP TEX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Drinking straws
EYELID SCRATCHED BY STRAW FACIAL ABRASION, CONJUNCTIVITIS, ALLERGIC REA CTION TO ***
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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