Accidents - Drinking straws - 0-5 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Ear

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,137
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2000:	17
Year 2001:	68
Year 2002:	66
Year 2003:	142
Year 2004:	87
Year 2005:	98
Year 2006:	68
Year 2007:	67
Year 2008:	113
Year 2009:	88
Year 2010:	319

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/18/2010	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
2 YOF STUCK A JUICE STRAW IN HER EAR AFTER SEEING MOTHER CLEANING HER E ARS. DX: EAR CANAL ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2010	Age: 21 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
21 MOF-MOTHER STATES CHILD PUT A DRINKING STRAW IN R EAR THIS AFTERNOON DX EAR CANAL ABRASION/? MILD EAR DRUM PERFERATION *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2010	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Drinking straws
EAR FB W/ INJURY-2YOM-PT POKED A DRINK STRAW IN EAR-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2010	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Drinking straws
4YOF STUCK A STRAW IN LEFT EAR AND NOW HAS EAR PAIN OTITIS MEDIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2010	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Drinking straws
3YOF POKED IN EAR WITH JUICE BOX STRAW/ FB RT EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2010	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
3 Y/O M POKED EAR WITH STRAW ABR. EAR CANAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2009	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
PLAYING, STUCK DRINKING STRAW IN EAR, EAR BLEEDING DX: ABRASION EAR C ANAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2009	Age: 10 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Drinking straws
SIBLING POKED EAR WITH STRAW;DX PUNCTURED EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/27/2008	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Drinking straws
DX OTALGIA EAR PAIN: PUT ***'S STRAW IN R EAR LAST NOC, NOW WCONTINUED PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2008	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
ANOTHER CHILD STUCK STRAW IN EAR WHEN PT SLEEPING;DX ABRASION EAR CANAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2008	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Drinking straws
PUT A PLASTIC STRAW IN EAR. DX FB EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2008	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
STUCK STRAW IN EAR, BLEEDING NOW. DX EAR CANAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Drinking straws, Motor vehicles or parts
PT WAS IN A MOVING CAR STUCK A STRAW IN TO RIGHT EAR. PT IS CRYING FROM PAIN.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 01/23/2008	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Drinking straws
PIECE OF A STRAW IN EAR. DX FB EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2007	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Drinking straws
PT PUT SMALL STRAW IN EAR, FOREIGN BODY REMOVED; FOREIGN BODY IN EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2007	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Drinking straws
STRUCK A DRINK BOX STRAW IN EAR. DX EAR-DRUM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2007	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Drinking straws
PORTION OF A SIPPY CUP STRAW IN EAR. DX FB EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2007	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
2 YOM REPORTED TO HAVE PLACED A STRAW INTO HIS LEFT EAR, BLEEDING START ED MINUTES LATER, DX: ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2007	Age: 21 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Drinking straws
PT STUCK A JUICE STRAW IN EAR. DX: PERFORATED TM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/24/2006	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Drinking straws
PUT A STRAW IN HER EAR AT A PARTY AND NOW EAR CANAL IS PAINFUL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2006	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Drinking straws
STUCK A STRAW IN EAR REMOVED FB AT ED VISIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2006	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
PT STUCK A STRAW IN EAR AND CON IT.DX EAR CON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2006	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Drinking straws
3 YO FEMALE PUT STRAW IN LEFT EAR PUNCTURE T/M
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2006	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Drinking straws
TM PERFORATION-PT STUCK STRAW INTO EAR-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2006	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
PT POKED EAR WITH A DRIKING STRAW. NOW C/O PAIN TO EAR. DX LEFT EAR ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2006	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws
STUCK STRAW IN R EAR DX: R EAR CANAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2005	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
PT STUCK A SIPPY STRAW IN EAR, CONTUSION TO EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2005	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
PATIENT STRUCK STRAW IN LEFT EAR. EXTERNAL ABRASION 2ND TO FOREIGN B ODY INSERTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2005	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Drinking straws
PUT A STRAW IN EAR. PERFORATED RT EARDRUM (2ND TO TRAUMA)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2004	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Drinking straws
PT DX EAR FOREIGN BODY/BLEEDING EAR - STUCK A DRINKING STRAW INTO EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2004	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Drinking straws
MOM SAW PATIENT PUT *** STRAW IN EAR 1 WEEK AGO, NOW BLOODY DRAINAGE, H AS BUTTOCK SWELLING ALSO; PERFORATED EAR DRUM, ABSCESS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2004	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Drinking straws
PT STUCK A STRAW IN HER L EAR ON THURSDAY. EAR BLEEDING X 2 DAYS. MOM TALKED TO PCP BEFORE BRINGING HERE. DX: OTITIS MEDIA, PURU.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2004	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
OLDER BROTHER PUT A DRINKING STRAW AND SOME BREAD IN PATIENT'S EAR ABRASION RIGHT INNER RIGHT EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2003	Age: 8 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
STUCK STRAW IN EAR EAR CANAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Drinking straws
MOM STATES THAT DAUGHTER WAS PLAYING AND HER SISTER PUT A DRINKING STRA W IN HER L EAR. DX. FB TRAUMA, PERFORATED EARDRUM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Drinking straws
PUNCTURED EAR WITH STRAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Drinking straws
TYMPANIC MEMBRANE PERFORATION - 3 YOM STUCK A STRAW INTO RIGHT EAR, STR AW IS OUT BUT CHILD C/O EAR PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
PT PUT A STRAW IN EAR AND SUS A CON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2002	Age: 21 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
PT STUCK DRINK BOX STRAW IN EAR. DX: TRAUMATIC ABRASION TO EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2001	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2001	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Drinking straws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2001	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Drinking straws, Jewelry
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/2000	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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