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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 153
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/26/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| 20YOM SUSTAINED EAR TRAUMA WHEN HIS GIRLFRIEND POKED HIM WITH A TOOTHPICK* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2010 | Age: 25 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: Other |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks, Matches |
| 25YOF,POKED SELF IN EAR WITH TOOTHPICK 2 WEEKS AGO THEN CLEANED EAR W/ A MATCHSTICK LAST WEEK HURTING EVER SINCE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2010 | Age: 25 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: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks, First aid equipment |
| 25YOM GOT A COTTON BALL STUCK IN EAR ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE IT WITH A TOOT HPICK AND SUSTAINED AN ABRASION TO CANAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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