Accidents - Food skewers - 0-5 years old - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 728
See also: Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1999:	35
Year 2000:	24
Year 2002:	106
Year 2004:	146
Year 2005:	11
Year 2006:	30
Year 2007:	167
Year 2008:	43
Year 2009:	75
Year 2010:	88

Accidents - Body Parts:

Foot:	191	Mouth:	175
Ear:	142	Finger:	69
Eyeball:	50	Internal:	44
Face:	35	Hand:	18

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/16/2010	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Food skewers
2 YR M SWALLOWED LOLLIPOP STICK;DX INGESTED OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2010	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Food skewers
5 YR M POKED IN EYE WITH HOT DOG SKEWER;DX PUNCTURED EYEBALL
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/28/2010	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Food skewers
5YOM PLAYING WITH WOOD KABOB STICK/SKEWER IN MOUTH, JAMMED IN MOUTH; MOUTH ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2010	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Food skewers
5YOM POKED SELF IN THE EAR WITH A SHISH KABOB SKEWER ABRASION ERA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2009	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Food skewers
POKED IN THE EYE WITH A SKEWER. DX EYE INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2009	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Food skewers
PUNCTURE SOFT PALATE - 4 YO MALE PRESENTS FROM HOME WITH PUNCTURE TO RI GHT SIDED SOFT PALATE - FELL WHEN RUNNING WITH BAMBOO FOOD SKEWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2008	Age: 3 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Food skewers
STUCK SKEWER IN MOUTH;DX LACERATED MOUTH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2008	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Food skewers
PT STEPPED ON WOODEN BARBEQUE SKEWER. DX: R FOOT FB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Food skewers
POKED MOUTH WITH FOOD SKEWER;DX CONTUSED MOUTH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2007	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Food skewers
HIT SELF IN EYE WITH SHISH-KABOB SKEWER/EYE CT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2007	Age: 16 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Food skewers
PT STEPPED ON CORN SKEWER AT HOME PUNCTURE WOUND RT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2007	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Food skewers
PLAYING WITH SISTER AND KABOB SKEWER THROWN INTO PTS EYE. DX EYE LACER ATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/26/2007	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Food skewers
WOODEN SKEWER ACCIDENTALLY POKED INTO EAR - CHILD WAS BUMPED BY COUSIN LACERATION TO EAR CANAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2007	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Food skewers
POKED IN EYE WITH BBQ SKEWER DX: R EYE PAIN/ SWELLING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2006	Age: 4 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: Other
Product: Food skewers
STEPPED ON A ? CABOB SCEWER/STICK W DYS AGO, NOW C FOOT SWELLING&RED " CELLULITIS"
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/29/2006	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Food skewers
FOREIGN BODY FOOT - 4 YOF STEPPED ONTO A BAMBOO SKEWER AND WAS EMBEDDED BETWEEN RIGHT GREAT TOE AND 2ND TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2005	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Food skewers
PUNCTURED MOUTH WITH BBQ SKEWERS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/09/2005	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Food skewers
PT WAS RUNNING W/ A WOODEN KABOB STICK - SHARP POINT FELL AND SKEWER WE NT IN MOUTH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Food skewers
CHILD FELL ON WOODEN SKEWER - HIT IN MOUTH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2004	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Food skewers
MOUTH PUNCTURE, STABBED IN MOUTH WITH FOOD SKEWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Food skewers
IN DAD'S TRUCK, GRABBED FORK FOR ROASTING MARSHMALLOWS/ LAC LMF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Food skewers
PT FELL W/BAMBOO SKEWER IN MOUTH. DX: THROAT FB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Food skewers
EYEBALL BURNED BY HOT SKEWER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Food skewers, Floors or flooring materials
CHILD STEPPEDON SOODEN SHISH KABOB SKEWER THAT WAS ON CARPETED FLOOR. D: FOREIGN BODY, FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2000	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Food skewers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2000	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Food skewers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/1999	Age: 16 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Food skewers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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