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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 397
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/18/2007 | Age: 93 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks, Clothing |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A HAND FROM A TOOTHPICK WHILE STICKING HAN D INTO CLOTHING POCKET. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2007 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks, Alcohol |
| PT HAVING MARTINI, ACCIDENTLY SHOVED TOOTHPICK TO HAND, DX; HAND PUNCTU RE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/15/2007 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| FOREIGN BODY TO HAND; IE TOOTHPICK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2007 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | 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, Doors |
| PATIENT WAS PLAYING WITH SOME TOOTHPICKS, STICKING THEM IN A SCREEN DOOR AND GOT ONE IN HIS HAND. DX-FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL, RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2007 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PATIENT HAD A TOOTHPICK STUCK IN HAND AND CAME TO ED FOR REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2007 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| POKED WITH TOOTHPICK DX: PUNCTURE WOUND HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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