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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,205
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/22/2004 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| TOOTHPICK EMBEDDED IN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2004 | Age: 4 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 |
| PT STEPPED ON TOOTHPICK; FB FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2004 | Age: 5 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 |
| RUNNING IN HALL, STEPPED ON TOOTHPICK; FB TO FOOT REMOVED IN ED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT STEPPED ON TOOTHPICK FEW DAYS AGO LFOOT CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/21/2004 | 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: Other |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| 2 YO - DX: - BLEEDING FROM EAR CANAL - ACCIDENTALLY STUCK TOOTHPICK IN OWN EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2004 | Age: 5 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 |
| FOOT PUNCTURE WOUND-STEPPED ON A TOOTHPICK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2004 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| GOT TOOTHPICK STUCK IN LEG, PIECE BROKE OFF DX. FB CALF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2004 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| CHILD STEPPED ON TOOTHPICK AT HOME. D: FOREIGN BODY PUNCTURE, FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2004 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | 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 WOODEN TOOTHPICK- FB INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | 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 STUCK TOOTHPICK IN R EAR. DX: FOREIGN BODY EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2004 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| MOTHER THINKS BABY STUCK TOOTH PICK IN EAR TRAUMATIC TEMPANIC MEMBRANE PERFORATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT STUCK A TOOTHPICK IN HER TONGUE, MOM PULLED ENTIRE TOOTHPICK OUT DX SMALL PUNCTURE WOUND TO TONGUE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2004 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT SLIPPED ON THE FLOOR AND GOT A TOOTH PICK STUCK IN KNEE. D: PUNCTU RE WOUND RIGHT KNEE - FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/29/2004 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| WALKING BAREFOOT STEPPED ON A TOOTHPICK PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT FOOT REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2004 | Age: 3 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 |
| TOOTHPICK IN L FOOT DX: FB TOOTHPICK REMOVAL L FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2004 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 STUCK A TOOTHPICK IN HER L EAR TODAY & DID NOT REMOVE IT. NO TOOTHPK REMAINS & NO ABRASIONS. RULE OUT FOREIGN BODY. PT HAS EAR INFECTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2004 | Age: 2 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 |
| PT STEPPED ON A TOOTHPICK AND INJURED FOOT.DX FOOT FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2004 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| ABRASION EYE PLAYING WITH TOOTHPICK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2004 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| CHILD PUT TOOTHPICK IN EAR AND NOW IT IS STUCK. D: FOREIGN BODY, EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2004 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| PT WAS JUMPING AND LANDED ON A TOOTHPICK, NOW LODGED IN FOOT. DX. FB (R) TOE-REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2004 | 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT HAS TOOTHPICK IN R EAR. DX: FOREIGN BODY EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2004 | Age: 4 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 |
| PT STEPPED ON A TOOTHPICK 4 DAYS AGO- PULLED IT OUT NOW SHE FEELS PAIN ND PUSS FROM WOUND. DX INFECTION LT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2004 | Age: 4 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 |
| FB L HEEL; STEPPED ON TOOTHPICK @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2004 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| CUT BACK OF MOUTH WITH *** STICK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2004 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT STUCK A TOOTHPICK IN RT EAR DX PERFORATED EAR DRUM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2004 | Age: 4 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 |
| STEPPED ON TOOTHPICK REMOVED FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2004 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| F.B. R EAR, VIA EMS, MOTHER STS PT INSERTED A TOOTHPICK INTO HIS EAR CA NAL AT HOME, PAIN, BLEEDING, TM NML, NO FEVER OR COUGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT C/O TOOTHPICK BROKE OFF IN LT EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2004 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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. REPEATEDLY CUT INSIDE OF MOUTH WHILE WALKING AROUND WITH TOOTHPICK IN MOUTH. DX: OROPHARYNGEAL TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2004 | Age: 5 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: 04/03/2004 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PAIN IN EAR AFTER STICKING A TOOTHPICK IN EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2004 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| STEPPED ON FOREIGN BODY EMBEDDED IN SOLE OF FOOT FOREIGN BODY 2.5 CM REMOVAL RIGHT FOOT A TOOTHPICK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2004 | Age: 9 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| OLDER SISTER STUCK TOOTHPICK IN CHILD'S EAR. D: TIMPANIC MEMBRANE RUPTU RE, POSSIBLE CONJUNCTIVITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2004 | Age: 4 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 |
| PUNCTURED FOOT WHEN STEPPED ON TOOTHPICK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2004 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PATIENT STUCK TOOTHPICK IN EAR, SOME BLOODY DRAINAGE; EAR CANAL SCRATCH AFTER TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2004 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks, Rugs or carpets |
| FELL ON TOOTHPICK WHICH WAS DOWN IN RUG DX. FB WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2004 | Age: 4 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 A TOOTHPICK AT HOME. DX-FOREIGN BODY LEFT FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2004 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| EAR FB-CHILD STUCK A TOOTHPICK IN EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| POSSIBLY SWALLOWED TOOTHPICK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2004 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| 5 YO M STEPPED ON TOOTH PICK -NOT WEARING SHOES PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2004 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PUNCTURE L PALM; BROTHER STUCK HIM WITH TOOTHPICK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2004 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| CHILD HAS EAR BLEEDING. INSERTED TOOTHPICK IN EAR 2 DAYS AGO. D: OTITIS EXTERNA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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