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Accidents - Drinking straws - 6-15 years old - Year 2009

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 383
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Accidents - Body Parts:
Mouth:163Internal:76
Eyeball:75Ear:62
Shoulder:6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/28/2009Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
PT HAD A STRAW IN MOUTH WHEN BUMPED IT WITH HAND, SCRATCHED BACK OF THROAT, DX: ABRASION TO MOUTH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/04/2009Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Drinking straws
DRINKING SODA THROUGH STRAW AND FELT SOMETHING GO INTO MOUTH BY ACCIDEN T. DX: UNKNOWN GASTROINTESTINAL FOREIGN OBJECT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/06/2009Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws
PT WAS PLAYING W/ A DRINKING STRAW. HAD IT IN HIS MOUTH, STRAW WAS ACCI D BUMPED. HIT PT IN TOP OF MOUTH. HAS LAC. DX MOUTH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/05/2009Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sportsFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws
PT WAS AT LUNCH AT BASKETBALL CAMP WHEN HE WAS CHEWING ON A DRINKING ST RAW. HIT HIM IN TOP OF MOUTH. HAS LAC. DX HARD PALATE LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/22/2009Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
MOUTH LAC-RUNNING W/A STRAW IN MOUTH-FELL ONTO COUCH-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/20/2009Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ShoulderDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Drinking straws, Paper products
IN GERMAN CLASS HYPEREXTENDED ARM/SHOULDER AREA AFTER PLAYING A GAME W/ A STRAW & PAPER, SLIPPED AND IMMEDIATE PAIN. DX CLAVICAL FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/17/2009Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Drinking straws, Chairs
HAS A STRAW IN HIS MOUTH AND BUMPED INTO A CHAIR IMPALLING STRAW INTO B ACK OF MOUTH DX- F/B PHARYNX/LARYNX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/20/2009Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Drinking straws
PT DRINKING SLUSHI THREW STRAW & FELT LIKE SOMETHING LODGED IN THROAT, NOW W/PAIN, FB NEG; PROB ESOPHAGEAL ABRASION FROM SOMETHING IN SLUSHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/09/2009Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Drinking straws
PUT DRINKING STRAW IN EAR. DX- FOREIGN BODY R EAR. #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/21/2009Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
PT WAS ACCIDENTALLY POKED IN EYE WITH A STRAW WHILE OUT TO DINNER WITH FRIENDS DX: SMALL RIGHT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/18/2009Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws
PT WITH A STRAW IN MOUTH AND BUMPED BY ANOTHER CHILD. CUT PALLATE. DX LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/12/2009Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Drinking straws
DRINKING WITH A STRAW FROM JUICE BOX&TRIPPED&FELL PUSHING THE STRAW THA T PUNCTURED HER POSTERIOR PHARYNX>>ORAL PUNCTURING TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/13/2009Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws
PT WAS ROUGH HOUSING W/ A STRAW IN HIS MOUTH. PT WAS PUSHED AND FELL. S TRAW CUT TOP OF PTS MOUTH ON SOFT PALATE. BLEEDING CONT. DX MOUTH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/30/2009Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
FELL WITH STRAW IN MOUTH;DX CONTUSED MOUTH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/03/2009Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws
MOUTH LAC FROM A STRAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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