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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 358
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/20/2008 | 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 |
| PUNCTURED ROOF OF MOUTH W/ STRAW---1/2CM LAC SOFT PALATE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2008 | 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 |
| PT WAS RUNNING W/STRAW IN MOUTH. DX: ORAL LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT FELL WHILE SUCKING ON A DRINKING STRAW, PUNCTURE WOUND TO UPPER LIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2008 | Age: 2 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 |
| LACERATED MOUTH WITH CAPRI SUN STRAW;DX LACERATED MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2008 | 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 |
| 2 Y/O M INJURED UNDER HIS TONGUE WHILE USING PLASTIC STRAW. DX; LAC FLOOR OF MOUTH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2008 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PT IN "***" W/ DAD. GRABBED HIS STRAW AND STUCK IT IN HER MOUTH.HAS A L AC TO PALATE. IS HARD TO SWALLOW SINCE. DROOLING. DX MOUTH LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2008 | Age: 4 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 |
| PT WAS USING A DRINKING STRAW WHEN SHE PUSHED IT TOO FAR BACK IN HER MO UTH AND CUT HER MOUTH. HAD SOME BLEEDING. DX MOUTH LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2008 | Age: 2 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 |
| TRAUMA TO MOUTH FROM DRINKING STRAW RUNNING WITH STRAW IN MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PT HAD A STRAW IN HIS MOUTH WHEN HE FELL; THROAT INJURY. D: LACERATIO N SOFT PALATE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2008 | 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 |
| MOTHER STATES CHILD HAD A PLASTIC STRAW IN MOUTH, FELL AND CUT THE ROOF OF HER MOUTH. LACERATION ROOF OF MOUTH* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| POKED MOUTH WITH DRINKING STRAW;DX LACERATED MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| CONTUSED MOUTH WITH STRAW;DX CONTUSED MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2008 | Age: 20 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 |
| PLAYING C A STRAW IN THE MOUTH, FELL JAMMING STRAW BACK INTO THROAT >> LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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