Accidents - Drinking straws - 0-5 years old - Year 2006

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,182
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Eyeball:	358	Mouth:	259
Face:	186	Neck:	159
Hand:	86	Ear:	68
Internal:	36	Finger:	21
Pubic Region:	5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/24/2006	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Drinking straws
PUT A STRAW IN HER EAR AT A PARTY AND NOW EAR CANAL IS PAINFUL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2006	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
PT WAS RUNNING WITH A STRAW AT HOME IN MOUTH AND FELL SUSTAINED AN ABRA SION TO THROAT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2006	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
PT AT ***,FELL HOLDING STRAW,POKED SELF ON RIGHT INNER CHEEKDX RIGHT OR OPHARYNX ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2006	Age: 18 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
HIT SELF IN EYE WITH A STRAW/CORNEAL ABR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2006	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
PT RUNNING WITH A STRAW IN HER MOUTH NAND FELL PUSHING STRAW INTO THRO AT ABRASION TO THROAT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2006	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Drinking straws
PUNCTURED MOUTH WITH DRINKING STRAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2006	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	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
3 YO MALE CUT ROOF OF MOUTH WITH STRAW ABRASION MOUTH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2006	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Drinking straws, Chairs
PT WAS PLAYING W/STRAW IN MOUTH AND RAN INTO A CHAIR. DX: SUPERFICIAL PW MOUTH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2006	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Drinking straws
PT HIT ROOF OF MOUTH WITH A DRINKING STRAW. D: SOFT PALATE PUNCTURE W OUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2006	Age: 4 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
CONTUSED EYE WITH DRINKING STRAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2006	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: Puncture
Product: Drinking straws
PUNCTURED EYE WITH STRAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2006	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Drinking straws
PT FELL WITH A DRINKING STRAW IN MOUTH, ROOF OF MOUTH BLEEDING. DX: SOFT PALATE INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2006	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
ABRASION MOUTH FROM STRAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2006	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
CONTUSED EYE WITH DRINKING STRAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/27/2006	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws
CHOPPING ICE WITH A HARD STRAW HIT HAND HAND LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2006	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws, Swings or swing sets
DX: R PINKY FINGER LAC ON A STRAW UNDER SWING AT SCHOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2006	Age: 1 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws
RUNNING WITH STRAW IN MOUTH AND FELL. DX LACERATION MOUTH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2006	Age: 2 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
SCRATCHED EYE WITH A STRAW. DX. CORNEAL ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2006	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws
CUT MOUTH WITH STRAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2006	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Drinking straws
DX ROOF OF MOUTH PUNCTURE WOUND: JABBED STRAW TO ROOF OF MOUTH AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2006	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
PT POKED IN RT EYE WITH STRAW, CONTUSION RT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/31/2006	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	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
WAS BITTING ON A THIN STRAW AND IT HIT HIM IN THE EYE DX: R CORNEAL ABRASIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2006	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Drinking straws
PT FELL WITH A STRAW IN MOUTH AND PUN IT.DX MOUTH PUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2006	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Drinking straws
STUCK A STRAW IN EAR REMOVED FB AT ED VISIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2006	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws
PT FLEL WITH A STRAW IN MOUTH AND INJURED MOUTH.DX MOUTH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2006	Age: 17 months	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
DX RIGHT ORAL MUCOSAL LACERATION 1 CM: STRAW IN MOUTH, FELL AND INJURED MOUTH AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2006	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
PT POKED SELF IN RIGHT NOSTRIL WITH A STRAW DX: ABRASION RIGHT NOSTRIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2006	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: Drinking straws
PUNCTURED MOUTH WITH DRINKING STRAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2006	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
PT STUCK A STRAW IN EAR AND CON IT.DX EAR CON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2006	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws
4YOM STRAW IN RT EYE LAC RT EYE MINOR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/03/2006	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
PT ACCIDENTLY STRUCK LEFT EYE WITH A PLASTIC STRAW. NO PAIN. DX CORNEAL ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2006	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: Puncture
Product: Drinking straws
3 YO FEMALE PUT STRAW IN LEFT EAR PUNCTURE T/M
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/21/2006	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Drinking straws
PT. HIT IN THROAT/FACE BY DRINKING STRAW AT DAYCARE. DX UNSPECIFIED MO UTH INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2006	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. did not attend
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Drinking straws
PT SUS BURN TO FINGER WHEN TIP OF STRAW WAS ON FIRE NO FIRE DEPT ON S CEEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2006	Age: 14 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Drinking straws
PT SUS SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY FROM A PLASTIC STRAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2006	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Drinking straws
PUT PIECE OF STRAW IN NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2006	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Drinking straws
TM PERFORATION-PT STUCK STRAW INTO EAR-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2006	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
PT. HAD STRAW IN MOUTH AND HIT MOUTH AT GRANDMOTHER'S. DX. PW MOUTH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2006	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws, Tableware and accessories
PT RUNNING THROUGHT DAYCARE HOLDING A CUP WHICH HAD A STRAW STICKING OU T OF IT FELL ON THE STRAW SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO CHIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2006	Age: 21 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Drinking straws
POKED IN EYE W/STRAW, SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2006	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
PT POKED EAR WITH A DRIKING STRAW. NOW C/O PAIN TO EAR. DX LEFT EAR ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2006	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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
POKED EYE W/DRINKING STRAW, D-CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2006	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Drinking straws
WHILE EATING AT A RESTARAUNT PT HIT HIS LEFT NOSTRIL WITH A DRINKING ST RAW - BLEEDING. D: EPISTAXIS ; TRAUMA TO NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2006	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
PT DRINKING STRAW HIT RIGHT EYE DX RIGHT CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2006	Age: 2 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 WALKING WITH A STRAW IN MOUTH, FELL JAMMING STRAW IN MOUTH; SOF T PALATE LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2006	Age: 3 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
PALATE LAC, MOTHER STS PT SUST INJURY W/A STRAW WHILE DRINKING AT HOME, C/O BLEEDING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2006	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: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Drinking straws
PATIENT STUCK PIECE OF STRAW IN NOSE; FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2006	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Drinking straws
PATIENT SWALLOWED A DRINKING STRAW AT SCHOOL. DX-FOREIGN BODY ESOPHAGUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2006	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Pubic Region		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Drinking straws
STABBED HERSELF W/PLASTIC STRAW IN PUBIC/ANAL AREAS D-PAIN PELVIC REGIO N
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2006	Age: 7 months	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
POKED SELF IN THE EYE WITH A STRAW TODAY,+PAIN AND FOREIGN BODY SENSATI ON FROM DIRECT TRAUMA; RIGHT EYE CORNEAL ABRASIONS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2006	Age: 4 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/PW MOUTH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2006	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Drinking straws
NOSE FB-PUT A PIECE OF STRAW IN NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/03/2006	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws
STUCK STRAW IN R EAR DX: R EAR CANAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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