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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 650
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 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: 09/05/2009 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| CONT THROAT W/ DRINKING STRAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2009 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PATIENT DRINKING WITH A STRAW AT DINNER WHEN SISTER HIT HIM, STRAW PUNC TURED BACK OF THROAT; PUNCTURE INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| MOM STATES CHILD WAS RUNNING WITH A STRAW AND FELL DX NECK ABRASION |
| 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: 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: 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: 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: 11/08/2004 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws, Doors |
| PT WAS RUNNING IN THE HOUSE WITH A STRAW IN HER MOUTH - RAN INTO A DOOR AND STRAW HIT BACK OF THROAT. D: TRAUMA TO MOUTH ; BRUISING TO THROA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2004 | 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: Neck | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| CHILD FELL FORWARD WHILE SUCKING ON A STRAW. STRAW HIT BACK OF THROAT. D: PHARYNGEAL MUCOSAL ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 3YOF WALKING W/STRAW IN MOUTH RAN INTO MOM, STRAW CUT BACK OF THROATDX: MINOR ABRASION TO POSTERIOR ORAL PHARYNIX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2002 | Age: 2 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| MOM FOUND 2 YR. OLD PUSHING A STRAW INTO PATIENT'S MOUTH, PT. NOW NOT E ATING; THROAT INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2001 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2001 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2000 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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