Accidents - Drinking straws - 16-25 years old - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,019
See also: Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2000:	52
Year 2001:	127
Year 2003:	33
Year 2004:	86
Year 2005:	130
Year 2006:	30
Year 2007:	30
Year 2008:	285
Year 2009:	116
Year 2010:	125

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Eyeball:	372	Internal:	321
Mouth:	121	Ear:	117
Neck:	86

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/17/2010	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Drinking straws
A 16 YR OLD MALE SWALLED A SMALL MILK STRAW DX FOREIGN BODY GI TRACT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2010	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
17 Y/O F POKED EYE W/ STRAW CORN ABR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2010	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws
18YOF, HAD A STRAW IN THE MOUTH&ACC GOT STRUCK ONTO MOUTH&STROW CUT ONT HE INSIDE>>INTRAORAL LAC
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 05/16/2010	Age: 25 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
25 YOM WAS CHEWING ON A STRAW AND SWALLOWED IT SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2009	Age: 17 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
PLAYING WITH FRIENDS HAD STRAW IN MOUTH SWALLOWED IT INGESTION FORE IGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2009	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Drinking straws
STUNG BY A BEE ON TONGUE 1 HR AGO-BEE IN STRAW IN SODA DX BEE STING ON TONGUE *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2009	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
STUCK IN EYE BY STRAW ABRASION CORNEA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2009	Age: 23 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 SWALLOWED A SWIZZEL STICK STRAW WHILE DRINKING TEA DX- ESOPHAGEAL F /B
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/30/2008	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
PT HIT SELF IN THE EYE WITH A STRAW AT HOME TODAY DX/ LEFT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 07/03/2008	Age: 23 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
FB TO ESOPHAGUS, 23 YOM, SWALLOWED STRAW
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 06/07/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
PT POKED IN EYE WITH STRAW ABRASION EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2008	Age: 23 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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
PT STRUCK IN L EYE BY STRAW WRAPPER CAUSED ABRAISION TO EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2008	Age: 16 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
16 YO SWALLOWED DRINKING STRAW INGESTED FOREIGN OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2007	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
25 YOF POKED IN THE LEFT EYE WITH A STRAW SUSTAINING A CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2007	Age: 19 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
STATES SHE SWALLOWS A PIECE OF A STRAW DX- INGESTED F/B
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2006	Age: 19 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
SWALLOWED A SMALL STRAW/INGESTED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2006	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Drinking straws
16 YOM SWALLOWED 1 INCH PIECE OF A STRAW YESTERDAY,STILL FEELS IT..
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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

Date: 12/08/2004	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
PT WAS DRINKING *** AND POKED HERSELF IN THE BACK OF THE THROAT WITH TH E STRAW SUSTAINED AN ABRASION TO THROAT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2003	Age: 20 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 ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN EYE WITH DRINKING STRAW DX:CORNEA ABRASION
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: 12/19/2001	Age: 17 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/05/2001	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Drinking straws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2001	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Not Stated Or Unknown
Product: Drinking straws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2001	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2000	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws
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

Date: 06/03/2000	Age: 21 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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