Accidents - Nonelectric toothbrushes - Years 1997-2010 - Internal

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,965
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	18
Year 1998:	148
Year 1999:	17
Year 2000:	70
Year 2001:	288
Year 2002:	98
Year 2003:	133
Year 2004:	97
Year 2005:	216
Year 2006:	181
Year 2007:	116
Year 2008:	250
Year 2009:	164
Year 2010:	162

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	267
6-15 years old:	98
16-25 years old:	341
26-50 years old:	862
50+ years old:	395

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/06/2010	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes
16 YO FEMALE SWALLOWED THE HANDLE OF A TOOTHBRUSH. DX FB INGESTED
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/02/2010	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes
39YOF BRUSHING TEETH HAD A BRISTLE STUCK BETWEEN TEETH,ACCIDENTLY SWALLOWED IT;FOREIGN BODY INGESTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2010	Age: 15 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes
15MOM, FD BY MOM CHEWING ON A PLASTIC PEDI TOOTHBRUSH, THEN STARTED CHO KING&VOMITING>>R/O FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2010	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes
27 YO M INGESTED A TOOTHBRUSH AT JAIL. DX ABD PAIN, FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2010	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes
2YOM WAS JUMPING, WITH A TOOTHBRUSH IN HIS MOUTH, FELL & JABBED THE BRUSH INTO LATERAL NECK, FROM MOUTH. DX; IMPALED FB IN AIRWAY / NECK
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/18/2009	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes
PT WAS BRUSHING TEETH AND SWALLOWED FULL SIZED TOOTHBRUSH. DX: GASTROINTESTINAL FB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes
16 YOF SWALLOWED A TOOTHBRUSH, DX: FOREIGN BODY INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2009	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes
PT WITH CHILD SIZED TOOTHBRUSH PART STUCK IN THROAT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/07/2009	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes
PT ACCIDENTALLY SWALLOWED A TOOTHBRUSH WHILE TRYING TO INDUCE VOMITING, PT IS BULIMIC. DX-FOREIGN BODY INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/24/2009	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes
AFTER EATING DINNER WENT TO BRUSH TEETH THEN DEVELOPED FITS OF COUGHING &NOW WITH NOT ABLE TO SWALLOW>> R/O ESOPHAGEAL FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes
PT W/RESP DISTRESS, RESIDENT OF JUVENILE DET CNTR, GIVEN NEW TOOTHBRUSH TODAY & NOW JDSTAFF CANT FIND IT; CHEST PAIN, POSS FB, COSTOCHONDRITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2009	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes
PT ACCIDENTALLY SWALLOWED HER TOOTHBRUSH AT HOME TODAY DX/ ESOPHAGEAL FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2008	Age: 29 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: Nonelectric toothbrushes
TOOTH BRUSH BRISTLE IN THROAT, DX; ESOPHAGUS FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2008	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes
PT ACCIDENTALLY SWALLOWED A TOOTHBRUSH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2008	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes
4 YOF STARTED SCREAMING WHILE BRUSHING TEETH, POSSIBLY GOT A BRISTLE FR OM THE BRUSH STUCK IN ESOPHAGUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2008	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes
44 YO BRUSHING TONGUE SWALLOWED TOOTHBRUSH INGESTED FOREIGN OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/04/2008	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes
PT STS SWALLOWED TOOTHBRUSH HANDLE DX POSSIBLE TOOTHBRUSH HANDLE INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 03/22/2008	Age: 21 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes
PT FELL EARLIER WITH A TOOTHBRUSH IN HIS MOUTH. MINOR TRAUMA TO MOUTH. NOW WILL NOT EAT. XRAYS SHOW FB IN ESOPHAGUS. DX ASPIRATED FB
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/25/2008	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes
40YOF WAS HOME,USING A TOOTHBRUSH TO MAKE HERSELF GAG,ACCIDENTLY SWALLOWED TOOTHBRUSH,XRAY REVEALS A TOOTHBRUSH;FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/31/2007	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes
PATIENT STATES TOOTHBRUSH BRISSEL STUCK IN THROAT. DX; FOREIGN BODY TO THROAT WITH REMOVAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2007	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes
FB INGESTION-SELF INDUCING VOMITING-ACCIDENTLY SWALLOWED TOOTHBRUSH-TO SURGERY FOR REMOVAL FROM STOMACH-@ COLLEGE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/26/2007	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes
SWALLOWED FLOSS PICK/INGESTED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2007	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes
SOF THROAT FB WHILE BRUSHING TEETH, THINKS INHALATED TOOTHBRUTH BRISTLE S " ASPIRATED FB'
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2006	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes
PT SWALLOWED A TOOTHBRUSH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2006	Age: 78 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes
FOREIGN BODY INGESTION-TOOTHBRUSH BROKE WHILE CLEANING TEETH-PIECE STUC K IN THROAT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2006	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes
PT WAS ATTEMPTING TO INDUCE VOMITING W/TOOTHBRUSH WHEN HANDLE BROKE OFF AND SHE MAY HAVE SWALLOWED IT. DX: POSS FB NOT FOUND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2006	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes
F.B. IN STOMACH - SWALLOWED HANDLE OF TOOTHBRUSH
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 12/20/2005	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes
PATIENT WAS BRUSHING TEETH, SWALLOWED TOOTHBRUSH. DX-FOREIGN BODY STOMACH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2005	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes
PT BRUSHING TEETH, END OF TOOTHBRUSH LODGED IN THROAT, FB ASPIRATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2005	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes
INGESTION OF PIECE OF WIRE, PT BRUSHING TEETH, SOMET GOT STUCK INHIS TH ROAT, NO REC OF STOMACH PAIN, HX OF DENTAL WORK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/14/2005	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes
TIP OF TOOTHBRUSH BROKE OFF & WAS INGESTED. DX: FOREIGN BODY GI, NOS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2005	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes
PT WAS BRUSHING THE BACK OF HIS TONGUE WHEN HE ACCIDENTLY SWALLOWED HIS TOOTHBRUSH FOREIGN BODY INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/06/2004	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes
PT SWALLOWED TOOTHBRUSH WHILE TRYING TO MAKE SELF THROW UP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2004	Age: 15 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes
POSSIBLE INGESTION OF TOOTHBRUSH BRISTLES, PLAYING WITH TOOTHBRUSH AND MOM NOTICED SOME BRISTLES WERE MISSING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2004	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes
PT'S TOOTHBRUSH BROKE OFF IN MOUTH. DX: POSTERIOR PHARYNX CONT, S/P PARTIAL AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2004	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes
WHILE BRUSHING TEETH, BRISTLE END BROKE OFF AND PT SWALLOWED IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2003	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes
PT BRUSHING TEETH GOT PART OF DENTAL BRACES STUCK IN THROAT DX: INJESTED, ASPIRATION OF FOREIGN OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/18/2003	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes
PT HAD BRISTLE OF TOOTHBRUSH BREAK OFF 6/13 SWALLOWED COMPLAINT OF THRO AT DISCOMFORT, THROAT DISCOMFORT NO FOREIGN BODY SEEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2003	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes
PHARNYX FB-TOOTHBRUSH BRISTLE STUCK IN THROAT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes
CHILD CHEWING ON NEW TOOTHBRUSH AND PULLED OUT SEVERAL BRISTLES. ACCIDENTALLY SWALLOWED ONE. D: OROPHARYNX FOREIGN BODY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2002	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes
TOOTHBRUSH BRISTLE IN THROAT FB SENSATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2002	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes
33 YOM SWALLOWED TOOTHBRUSH BRISTLES STUCK IN THROAT ASPIRATED F' OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2001	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2001	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2001	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2001	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2001	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2001	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2001	Age: 8 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2000	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/30/1999	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/1998	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/1998	Age: 88 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: Nonelectric toothbrushes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/1998	Age: 5 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: Nonelectric toothbrushes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/1997	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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