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Accidents - Food skewers - Year 2004

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 553
See also: Other years, Other products.
Accidents - Body Parts:
Mouth:105Finger:103
Hand:76Toe:71
Internal:69Neck:58
Foot:50Lower Trunk:16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/30/2004Age: 22 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Food skewers
PT.STATES EATING MEAT OFF A WOODEN SKEWER & GOT A PIECE OF WOOD IN THRO AT. DX; POSS F.B. THROAT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/20/2004Age: 33 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Food skewers, Doors
PT WAS EATING KABOB & HAND HOLDING SKEWER WAS HIT BY DOOR. DX: PW SOFT PALATE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/21/2004Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Food skewers
CHILD FELL ON WOODEN SKEWER - HIT IN MOUTH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/26/2004Age: 44 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Food skewers
PT HAS PW TO FOOT WHEN STEPPED ON KABOB STICK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/17/2004Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Food skewers
MOUTH PUNCTURE, STABBED IN MOUTH WITH FOOD SKEWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/31/2004Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Food skewers
PT SUS PUNCTURE TO FOOT BY A BBQ SKEWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/11/2004Age: 42 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Food skewers
PUNCTURE WOUND - 42 YOF SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE WOUND COMPLETELY THROUGH H ER LEFT HAND NEAR BASE INDEX FINGER FROM A MEAT SKEWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/19/2004Age: 34 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Food skewers
PAIN IN LEFT GREAT TOE AFTER GETTING A SHISH-KABOB STICK STUCK IN IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/30/2004Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Food skewers
PT SUST FOREIGN BODY (SKEWER) IN FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/08/2004Age: 20 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Food skewers
20 YOM LAC TO FINGER FROM BAMBOO SKEWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/15/2004Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Food skewers
IN DAD'S TRUCK, GRABBED FORK FOR ROASTING MARSHMALLOWS/ LAC LMF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/31/2004Age: 38 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Food skewers, Chairs
PT WAS SITTING IN A CHAIR WHEN THE CHAIR BROKE FELL BACKWARDS ONTO A BA R B Q SKEWER PUNCTURE WOUND LOWER BACK
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 02/28/2004Age: 48 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Food skewers
PUNCTURE WOUND IN HAND FROM SKEWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/28/2004Age: 13 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Food skewers
12 Y.O. W FEMALE W/FB REMOVAL TO FOOT. PT STEPPED ON A WOODEN SHISH-KAB OB SKEWER @ HOME. E9208
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/04/2004Age: 43 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: NeckDiagnosis: Other
Product: Food skewers
PT WITH THROAT PAIN. ATE OFF BAMBOO SKEWERS LAST NIGHT & CONCERNED ABOU T SPLINTER POSSIBLY CAUGHT IN THROAT. NO FB VISIBLE. D: SORE THROAT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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