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Accidents - Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks - 6-15 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Hand

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 677
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Years:
Year 2002:46
Year 2003:16
Year 2004:58
Year 2005:286
Year 2006:15
Year 2007:150
Year 2008:15
Year 2009:6
Year 2010:81

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/11/2010Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
6YOM FELL ONTO TOOTHPICK FOREIGN BODY HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/12/2010Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
11YOM HAD SPLINTER IN HAND 3 WKS AGO, DAD TOOK OUT WITH A TOOTHPICK, HA S REDNESS, PUS AT SITE; FB REMOVED FROM HAND IN ED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/18/2009Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
TOOTHPICK STUCK IN HAND;DX FOREIGN BODY HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/12/2008Age: 14 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
FB LT HAND.PT HAD A TOOTHPICK EMBED IN HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/15/2007Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: 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: 02/20/2007Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: 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: 01/04/2006Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks, Tables
PATIENT WAS AT SCHOOL, TRIPPED & FELL ONTO A TABLE THAT HAD TOOTHPICKS THAT WEDGED INTO HIS LT HAND. DX - FOREIGN BODY IN HAND, REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/29/2005Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
CHILD POKING CANDIES WITH TOOTHPICK WHEN STABBED HAND. D: PUNCTURE WOUN D, CELLULITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/12/2005Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
CHILD FELL AND A TOOTHPICK PUNCTURED HAND, HAS BLEEDING. DX: FB REMOVAL .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/03/2005Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
STRUCK ON HAND WHILE HOLDING AN ART PROJECT, TOOTHPICK PENETRATION DX : PUNCTURE WOUND,FB HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/29/2005Age: 14 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
TOOTHPICK GOT EMBEDDED IN PT'S HAND FB HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/17/2004Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
PT WITH BLISTER TO HAND AFTER BEING STUCK WITH TOOTHPICK. D:HAND CELLUL ITIS WITH RETAINED FOREIGN BODY. TRANSFER TO TMC.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital


Date: 12/08/2003Age: 13 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: 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: 11/22/2002Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
DX RIGHT HAND PUNCTURE WOUND: GOT TOOTHPICK STUCK IN HAND AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/15/2002Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks, Slingshots or sling-propelled toys
PT WAS HIT W/WOODEN TOOTHPICK FROM SLINGSHOT. DX: R HAND FB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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