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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 117
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/08/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PATIENT PUT A SMALL STRAW LIKE OBJECT IN RT EAR, HAS BEEN HAVING PAIN SINCE LAST NIGHT. DX-RT OTITIS MEDIA |
| 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: 03/10/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| USING STRAW TO ITCH INSIDE EAR AND NOW ITS STUCK FB L EAR CANAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2000 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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