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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 64
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/08/2003 | Age: 13 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 |
| PT SUSTAINED PUNCTURE TO HAND FROM TOOTHPICK |
| 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 |
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