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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 294
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/26/2010 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| 20YOM SUSTAINED EAR TRAUMA WHEN HIS GIRLFRIEND POKED HIM WITH A TOOTHPICK* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2010 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks, Matches |
| 25YOF,POKED SELF IN EAR WITH TOOTHPICK 2 WEEKS AGO THEN CLEANED EAR W/ A MATCHSTICK LAST WEEK HURTING EVER SINCE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2010 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks, First aid equipment |
| 25YOM GOT A COTTON BALL STUCK IN EAR ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE IT WITH A TOOT HPICK AND SUSTAINED AN ABRASION TO CANAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2006 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| 21 YO MALE SCRATCHED EAR WITH TOOTHPICK WITH RIBBON ON IT AND RIBBON STAYED IN EAR - F/B EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2005 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| OTITIS EXTERNA-INJURED EAR W/A TOOTH PICK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT IS BEING SEEN FOR ABRASION TO EAR WHEN STUCK A TOOTHPICK IN EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2004 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT C/O EAR PAIN X 2 DAYS, STUCK TOOTHPICK IN EAR 1 MONTH AGO; OTALGIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2001 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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