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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,389
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2010 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| 86 YOM DOZED OFF ON COUCH & MAY HAVE SWALLOWED A TOOTHPICK DX: POSS ESOPHAGEAL FB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/26/2010 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| 71YOWF PT STATES SHE STEPPED ON A TOOTHPICK LAST NIGHT, GREAT TOE ON L FOOT SWOLLEN. PART OF TOOTHPICK IN TOE. DX. FB L GREAT TOE, REMOVED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2010 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| 58YOM SWALLOWED A TOOTHPICK DX: ESOPHAGEAL FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2010 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| 60YOF STEPPED ON A TOOTHPICK A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO HAVING FOOT PAIN ? FB IN FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2010 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| 57YOM STEPPED ON TOOTHPICK/ LT PLANTAR PW WITH RETAINED FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2010 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| 67 Y/O/F SWALLOWED A TOOTHPICK AT HOME TODAY DX/ SWALLOWED FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2010 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| 68 YOF, STEPPED ON TOOTHPICK 1 1/2 WKS AGO,PULLED OUT BY SISTER, STILL PAIN,POSS FB DX: CELLULITIS FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2010 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| 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 |
| 70YOM HAS TOOTHPICK STUCK IN LT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2010 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks, Rugs or carpets |
| A 56 YOF GOT TOOTHPICK WEDGED IN FOOT WHILE WALKING ON RUG, FB FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2010 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| 56YOF STEPPED ONTO TOOTHPICK DX: PUNC TO FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2010 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| 59 YOM-STATES STEPPED ON A WOODEN TOOTHPICK W/FOOT WHICH HE PULLED OUT- PUT ON *** FOR PAIN DX CELLULITIS FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/06/2010 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| 56 Y/O F STEPPED ON TOOTHPICK FB TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2010 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| 62YOF STEPPED ON A TOOTHPICK AT HOME, CELLULITIS OF RIGHT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2010 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| 68 YOM USING A TOOTHPICK TO DIG AT THE SIDE OF TOENAIL RESULTING IN TOE INFLAMMATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2010 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: Asian |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| 74 Y/O F STEP ON TOOTHPICK PUNCT FOOT, CELLUITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2010 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks, Floors or flooring materials |
| 82 YOM WAS AMBULATING WITH TOOTHPICK IN HIS MOUTH - SLIPPED; FELL TO FL OOR. FOREIGN BODY IN TONGUE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2010 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| 51YO M PT WAS EATING A PIECE OF STEAK WRAPPPED W/BACON THAT HAD A TOOT HPICK IT IN AND SWALLOWED TOOTHPICK. DX. FB THROAT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2010 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| 58YOM SUSTAINED FOOT PUNCTURE WHEN ACCIDENTALLY FELL ON A TOOTHPICK@ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2010 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| 77 YOF GOT A PLASTIC TOOTHPICK STUCK IN TOE F/B FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2010 | Age: 71 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: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| 71YOF,EATING FISH WITH TOOTHPICK EARLIER&LATER DEV. THROAT FB SENSATION >>ESOPHAGEAL FOOD IMPACTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2010 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| 63 Y/O B/M RECEIVED FOREIGN BODY IN FOOT WHEN STEPPED ON TOOTHPICK AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2010 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| DX PUNCTURE WD R FOOT/CELLULITIS FOOT: 79YOF PN, SWELL' @ PLANTAR ASPECT OF R FOREFOOT, STEP' ON TOOTHPICK. PULL' OUT WOOD FRAGMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2010 | 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: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| 51YOM, C/O LT FOOT SWELLING S/P RETAINED TOOTHPICK&ALSO C/O LT HAND SWE LLING>>CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/19/2010 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| 55YOM WALKING BAREFOOT AT HOME AND STEPPED ON A TOOTHPICK IT GOT LODGED IN RIGHT FOOT BROKE OFF FB FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/09/2010 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| 83 YOM SWALLOWED A PIECE OF TOOTHPICK FROM SANDWICH FOREIGN BODY THROAT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2010 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks, Floors or flooring materials |
| PAIN,SWELLING L FOOT,RETAINED F.B.: 63YOM WALKING ACROSS CARPETED FLOOR STEPPED ON A TOOTHPICK, C/O PAIN, SWELLING, FOOT, @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2010 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| 56YOF,PRICKED FINGER WITH A TOOTHPICK 4 WKS AGO WOUND TO RT. THUMB AND INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2010 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| 86YOM HAS TOOTHPICK STUCK IN (L) PLANTAR FOOT DX;# PLANTAR PUNCTURE WOUND (L) FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2010 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| 81YOF HAS PART OF TOOTHPICK STUCK IN UPPER (L) MOLAR DX;# DENTAL FB EXTRACTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2010 | Age: 66 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: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| 66YOF EATING A SANDWHICH THAT HAD A TOOTHPICK IN IT SWEALLOWED THE TOOT HPICK FB INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2010 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| 57YOF SWALLOWED A TOOTHPICK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2010 | Age: 59 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: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| 59 YO F SWALLOWED A CORNHOLDER. DX ABD FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2010 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| 67YOF JABBED FOOT WITH TOOTHPICK/ RT FOOT CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2010 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| 64 YO WF HAS TOOTH PICK IN FOOT FB TOOTH PICK IN RT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2010 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| 63 YO F STUCK FINGER WITH A TOOTHPICK 1 WEEK AGO NOW W/ SWELLING AND PU S DX FINGER CELLULITIS*** |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/08/2010 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| 72YOF TOOTHPICK EMBEDDED IN FINGER/ FB REMOVAL RT 5TH DIGIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2010 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| 71YOF STEPPED ON A TOOTHPICK ONE MONTH AGO FOREIGN BODY TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2010 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks, Floors or flooring materials |
| 84 YOF-PT LOWER ABD PAIN-HURT AFTER BENDING OVER TO PICK UP SOME TOOTHP ICKS FROM FLOOR DX THORACIC STRAIN T5 COMPRESSION FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2010 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| 63 YR OLD BLACK FEMALE DX RESIDUAL FOREIGN BODY IN SOFT TISSUE - S/P TOOTHPICK IN LT FOOT PTA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2010 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| 55 YOM STEPPED ON TOOTHPICK AND ITS STUCK IN FOOT FOREIGN BODY IN FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2010 | Age: 81 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| 81YOF, ACC STEPPED ON A TOOTHPICK THAT WENT THRU THE TOE, +TOTALLY REMO VED>>PW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2010 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| 59YOM-HAS HAD A TOOTHPICK STUCK IN HIS RIGHT FOOT SINCE WEDNESDAY. DX: FOREIGN BODY TO RIGHT FOOT* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2010 | Age: 87 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| 87YOM, ACC STEPPED ON A TOOTHPICK THAT WENT THRU THE LT 4TH TOE,NOT ABL EL TO REMOVE IT>>FB REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2010 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| 60YOM, C/O TOE PAIN&SWELLING AFTER ACC STEPPED ONTO TOOTPICK THRU THE T OE>>HEMATOMA/CONTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2010 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| 73YOM STATES HE FELL ASLEEP WITH A PLASTIC TOOTH PICK IN MOUTH DX- F/ B SWALLOWED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2010 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| 52YOF STEPPED ON TOOTHPICK, STILL IN FOOT DX;* FB (TOOTHPICK) (R) FO OT REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2010 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks, Floors or flooring materials |
| 69 YOM WAS WALKING BAREFOOT ON CARPETED FLOOR AT HOME STEPPED ON A TOOTHPICK. DX-FOREIGN BODY FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2010 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 66YOF, HAS SWOLLEN LIP AFTER USING CINNAMON TOOTHPICK, SWOLLEN LIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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