Accidents - Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks - 50+ years old - Year 2008 - Ear

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 102
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/22/2008	Age: 56 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
PT WAS CLEANING EAR WITH A TOOTHPICK & IT BROKE IN EAR DX: FOREIGN BODY RIGHT EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2008	Age: 83 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks, Bathtubs or showers
PATIENT HAS DEMENTIA, MAY HAVE FALLEN IN SHOWER, HAS A HX OF CLEANING EAR WITH TOOTHPICKS, HAS BLEEDING FROM EAR. DX-TRAUMA TO RIGHT EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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