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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 173
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/13/2008 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dental Injury |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| USED TOOTH PICK AT RESTAURANT AND CAUSED GUMS TO BLEED CAUSING GINGIVAL BLEEDING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks, Floors or flooring materials |
| 53 YO W/TOOTHPICK IN MOUTH FELL STRUCK MOUTH ON FLOOR PUNCTURE WOUND GUM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2008 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT WAS CHEWING ON A TOOTHPICK, DEVELOPED SWOLLEN TONGUE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/08/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT STATERS PUNCTURED LOWER LIP W/A TOOTHPICK. DX. PW LOWER LIP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2008 | Age: 51 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: Dental Injury |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT WAS CHEWING ON A TOOTHPICK LAST NIGHT JAMMED INTO HIS GUM BROKE OFF ALOT OF BLEEDING DENTAL INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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