Accidents - Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks - 0-5 years old - Year 2003

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 602
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Body Parts:

Foot:	212	Ear:	161
Internal:	129	Face:	69
Eyeball:	22	Shoulder:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/31/2003	Age: 3 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
PT STEPPED ON A TOOTHPICK AND INJURED FOOT. DX FOOT PUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/27/2003	Age: 15 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
PT C/O PUNCTURE WOUND. PT WAS PUNCTURED IN FOOT WITH TOOTPICK. DX PUCTU RE FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/26/2003	Age: 5 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
PATIENT STEPPED ON TOOTHPICK IN GRANDMOTHER'S KITCHEN, STUCK IN FOOT; F B REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
PT C/O FACIAL LAC. PT WAS RUNNING WITH TOOTHPICKS. DX LACERATION FACIAL .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
PLAYING AND SLIPPED AND JABBED EAR WITH TOOTHPICK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2003	Age: 2 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
SWALLOWED A TOOTHPICK DX. INGESTED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
PT DX CONJUNCTIVAL ABRASION - S/P TRAUMA TO EYE WITH TOOTHOPICK - C/O PAIN AND ITCHING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2003	Age: 21 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
PATIENT STUCK TOOTHPICK IN EAR; NO INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
PUNCTURE WOUND FOOT - 5 YOM STEPPED ON A TOOTHPICK SUSTAINING PUNCTURE WOUND TO HEEL OF RIGHT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2003	Age: 5 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
PATIENT STEPPED ON A TOOTHPICK, AWOKE FROM SLEEP WITH SEVERE PAIN. DX. FOOT SPLINTER ON RIGHT FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2003	Age: 2 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
PT. SWALLOWED A TOOTHPICK AT 1900 TONIGHT. DX. FB INGESTION.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 08/20/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
PT WAS AT SCHOOL EATING A CUPCAKE AND SWALLOWED A WHITE PLASTIC TOOTHPI CK THAT WAS IN TOOTHPICK. D: SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
STEPPED ONTO TOOTHPICK DX: PUNCTURE TO FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2003	Age: 2 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
STEPPED ON TOOTHPICK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	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
STEPPED ON TOOTHPICK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2003	Age: 16 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
PT STUCK TOOTHPICK INTO INNER EAR DX: RT EAR INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2003	Age: 21 months	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
PT PLACED TOOTHPICK IN RIGHT EAR IT BROKE OFF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2003	Age: 19 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
PT PUT TOOTHPICK IN RIGHT EAR PER MOM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		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
PT STEPPED ON A BLUE TOOTHPICK THAT WAS IN CARPET. D: FOREIGN BODY RI GHT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
PATIENT POKED IN EYE WITH TOOTHPICK AT *** RESTAURANT; EYE INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
STEPPED ON TOOTHPICK AND WENT INTO FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2003	Age: 3 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
TOOTHPICK IN FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
PATIENT STUCK TOOTHPICK INTO EAR; RUPTURED EAR DRUM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2003	Age: 19 months	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
CHILD VOMITING BLOOD AFTER SWALLOWING A TOOTHPICK. D: UPPER GI BLEED, D ISPLACED FEEDING TUBE. ADMIT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/19/2003	Age: 3 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
SWALLOWED TOOTHPICK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
MOM STATES CHILD STUCK A TOOTHPICK IN EAR DX: PUNCTURE WOUND L EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/11/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
PATIENT FELL AT PLAY AREA AT POLARIS MALL, SHOULDER PAIN WITH MOVEMENT , ALSO PUT A TOOTHPICK IN EAR YESTERDAY, EAR PAIN; SHOULDER CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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