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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 598
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/01/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks, Outerwear |
| PATIENT WAS PUNCTURED IN RIGHT HAND WHEN TOOTHPICK CAME THROUGH JACKET POCKET. DX-RIGHT HAND PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2005 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT STUCK IN HAND WITH TOOTHPICK 2 DAYS AGO. NOW WITH INCREASED SWELLING , REDNESS. D: TENOSYNOVITIS, WOUND INFECTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2005 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT INTOXICATED AND GOT MAD SLAMMED HAND DOWN ON A TOOTHPICK AND IT BROK E OFF IN HAND FOREIGN BODY HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2005 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT C/O PUNCTURED WOUND TO LT HAND AFTER SHE GOT STUCK W/A TOOTHPICK ATH OME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PUNCTURED HAND ON A TOOTHPICK 2 DAYS AGO. DX. PUNCTURE WOUND R HAND CEL LULITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2004 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PUNCTURE WOUND TO RT HAND FROM BROKEN MARTINI STIRRIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2004 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT WAS POKED W/METAL TOOTHPICK LAST PM. DX: CELLULITIS R HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2003 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT WAS TAKING OUT TRASH & TOOTHPICK WENT INTO HAND. DX: PW L PALM, FB REMOVAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2003 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PUNCTURED HAND WITH A TOOTHPICK ;HAND INFECTED;PIECE STILL INSIDE HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| STABBED HAND WITH A TOOTH PICK P W AND CELLULITIS HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/27/2001 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2001 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2001 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks, Metal containers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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