Accidents - Drinking straws - 0-5 years old - Year 2004

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 946
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Mouth:	485	Eyeball:	185
Face:	93	Ear:	87
Neck:	65	Internal:	29

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/30/2004	Age: 21 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
INJURED RT EYE W/ STRAW @ DINNER TODAY. CORNEAL AB'S RT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2004	Age: 20 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws
PT FELL WHILE SHE HAD A STRAW IN HER MOUTH - HURT MOUTH. D: LACERATIO N MOUTH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2004	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Drinking straws
PT PUT PIECE OF STRAW IN NOSE IN CAR. DX: PT LWBS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 11/25/2004	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Drinking straws
PT DX EAR FOREIGN BODY/BLEEDING EAR - STUCK A DRINKING STRAW INTO EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws
RUNNING WITH A STRAW, FELL FORWARD, STRAW SOMEHOW IMPALED FOREHEAD CAUSING 1CM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2004	Age: 13 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
PT POKED HIMSELF IN THE EYE WITH A DRINKING STRAW. DX EYE CON.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws, Doors
PT WAS RUNNING IN THE HOUSE WITH A STRAW IN HER MOUTH - RAN INTO A DOOR AND STRAW HIT BACK OF THROAT. D: TRAUMA TO MOUTH ; BRUISING TO THROA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		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 DRINKING STRAW. DX EYE CON.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2004	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws
POSTERIOR PALLETTE LAC/4YO HAD PLASTIC STRAW PIERCE HIS POASTERIOR PALL ETTE. HAD BLEEDING. HAPPENED AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2004	Age: 5 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
CORNEAL ABRASION, POKED IN EYE WITH STRAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2004	Age: 19 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Drinking straws
PT. FELL AT ***'S, STRAW IN MOUTH PALATE PUNCTURE WOUND PALATE PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2004	Age: 3 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: Drinking straws
MOM SAW PATIENT PUT *** STRAW IN EAR 1 WEEK AGO, NOW BLOODY DRAINAGE, H AS BUTTOCK SWELLING ALSO; PERFORATED EAR DRUM, ABSCESS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2004	Age: 7 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Drinking straws
PT POKED HIMSELF IN THE L EYE WITH A STRAW. DX: SUPERFICIAL INJURY EY E
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2004	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws
DRINKING CAPRI SUN TONIGHT & JAMMED STRAW INTO ROOF OF MOUTH. ACUTE SUP ERFICIAL LAC GUM LINE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2004	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: Neck		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
CHILD FELL FORWARD WHILE SUCKING ON A STRAW. STRAW HIT BACK OF THROAT. D: PHARYNGEAL MUCOSAL ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/06/2004	Age: 23 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Drinking straws
PT PLACED A STRAW INTO RT NOSTRIL, FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2004	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Drinking straws
PT STUCK A STRAW IN HER L EAR ON THURSDAY. EAR BLEEDING X 2 DAYS. MOM TALKED TO PCP BEFORE BRINGING HERE. DX: OTITIS MEDIA, PURU.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2004	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws, Floors or flooring materials
RUNNING WITH STRAW IN MOUTH, FELL ON FLOOR & POKED BACK OF THROAT DX SUPERFICIAL LACERATION TO R SOFT PALATE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Drinking straws
STRAW POKED INSIDE OPF MOUTH PART OF STRAW WAS STUCK IN MOUTH DX: REMOV ED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
PT SCRATCHED RIGHT EYE WITH A DRINKING STRAW FROM *** DRINKD: RIGHTEYE CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2004	Age: 3 years	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
CORNEA SCRATCH/ABRASION TO R EYE WITH FINGERNAIL OR STRAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/29/2004	Age: 9 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Drinking straws
PT'S SIBLING POKED PT IN THE EYE WITH A STRAW; SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHA GE, CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2004	Age: 14 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
CORNEAL ABRASION - 14 MOM POKED HIS RIGHT EYE WITH A STRAW LAST NIGHT, TEARING EVER SINCE, SCLERA REDDENED, IRREGULAR AREA APPROX 3CM LONG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2004	Age: 18 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
PT POKED HIMSELF IN THE EYE WITH A STRAW. DX EYE CON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws
CUT MOUTH WITH DRINKING STRAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2004	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
PT HIT IN EYE WITH A DRINKING STRAW DRING A CRAFT PROJECT AT SCHOOL TOD AY, DX CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Drinking straws
STUCK UPPER PART OF MOUTH WITH A STRAW DX. PW MOUTH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2004	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
HIT IN RT. EYE WITH DRINKING STRAW AT HOME DX: RT. CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
PT POKED SELF IN EYE WITH DRINKING STRAW - CORNEAL ABRS/HEMOARAGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2004	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
OLDER BROTHER PUT A DRINKING STRAW AND SOME BREAD IN PATIENT'S EAR ABRASION RIGHT INNER RIGHT EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2004	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: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Drinking straws
BUMPED A STAW INTO L EYEBALL DX MINOR TRAMA TO EYEBALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	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 SUSTAINED CORNEAL ABRASION FROM A STRAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws
CUT MOUTH WHEN FELL WITH DRINKING STRAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2004	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Drinking straws
FELL W/ A HARD PLASTIC STRAW IN MOUTH PUNCTURE WOUND TO SOFT PALATE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2004	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
BACK OF MOUTH STUCK BY A STRAW DX: ABRASION TO SOFT PALAT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2004	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
PT SUSTAINED AN ABRASION OF HIS MOUTH FROM A STRAW AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2004	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws
PATIENT POKED IN BACK OF THROAT WITH *** STRAW; MOUTH LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2004	Age: 4 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: Drinking straws
CONTUSED EYE WITH STRAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2004	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Drinking straws
FELL WITH STRAW IN MOUTH DX. PW MOUTH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Drinking straws
FOREIGN BODY NOSE - 2 YOM PRESENTS WITH A JUICE BOX STRAW LODGED IN HIS LEFT NARE, NO RESPIRATORY DISTRESS AT PRESENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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