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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 122
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/11/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| EAR PAIN 6 YO BM HURT EAR WHEN STUCK STRAW IN IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PT C/O "A BOY STUCK A STRAW IN MY EAR IN AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 9 Y.O. B MALE W/FB REMOVAL TO EAR. PT GOT A PIECE OF A STRAW STRUCK IN HIS EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 10 YO MALE WAS ACCIDENTLY STRUCK IN LT EAR WITH PLASTIC STRAW HEMATOMA LT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| DX RIGHT EAR PUNCTURE WOUND: STUCK STRAW INTO EAR AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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