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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 499
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/29/2003 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| RT EYE SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE - POKED STRAW IN EYE WHEN BENDING DOW N TO DRINK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| DX CONJUNCTIVAL CONTUSION: STRUCK SELF IN EYE WITH STRAW AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2003 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PT POKED IN EYE WITH STRAW; EYE ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2003 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| WAS PLAYING AND GOT STUCK IN THE EYE WITH A STRAW DX RT EYE ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| POKED SELF IN EYE WITH A DRINKING STRAW DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2003 | Age: 6 months | 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: Drinking straws |
| PT WAS ACCIDENTLY POKED IN THE EYE WITH A STRAW. DX EYE CON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2003 | Age: 6 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PT POKED HERSELF IN THE EYE WITH A STRAW YESTERDAY. DX LEFT CORNEAL ABRAS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2003 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 10M13DOWM WAS ACCIDENTALLY POKED IN THE EYE W/ A STRAW. DX. CORNEAL ABR ASION L EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2003 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PATIENT STUCK STRAW IN EYE. DX: CORNEAL ABRASION TO LEFT EYE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2003 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| WHILE IN THE CAR STRAW POKED PT IN RIGHT EYE. D: NO DX; PT LEFT WITHO UT BEING SEEN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 01/31/2003 | Age: 15 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: Drinking straws |
| LT EYE PAIN-POKED SELF IN EYE W/ A STRAW @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2003 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| CHILD POKED EYE WHILE PLAYING WITH PLASTIC STRAW. D: CORNEAL ABRASION, SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2003 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| POKED SELF IN LEFT EYE WITH DRINKING STRAW WHILE PLAYING @ HOME. DX LEFT CORNEAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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