Accidents - Drinking straws - 0-5 years old - Year 2005

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 805
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Mouth:	275	Eyeball:	223
Ear:	98	Neck:	88
All Of Body:	68	Internal:	31
Face:	21

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/14/2005	Age: 8 months	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
CHOKING ON BROKEN STRAW DX: ESOPHAGEAL FB, REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2005	Age: 11 months	Sex: Female	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 HIT IN EYE WITH STRAW; EYE CONT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2005	Age: 22 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
MOM REPORTS PT HAD STRAW IN MOUTH AND TRIPPED AND FELL, THE STRAW WENT INTO BACK OF MOUTH. DX. ABRA PHARYNX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2005	Age: 19 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Poisoning
Product: Drinking straws, Caulking or spackling compounds
PT C/O ATE SOMETHING. PT SUCKED ON STRAW WITH DAP FOAM SEALANT IN IT. D X STATUS POST INGESTION OF DAP TEX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2005	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws
2 YOF FELL AT DAYCARE WITH STRAW IN HER MOUTH CAUSING LACERATION TO GUM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/16/2005	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: Ear		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
PT STUCK A SIPPY STRAW IN EAR, CONTUSION TO EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2005	Age: 2 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: Drinking straws
PT DX LT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION - MOM STATES CHILD STRUCK HER LT EYE WITH A STRAW TODAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2005	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws
PT HAD A STRAW IN MOUTH WHILE RIDING IN CAR - MOM STOPPED SUDDENLY AND STRAW POKED PT IN MOUTH. D; SOFT PALATE LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2005	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Drinking straws
PT SWALLOWED A PIECE OF STRAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2005	Age: 13 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws
NOSE, LACERATION BY DRINKING STRAW GOING UP NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2005	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
PATIENT STRUCK STRAW IN LEFT EAR. EXTERNAL ABRASION 2ND TO FOREIGN B ODY INSERTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2005	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws
PT C/O DIRECT BLOW WITH STRAW IN MOUTH,FELL AT HOME AT 7:00 PM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2005	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws
LACERATION THROAT - 5 YOF FELL WITH A HARD PLASTIC STRAW IN HER MOUTH A ND SUSTAINED A MINOR LACERATION TO THE BACK OF HER THROAT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2005	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Drinking straws
PUT A STRAW IN EAR. PERFORATED RT EARDRUM (2ND TO TRAUMA)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2005	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws
THROAT CUT ON A DRINKING STRAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2005	Age: 7 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
PLASTIC STRAW WENT DOWN THROAT DX. THROAT ABR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2005	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
SOFT PALATE AND TONSILLER ABRASION, RUNNING AND PLAYING WITH STRAW IN M OUTH AND FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2005	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws, Containers
JABBED BACK OF THROAT WITH STRAW FROM JUICE POUCH ORAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2005	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Drinking straws
GETTING OUT OF CAR SLIPPED HIT EYE ON STRAW CONJUNCTIVAL IRRITATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2005	Age: 13 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
FELL ON HARD STRAW WHILE CARRYING STRAW IN MOUTH. DX: ABRASION MOUTH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2005	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws
TONGUE LAC, MOTHER STS PT SUST INJURY WHEN BROTHER PUSHED A STRAW IN HER MOUTH WHILE DRINKING AT HOME, C/O BLEEDING, REDNESS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2005	Age: 10 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Drinking straws
PT POKED THROAT WITH A DRINKING STRAW AND THREW UP. D: MINOR TRAUMA T O PALATE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2005	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Drinking straws
PATIENT STUCK A STRAW IN NOSE AT ***. DX-FOREIGN BODY NOSE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2005	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Drinking straws
PT AT A RESTAURANT ORDERED A CHOCOLATE SHAKE AND INSTEAD WAS GIVEN HOT CHOCOLATE TOOK A BIG GULP THROUGH A STRAW SUSTAINED SCALD BURNS MOUTH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2005	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	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 SELF IN EYE WITH A DRINKING STRAW DX CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2005	Age: 8 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
EYE CONTUSED , HIT WITH DRINKING STRAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2005	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Drinking straws
PT RUNNING WITH STRAW & FELL, IMPALING L TONSIL. DX: PUNCTURE WOUND TONSIL, ABRASION PALATE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2005	Age: 20 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws
SUPREFICIAL WOUND THROAT; PT FELL WITH DRINKING STRAW IN MOUTH, PER MOM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2005	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: Hemorrhage
Product: Drinking straws
PT WAS WATCHING TV, UNSUPERVISED,POKED EYE C JUICE BOX STRAW SUSTAINED " SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEAMORRHAGE"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2005	Age: 3 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
PT MAY HAVE SCRATCHED EYE WITH A STRAW. LEFT ER BEFORE SEEN.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 01/30/2005	Age: 10 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
HIT IN EYE WITH STRAW DX. CORNEAL ABR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2005	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Drinking straws, Tableware and accessories
MOTHER STATES CHILD RUNNING IN HOME WITH STRAW IN CUP AND FELL MINOR ORAL TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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