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Accidents - Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks - 26-50 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Ear

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 403
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Years:
Year 2000:18
Year 2001:110
Year 2002:15
Year 2004:58
Year 2005:15
Year 2006:30
Year 2007:40
Year 2008:29
Year 2009:84

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/26/2009Age: 29 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
PT CLEANING HIS LEFT EAR WITH A TOOTH PICK AND PERFORATED EAR DRUM 29YO M
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/07/2009Age: 30 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Other
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
DEV INTERMITTENT ITCHY EARS OVER THE LAST MONTH NOW USED TOOTHPICK TO I TCH EARS AND GOT L EAR INFECTED DX L OTITIS EXTERNA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/30/2008Age: 41 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
PT DX FOREIGN BODY IN EAR - PART OF TOOTHPICK STUCK IN EAR WHILE SCRATCHING EAR WITH IT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/29/2008Age: 48 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
PT SCRATCHED EAR WITH TOOTHPICK, POSSIBLE DX OTITIS EXTERNIA WITH POSSI BLE TM RUPTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/29/2007Age: 44 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
PT ATTEMPTED TO CLEAN R EAR WITH TOOTHPICK CAUSING LAC INSIDE EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/19/2006Age: 46 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
46 YO FEMALE BROKE TOOTHPICK OFF IN EAR F/B LEFT EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/19/2006Age: 43 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Other
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
43 YO MALE USED TOOTHPICK TO CLEAN EAR THIS MORNING ACUTE LEFT OTITS MEDIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/01/2005Age: 41 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Other
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
41 YO SCRATCHING EAR W/TOOTHPICK INJURED EAR EAR DRUM INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/31/2004Age: 40 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
BREAKING A TOOTHPICK IN EAR FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL RIGHT EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/30/2002Age: 50 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
[PT USING A TOOTHPICK TO CLEAN RT EAR, SOMEONE BUMPED RT ELBOW, PERFORA TED RT EARDRUM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/04/2001Age: 29 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/06/2001Age: 45 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/24/2001Age: 49 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Other
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/05/2000Age: 47 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Other
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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