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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 130
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/09/2005 | Age: 16 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PIECE OF STRAW INTO EYE " FB REMOVAL" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2005 | Age: 18 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 |
| FB INGESTION.PT SWALLOWED A PIECE OF A STRAW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2005 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PHARNYX FB-? PIECE OF DRINK STRAW CAUGHT IN HER THROAT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2005 | Age: 16 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: Drinking straws |
| PT C/O RT INNER EAR INJURY. PT POKED STRAW IN EAR. DX ABRASION RT EAR C ANAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PT WAS OKED IN THE LT EYE W/A STRAW AT HOME WHILE PLAYING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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