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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 285
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/30/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PT HIT SELF IN THE EYE WITH A STRAW AT HOME TODAY DX/ LEFT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PATIENT PUT A SMALL STRAW LIKE OBJECT IN RT EAR, HAS BEEN HAVING PAIN SINCE LAST NIGHT. DX-RT OTITIS MEDIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| FB TO ESOPHAGUS, 23 YOM, SWALLOWED STRAW |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 06/07/2008 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PT POKED IN EYE WITH STRAW ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2008 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PT STRUCK IN L EYE BY STRAW WRAPPER CAUSED ABRAISION TO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2008 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 16 YO SWALLOWED DRINKING STRAW INGESTED FOREIGN OBJECT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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