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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 185
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/11/2006 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT FELL ONTO A TOOTHPICK AND IT LODGED INTO LOWER LEG. DXLOWER LEG FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2006 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| GOT TOOTHPICK IMPALED IN LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2006 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT WAS PLAYING ON FLOOR AND NOW HAS TOOTHPICK IN LEG. DX: FB LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2006 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| FOREIGN BODY LEFT LEG-SUS INJ WHEN A TOOTHPICK BECAME EMBEDDED INTO LEF T LEG. UNABLE TO REMOVE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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