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Accidents - Electric toothbrushes or oral irrigators - Year 2002

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 205
See also: Other years, Other products.
Accidents - Age:
16-25 years old:15
26-50 years old:60
50+ years old:129
Accidents - Body Parts:
Mouth:129Eyeball:60
Foot:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 08/24/2002Age: 19 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Electric toothbrushes or oral irrigators
RIGHT FOOT LAC, PT STEPPED ON AN ELECTRIC TOOTHBRUSH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/17/2002Age: 59 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EyeballDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Electric toothbrushes or oral irrigators
PATIENT SUSTAINED TRAUMA TO EYE ON 4/13 FROM ELECTRIC TOOTHBRUSH. D: CORNEAL ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/09/2002Age: 72 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Electric toothbrushes or oral irrigators
PT USING ELECTRIC TOOTHBRUSH ON TEETH AT HOME, ACCIDENTLY WEDGED BRIDGE INTO TEETH, UNABLE TO REMOVE, FB MOUTH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/20/2002Age: 45 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Dental Injury
Product: Electric toothbrushes or oral irrigators
PATIENT USING WATER PIK WHEN SEVERE TOOTH PAIN BEGAN. D: DENTAL PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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