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Accidents - Drinking straws - 50+ years old - Year 2002

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 123
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Accidents - Body Parts:
Internal:76Mouth:46

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 09/08/2002Age: 60 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Drinking straws
60 YO FEMALE GOT GLASS IN TONGUE WHILE SUCKING STRAW AT CASINO F/B TONGUE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/07/2002Age: 71 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Drinking straws
DIFFICULTY SWALLOWING AFTER MAYBE SWALLOWING A BEE WITH A DRINK, SAW BE E IN STRAW, DID NOT FEEL STING, TOOK BENADRYL "JUST IN CASE". INGEST FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/09/2002Age: 54 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Other
Product: Drinking straws
PT WAS DRINKING W/STRAW, SWALLOWED IT AND PULLED IT BACK OUT AT ***. D X; PHARYNGEAL IRRITATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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