Accidents - Drinking straws - Year 2007 - Mouth

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 423
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	390
6-15 years old:	33

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/11/2007	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws
LACERATION TO MOUTH WITH DRINKING STRAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2007	Age: 16 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
FELL WALKING WITH STRAW, DX; ABRASION MOUTH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2007	Age: 21 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws
INJURED MOUTH IN PLASTIC STRAW, DX; PALATE LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2007	Age: 17 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Drinking straws
ROOF OF MOUTH PW-FELL W/A STRAW IN MOUTH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2007	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws
FELL WITH STRAW/PALATE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2007	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
RUNNING W/DRINKING STRAW IN MOUTH & FELL, ABRASION TOP PALATE/MOUTH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2007	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws
DRINKING STRAW CUT BACK OF MOUTH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2007	Age: 14 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws
HOLDING DRINKING STRAW W/POINTED END, DIDN'T SEE FALL BUT DAD SAW PT CR YING & HOLDING STRAW, LACERATION MOUTH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2007	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws
FELL WITH STRAW IN MOUTH/MOUTH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2007	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws
PATIENT RUNNING WITH STRAW IN MOUTH, FELL JAMMING STRAW IN ROOF OF MOUT H; PALATE LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2007	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Drinking straws, Basketball
HAVING A STRAW IN THE MOUTH, PLAYING B-BALL, PUSHED&FELL, STRAW WENT TH RU PHARYNX " PW''
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2007	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Drinking straws
RUNNING W/PLASTIC STRAW IN MOUTH,WENT TO HUG SOMEONE IN HOUSE & STRAW J AMMED IN BACK OF MOUTH,PAIN W/SWALLOWING; PUNCTURE TO TONSILLAR PILLAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2007	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws
PATIENT LACERATED THE INSIDE OF MOUTH WITH A STRAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2007	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
HAD A STRAW IN MOUTH AND FELL, ABRASION MOUTH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2007	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws
CUT MOUTH WITH DRINKING STRAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2007	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws
PT WAS DRINKING WITH STRAW , AND STRAW HIT BACK OF THROAT DX: LAC TO SOFT PALATE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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