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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 268
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/16/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes |
| FINGER LAC, PT CUT FINGER ON NEW TOOTHBRUSH PACKAGE, |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dental Injury |
| Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes |
| PATIENT WAS BRUSHING TEETH AND BOTTOM FRONT TOOTH BROKE IN HALF; DENTAL INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes, Cosmetics |
| PATIENT HAS MOUTH TINGLING, FACIAL TWITCHING UNABLE TO FORM WORDS AFTER USING TOOTHPASTE AND BRUSHING TEETH; MUSCLE TWITCHING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes |
| PATIENT BRUSHING TEETH WITH TOOTHBRUSH WHEN SISTER BUMPED ARM, STABBED IN BACK OF MOUTH, SOME BLEEDING; MOUTH LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes |
| PT WAS BRUSHING TEETH AND ROLLED HEAD AROUND AND FELT A POP. DX: STRA IN/SPRAIN NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes |
| PT DX FINGER LACERATION - ACCIDENTALLY CUT FINGER WITH TOOTHBRUSH LAST NIGHT WHILE AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes |
| SYNCOPED&COLLAPSED HITTING HEAD AGAINST THE TILE WHILE BRUSHING HER TEE TH>> CLOSED HEAD INJUREY/FOREHEAD ABRS/SYNCOPE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | 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: Nonelectric toothbrushes |
| BRUSHING TEETH TOO HARD W/ TOOTHBRUSH CAUSING ABRASIONS IN MOUTH ON GUM S. DX: GUMS ABRASION W/ SECONDARY INFECTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes |
| DX EYE PAIN: PRESENT W POSS TOOTHBRUSH BRISTELS TO R EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes |
| PT STS SWALLOWED TOOTHBRUSH HANDLE DX POSSIBLE TOOTHBRUSH HANDLE INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 07/19/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes |
| PT HAD AN ITCH IN HIS L EAR AND TRIED TO SCRATCH IT WITH A TOOTHBRUSH. HAD SOME BLEEDING FROM EAR. DX EAR CANAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2008 | Age: 10 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: Nonelectric toothbrushes |
| PATIENT POKED IN EYE BY YOUNGER SISTER WITH TOOTHBRUSH, FELL BACK TO SL EEP, WOKE W/EYE PAIN AND REDNESS; CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes |
| 8 YOM STRUCK SELF IN LEFT EYE WITH TOOTHBRUSH SUSTAINING A CORNEAL ABRA SION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dental Injury |
| Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes |
| PT FELL WITH A TOOTHBRUSH IN HER MOUTH. HAS PAIN IN MOUTH. DX DENTAL TR AUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes, Other toys |
| PT WAS BRUSHING TEETH AND BROTHER KICKED A BALL INTO FACE. DX: PW PHARYNX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes, Footwear |
| HAD TOOTHBRUSH IN MOUTH, WHILE TAKING SHOE OFF, SHOE STRUCK TOOTHBRUSH, CUTTING INSIDE OF MOUTH. DX: BLUNT PENETRATING TRAUMA TO SOFT PALATE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/15/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes |
| H/O ABSENCE SZ, BRUSHING TEETH AT HOME, FELL, HIT HEAD & HAD 2MIN SZ, E CCHYMOSIS TO TONGUE LIKELY D/T BITING SELF; TONGUE ECCHYMOSIS, SEIZURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dental Injury |
| Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes, Medical equipment, general |
| PTS MOM STATES CHILD WAS BRUSHING TEETH WITH TOOTH BRUSH AND HIS BRACES BROKE DX DENTAL INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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