Accidents - Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks - Year 2002 - Knee

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 32
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

16-25 years old:	15
26-50 years old:	16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/14/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks, Rugs or carpets
DX:FOREIGN BODY LEFT KNEE WITH CELULITIS. PT WAS CRAWLING ON A CARPET AND IMPALED TOOTHPICK INTO LATERAL KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/06/2002	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
LEFT KNEE PW.. PT KNELT DOWN AND PUNCTURED KNEE WITH A TOOTHPICK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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