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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 188
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/07/2005 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PT WAS CHEWING ON A STRAW WHILE ON A BUS AND IT POKED HIM IN THROAT WHE N BUS STOPPED. DX. PW L TONSIL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2005 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PATIENT PUNCTURED SOFT PALATE OF HIS MOUTH ON LEFT WITH A PLASTIC STRAW. DX - PUNCTURE WOUND TO SOFT PALATE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2005 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| FELL WHILE RUNNING WITH STRAW IN MOUTH DX: PUNC TO SOFT PALATE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2005 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| FELL WITH A STRAW IN MOUTH DX. MOUTH ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2005 | Age: 9 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 DRINKING OUT OF A STRAW, IT SLIPPED & INJURED BACK OF HER MOUTH. DX: LAC MOUTH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2005 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PATIENT JAMMED STRAW IN BACK OF THROAT WHEN PLAYING WITH BROTHER AT *** ; PUNCTURE WOUND TO SOFT PALATE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2005 | Age: 15 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 |
| PT HAD A STRAW IN MOUTH AND FELL LAC MOUTH. DX MOUTH LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2005 | Age: 10 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 |
| PT SUS LACERATION TO MOUTH BY A STRAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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