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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 202
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/26/2003 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| CORNEAL ABRASION - 24 YOF C/O LEFT EYE PAIN S/P POKING SELF WITH TOOTHP ICK WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE MASCARA CLUMPS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2003 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT DX CONJUNCTIVAL ABRASION - S/P TRAUMA TO EYE WITH TOOTHOPICK - C/O PAIN AND ITCHING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2003 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| 33 Y.O. W FEMALE W/CORNEAL ABRASION. PT SCRATCHED EYE W/TOOTHPICK @ HOM E. E9208 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2003 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PATIENT POKED IN EYE WITH TOOTHPICK AT *** RESTAURANT; EYE INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2003 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| L CORNEAL ABRAS/76YOF CLEANING TEETH WITH TOOTHPICK AND PICK BROKE OFF AND HIT EYE. EYE WATERING. FELLS SCRATCHY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2003 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT STATES SHE STUCK A TOOTHPICK INTO HER LEFT EYE WHILE FEEDING HER DAUGHTER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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