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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 733
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
Date: 12/11/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
Product: Drinking straws |
6 YOF LAC TO THROAT W/STRAW DX; THROAT LAC |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 11/28/2010 | 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: Drinking straws |
8YOM CORNEAL ABRASION POKED SELFIN EYE WITH A STRAW WHILE PLAYING WITH HIS CAT* |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/25/2010 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
Product: Drinking straws |
8 Y/O RECEIVED ABRASION TO ESOPHAGUS WHEN SWALLOWED PEICE OF STRAW AT SCHOOL AND CHOKED ON IT. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/17/2010 | 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: Puncture |
Product: Drinking straws |
6YOM PUNCTURE WOUND TO PALATE PLAYING WITH STRAW WAS PUSHED TO BACK OF MOUTH HAD MODERATE BLEEDING THAT STOPPED DAD SEEN PUNCTURE WHEN LOOKED |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
Date: 09/24/2010 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Drinking straws |
9YO HISP MALE STS STUCK A DRINKING STRAW IN R EAR WEEK AGO, C/O PAIN DX OTITIS EXTERNA |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 09/06/2010 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Drinking straws |
11YOM; PT POKED SELF IN HIS EAR WITH A STRAW. D: RIGHT EAR INJURY |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/17/2010 | Age: 9 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: Puncture |
Product: Drinking straws |
9YOF FELL WHILE WALKING WITH A DRINKING STRAW IN MOUTH SUSTAINED A PW T O OROPHARYNX |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/13/2010 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Drinking straws |
7YOM SCRATCHED IN EYE WITH STRAW; LEFT WITHOUT BEING SEEN |
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
Date: 05/30/2010 | Age: 9 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Drinking straws |
9YOF- PT WAS DRINKING A *** WHEN BROTHER ACCIDENTLY STRUCK THESTRAW TO PALATE. DX ABRASION OF THE SOFT PALATE. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 05/13/2010 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Drinking straws |
7 YOM POKED IN L EYE W/STRAW DX: EYELID ABRASION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/26/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Puncture |
Product: Drinking straws |
6YOM- PT WAS DRINKING W/ A FLEXIABLE STRAW WHEN FRIEND ACCIDENTLLY HIT STRAW WHICH PUNCTURED PALATE. DX SOFT PALATE INJURY. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/23/2010 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Drinking straws |
10YOM HAD STRAW IN MOUTH AT SCHOOL, ANOTHER PERSON SHOVED STRAW, SCRAPE D SOFT PALATE; SOFT PALATE ABRASION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 04/13/2010 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Drinking straws |
7YOF SWALLOWED A PLASTIC STRAW YESTERDAY, MOM PULLED IT OUT, NOW WITH P AIN IN THROAT; THROAT ABRASION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/25/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
Product: Drinking straws |
6 YOM BURN TO FACE ON MELTED PLASTIC STRAW DX: 2ND DEGREE BURN |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/23/2010 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Drinking straws |
9 YEAR OLD PATIENT SCRATCHED EYE WITH STRAW. DX RIGHT CORNEA ABRASION MALE PATIENT |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 03/02/2010 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
Product: Drinking straws |
11YOF DRINKING OUT OF A STRAW, SISTER BUMPED STRAW & JABBED ROOF OF MOU TH IN BACK, THROAT PAIN NOW;THROAT PAIN |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 02/21/2010 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Puncture |
Product: Drinking straws |
10YOM PUNCTURE WOUND TO ROOF OF MOUTH RUNNING WITH STRAW IN MOUTH AND F ELL* |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 02/20/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
Product: Drinking straws |
6YOM, HOLDING A CUP WITH A STRAW TO THE MOUTH&CLOSED THE CAR DOOR THRUS TING THE STRAW INTO THE SOFTPALATE>>LAC |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/28/2010 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Drinking straws |
14YOM PLAYING AROUND AT SCHOOL AND POKED IN THE EYE WITH A STRAW SUSTAI NED A CORNEAL ABRASION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/25/2010 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Drinking straws |
8YOM ABRASION TO RIGHT SOFT PALATE - THROAT HURTS DUE TO PUSHING A STRAW DOWN IN IT YESTERDAY. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/19/2010 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
Product: Drinking straws |
12 YOF SCRATCHED EYE WITH A DRINKING STRAW DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/10/2010 | 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: Drinking straws |
A 14 YR OLD FEMALE SWALLOWED RED STRAW TOP OF STRAW WHILE DRINKING AND X RAY SHOWS IT IN ESOPHAGUS AND NOW NEEDS ENDOSCOPY |
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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