Accidents - Matches - Years 1997-2010 - Ear

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,525
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	56
Year 1998:	93
Year 1999:	40
Year 2000:	353
Year 2001:	40
Year 2002:	77
Year 2003:	89
Year 2004:	89
Year 2005:	157
Year 2006:	215
Year 2007:	100
Year 2008:	73
Year 2009:	36
Year 2010:	100

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	483
6-15 years old:	71
26-50 years old:	666
50+ years old:	303

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/15/2010	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: Foreign Body
Product: Matches
2 YO FEMALE WITH A MATCH IN EAR. DX FB EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2010	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Matches
42 YOM STUCK A MATCH IN EAR EAR PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2010	Age: 68 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Matches
68 YOF CLEANED EAR WITH MATCHSTICK EAR PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2010	Age: 60 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: Foreign Body
Product: Matches
60 YOF FOREIGN BODY EAR, REPORTS USING A MATCH TO SCRATCH INSIDE HER EA R AND FELT LIKE A PIECE BROKE OFF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2009	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Matches
PT SUS BURN TO EAR WHILE LIGHTING A MATCH%
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2009	Age: 15 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Matches
STARTED CLEANING FROM EAR AFTER AN ADULT CLEANED PT'S EAR WITH A ?MATCH >>EAR CANAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2009	Age: 21 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Matches
PT PUT A MATCH STICK IN EAR. DX ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2008	Age: 21 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Matches
PT STUCK A MATCH IN HIS EAR AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2007	Age: 49 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: Matches
PT USING A PAPER MATCH TO SCRATCH R EAR DROPPED MATCH IN EAR - FOREIGN BODY IN EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2007	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Matches
A MATCH BROKE OFF IN PTS EAR WHILE PT WAS TRYING TO SCRATCH EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2007	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Matches
PT DX EARACHE - PT STATES SHE WAS TRYING TO CLEAN HER EAR AND KITCHEN MATCHES STICK TO EAR LAST NIGHT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2007	Age: 55 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: Matches
PT DX RT EAR FOREIGN BODY - C/O A PIECE OF MATCH STICK IN EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2007	Age: 51 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: Matches
PT DX LT EAR FOREIGN BODY - C/O " A MATCH IS STUCK IN MY LT EAR"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2006	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Matches
GOT A MATCH STICK STUCK IN EAR DX: FOREIGN BODY REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/29/2006	Age: 37 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: Matches
CLEANING EAR WITH THE EDGE OF A MATCHSTICK AND IT BROKE IN EAR. DX. MIN OR IRRITATION OF EAR CANAL SECONDARY TO FOREIGN BODY INSERTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2006	Age: 49 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: Foreign Body
Product: Matches
FOREIGN BODY RIGHT EAR-SCATCHING EAR WITH MATCH-PIECE BROKE OFF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2006	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Matches
43 YO MALE USED MATCH STICK AND CLEANED EAR OTITIS EXTERNA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2005	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Matches
FB L EAR, PT CLEANING HIS EAR W/A MATCHSTICK, IT GOT STUCK IN HIS CANAL AT HOME, C/O DISCOMFORT, NO ACTIVE PAIN OR BLEEDING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2005	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Matches
STUCK MATCH STICK IN R EAR, BLOOD IN EAR DX: BLOOD R EAR CANAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2005	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Matches
PT C/O SCRATCHING RT EAR WITH MATCHSTICK AND PIECE WENT INTO EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2005	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Matches
PT STUCK A MATCH IN HER EAR; NOW C/O EAR BLEEDING DX: BLOODY EAR CANAL RIGHT EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2004	Age: 45 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: Matches
MATCH IN EAR/LT EAR CANAL INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2004	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Matches
58 YO MALE PUT MATCH IN EAR AND IT BROKE OFF LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 10/11/2004	Age: 79 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: Matches
MATCH STUCK IN EAR WHILE TRYING TO CLEAN OUT WAX. DX. BILATERAL CERUMIN OSIS, FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL L EAR CANAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/2003	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Matches
PT PRESENTS WITH MATCH STICK STUCK IN EAR DX:FOREIGN BODY TO EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2003	Age: 20 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Matches
PT STUCK A MATCH IN RIGHT EAR. D: FOREIGN BODY TO RIGHT EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2003	Age: 6 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: Matches
6 YO MALE HAS MATCH HEAD IN EAR F/B EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2003	Age: 47 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: Matches
47 YO MALE HAS PIECE OF MATCHSTICK IN EAR F/B RIGHT EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Matches
STUCK A MATCH INTO EAR DX. EAR PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2003	Age: 42 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: Matches
42 YO MALE SCRATCHED EAR WITH MATCHSTICK AND IT STUCK IN EAR F/B LEFT EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2002	Age: 23 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Matches
PT STUCK A MATCH IN EAR, PERFORATION OF MEMBRANE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2002	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Matches
BURNS 1&2 DEGREE (L&R) EARS, PT STS SUST INJURY WITH MATCHES BY SOMEKID S PLAYING IN THE BUS, C/O REDNESS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2001	Age: 53 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: Matches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2001	Age: 18 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Matches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2001	Age: 46 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: Matches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2000	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Matches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2000	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Matches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2000	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Matches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2000	Age: 33 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: Other
Product: Matches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2000	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: Matches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2000	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Matches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2000	Age: 52 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Matches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2000	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Matches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2000	Age: 51 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: Matches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/1999	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Matches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/1999	Age: 4 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: Matches, Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/1999	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Matches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/1998	Age: 13 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: Matches, Tables
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/1998	Age: 35 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: Matches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/1997	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Matches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/1997	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Matches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/1997	Age: 59 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: Foreign Body
Product: Matches
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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