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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,275
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/18/2010 | Age: 15 months | 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 |
| 15MOM, ACC POKED SELF INTO EYE WITH A STRAW >>CORNEAL ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2010 | 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, Pillows |
| 5YOM; PT WAS RUNNING WITH A STRAW IN HIS MOUTH WHEN BROTHER THREW A PIL LOW AND STRAW WENT FURTHER BACK IN HIS MOUTH. D: LACERATION OF MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2010 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| A 5 YR OLD FEMALE PUNCTURED BACK OF THROAT WITH A STRAW DX PUNCTURE WOUND OF THROAT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2010 | Age: 12 months | 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 |
| 12 MO F POKED EYE WITH STRAW;DX ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2010 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 2 YOF STUCK A JUICE STRAW IN HER EAR AFTER SEEING MOTHER CLEANING HER E ARS. DX: EAR CANAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2010 | 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: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 2 YO M HEMORRHAGE TO EYEBALL FROM STRAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2010 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws, Games or game parts |
| DX CONJ INJ, SUPERFICIAL ABRASISON OD: 2YOF @ DAYCARE YTDY "HIT IN WHITE PART OF EYE W A STRAW W PLAY' A GAME." |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2010 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 5YOF WAS DRINKING A MILK SHAKE, & TRIPPED , THE STRAW POKED HER IN THE BACK OF HER THROAT. DX; PUNCTURE WOUND TO BACK OF THROAT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2010 | 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 |
| 2 YO F POKED IN EYE WITH STRAW. DX CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2010 | Age: 3 years | 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 |
| 3 YO M 2 DAYS AGO POKED SELF IN EYE WITH STRAW, NOW EYE RED AND PAINFUL DX CORNEAL ABRASION AND SUBCONJUCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2010 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 2 Y/O/M STUCK A PIECE OF A STRAW WRAPPER UP HIS NOSE DX/ FB NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2010 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 3 YO FEMALE WITH A DRINKING STRAW IN NOSE. DX FB NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2010 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 4YOF WAS BURNING A STRAW WITH A CIGARETTE AND BURNED RIGHT EYE, CONJUCTIVITIS OF RIGHT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/17/2010 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Asian |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 3 YOM FELL W/PLASTIC STRAW IN MOUTH. DX: BUCCAL LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2010 | 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 |
| 3 YR M POKED EYE WITH STRAW;DX ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2010 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 5YOM WAS WALKING WITH A STRAW, IN HIS MOUTH, AT HOME, & TRIPPED, SUSTAINING TRAUMATIC INJURY. DX; PALATAL INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2010 | Age: 2 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 2YOM PT GRABBED A STRAW AT RESTAURANT AND POKED HIMSELF IN R EYE. REDNE SS, PAIN. DX R CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2010 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 17MOM-? FB INGESTION-POSSIBLY SWALLOWED A PIECE OF PLASTIC STRAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2010 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dental Injury |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 2YOM- PT WAS DRINKING A SHAKE WITH STRAW, WHEN BROTHER FELL ONTO HIM CAUSING STRAW TO JAM ON ROOF OF MOUTH. DX MOUTH INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2010 | Age: 4 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 |
| 4YOF FELL WHEN RUNNING WITH STRAW IN MOUTH AT HOME; SOFT PALATE LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/30/2010 | Age: 15 months | 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 |
| 15MOM WAS HIT IN EYE WITH STRAW SLIPPED OUT OF MOTHER'S HAND, FUSSY, L EYE WATER AND REARING DX: L CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2010 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 4 YR OLD MALE DRINKING SLUSHIE AND MOM PUSHED HIS HEAD FORWARD AND STRA W HIT BACK OF MOUTH CONTUSING IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2010 | Age: 4 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 |
| 4YOM; PT POKED SELF IN THE EYE WITH A STRAW. D: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2010 | Age: 4 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: Other |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 4YOM PT ACCID HIT HIMSELF IN L EYE W/ A JUICE BOX STRAW YEST. BLEEDING FROM CORNER OF EYE. STILL LOOKS RED. DX L SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2010 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 2YOF SUSTAINED ORAL ABRASION WHEN SHE WAS DRINKING FROM A STRAW* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2010 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 3 YR PUNCTURED MOUTH WITH STRAW;DX PUNCTURED MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2010 | 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 |
| 2 Y/O MALE FELL & SCRATCHED EYE WITH A STRAW AT HOME DX: RIGHT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2010 | 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 |
| 3 YOM WAS CUT BY STRAW IN MOUTH. DX: LAC POSTERIOR PHARYNX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2010 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 14 MONTH FEMALE FELL AT PIZZA PARLOR WITH PLASTIC STRAW IN MOUTH. DX:OR AL LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2010 | 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, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| 2 Y/O FEMALE WAS RUNNING WITH A STRAW IN MOUTH & FELL ONTO COUCH STRAW CUTTING TOP OF MOUTH DX: LACERATION TO MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2010 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 21 MOF-MOTHER STATES CHILD PUT A DRINKING STRAW IN R EAR THIS AFTERNOON DX EAR CANAL ABRASION/? MILD EAR DRUM PERFERATION * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2010 | 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: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 2 YO M DRINKING JUICE BOX, JAMMED STRAW UP NOSE, WAS BLEEDINGD. DX NASA L ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2010 | Age: 7 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 |
| 7 MO F POKED SELF IN EYE W/STRAW. DX: L EYE CORNEAL ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2010 | 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: Dental Injury |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 4YOM- PT CLIMBED OUT ONTO ROOF OF PARKED CAR @ HOME WHEN HE FELL WITH A STRAW IN MOUTH FELL ONTO ROOF. DX SOFT PALATE INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2010 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 22 MO F RUNNING WITH PLASTIC STRAW IN MOUTH AT HOME, FELL. DX ORAL LACE RATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2010 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| EAR FB W/ INJURY-2YOM-PT POKED A DRINK STRAW IN EAR-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2010 | Age: 5 years | 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 |
| 5YOF PLAYING IN PARENTS ROOM WHEN STARTED SCREAMING AND RUBBING EYE, WA S PLAYING W/PLASTIC STRAWS, NOW W/EYE REDNESS; EYE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2010 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 4YOF STUCK A STRAW IN LEFT EAR AND NOW HAS EAR PAIN OTITIS MEDIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2010 | Age: 3 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 |
| 3YOF LAC MOUTH ON DRINKING STRAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2010 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 3YOF POKED IN EAR WITH JUICE BOX STRAW/ FB RT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2010 | Age: 5 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 |
| CORNEAL AB-5YOF-GOT POKED IN THE EYE W/A DRINKING STRAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2010 | Age: 4 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 |
| 4YOM CUTTING UP PIECES OF STRAW AND ACCIDENTALLY SWALLOWED ONE, NOW W/C HOKING, DROOLING, GAGGING AND NAUSEA; POSS FB ASPIRATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2010 | Age: 3 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 |
| 3 Y/O M POKED EAR WITH STRAW ABR. EAR CANAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2010 | 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 |
| 4 YO M WAS RUNNING AND WITH A DRINKING STRAW IN MOUTH AND CUT MOUTH DX LACERATION TO THE MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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