Accidents - Drinking straws - 0-5 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Internal

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 344
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2002:	111
Year 2003:	28
Year 2004:	29
Year 2005:	31
Year 2006:	36
Year 2007:	21
Year 2008:	36
Year 2009:	27
Year 2010:	21

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

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: 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: 10/28/2009	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Drinking straws
PATIENT SWALLOWED PLASTIC STRAW FROM JUICE BOX WHILE SITTING IN BACK SE AT OF CAR DRINKING FROM JUICE BOX, COUGHING/GAGGING;FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2009	Age: 5 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: Ingested Object
Product: Drinking straws
PT SWALLOWED STRAW FROM JUICE BOX, FEELS LIKE THROAT IS SCRATCHED OR SO METHING IN THROAT; FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2009	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Drinking straws
MOTHER WITNESSED BABY SWALLOW PIECE OF PLASTIC DRINKING STRAW FB INGES TION *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2008	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Drinking straws
PT POKED A STRAW IN NOSE. DX: FB NOSE, LWBS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 05/16/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Drinking straws
DX: SWALLOWED A PLASTIC STRAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2007	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Drinking straws
MOTHER STATES THAT PT SWALLOWED PART OF A STRAW/INGESTED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2007	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Drinking straws, Grills
SUCKED ON BBQ ASHES THROUGH STRAW AND CHOKED
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 10/28/2003	Age: 8 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Drinking straws
PT DX INGESTION OF SMALL PIECE OF PLASTIC - S/P SWALLOWED PIECE OF DRINKING STRAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Drinking straws
PT SWOLLOWED A PIECE OF A STRAW. DX FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2003	Age: 11 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Drinking straws
POSSIBLE ASPIRATED ON DRINKING STRAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2002	Age: 8 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Drinking straws
PT WAS CHEWING ON PLACTIC STRAW AND CHOKED ON A SMALL PIECE,THEN THREWI T UP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2002	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: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Drinking straws
CHOKING EPISODE-CHOKED ON SMALL STRAW FROM BOX OF JUICY JUICE-LEFT W/O TREATMENT
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 05/23/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Drinking straws, Bottles or jars
PT SWALLOWED A STRAW DRINKING SODA FROM BOTTLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Drinking straws, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
INGESTED FOREIGN BODY - CHILD WAS PLAYING WITH A STRAW AND GOT INTO HIS MOTHERS BUREAU AND SUCKED UP A SMALL METAL OBJECT - LONG AND NARROW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	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
PT IMPALED A PLASTIC SIR STICK INTO THROAT WHILE IN ER GAGGED AND EXPE LLED THE OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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