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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 903
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 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) |
| Date: 09/04/2009 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: 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: 04/20/2009 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: 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: 04/10/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| DX: SWALLOWED A PIECE OF PLASTIC STRAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2007 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Drinking straws, Foods |
| PT DX SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY - S/P PT WAS CHEWING ON A STRAW THAT GIVEN TO HIM WITH JUICE BOX.PT CHEWED IT AND SWALLOWED IT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2007 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PATIENT HURT WHEN SWALLOWED A STRAW INTO THROAT DX: ASPIRATION OBJECT INTO THROAT. NOW HAS A FB SENSATION. PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2007 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PT CHEWING ON THE END OF A PLASTIC STRAW AND A PIECE OF THE END GOT LOD GED IN THROAT CHOKING FB ASPIRATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/26/2005 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT WAS CHEWING ON THE END OF A STRAW AND SWOLLOWED IT NOW COMPLAINING O F PAIN IN THROAT FOREIGN BODY INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2004 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PT SWALLOWED A TWO INCH PIECE FROM A PLASTIC STRAW AT SCHOOL FEELS LIKE CAUGHT IN THROAT STILL FOREIGN BODY INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2004 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| SWALLOWED A STRAW WHICH SHE WAS CHEWING ON. ASPIRATION OF FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PT. SWALLOWED SMALL PLASTIC STRAW WHILE SHOOTING SPITBALLS- STUCK IN THROAT; FROM A GROUP HOME. DX: FOREIGN BODY IN AIRWAY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/21/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| POSSIBLE INGESTION OF STRAW FROM JUICE BOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| SWALLOWED SOMETHING SMALL THROUGH A STRAW DX: INGESTED FOREIGN OBJECT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| FELL W/ STRAW IN MOUTH; F/B IN THROAT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2001 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2001 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2001 | Age: 14 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2000 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
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