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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 102
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2004 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PTS WIFE WAS CLEANING HIS EAR WITH A TOOTHPICK WHEN A PIECE BROKE OFF A ND REMAINED IN EAR FOREIGN BODY EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2004 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| TYMPANIC MEMBRANE PUNCTURE - 59 YOF C/O RIGHT EAR PAIN AND DIMINISHED H EARING OUT OF RIGHT EAR AFTER POKING A TOOTH PICK IN HER EAR YESTERDAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2004 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| FB R EAR/77YOM WAS CLEANING OUT EAR WITH A TOOTHPICK AND THE TIP BROKE OFF IN EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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