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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,175
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/09/2010 | Age: 31 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: Keys, key rings or key chains |
| 31 YOM WITH ACUTE OTITIS S/P SCRATCHED RT. EAR WITH KEYS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2010 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Keys, key rings or key chains |
| STUCK A KEYIN HIS EAR TO SCRATCH IT AND EAR STARTED TO BLEED. EAR PAIN 54YOM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2010 | Age: 38 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: Keys, key rings or key chains |
| 38YOF CLEANING HER RIGHT EAR WITH HER CAR KEYS AND SUSTAINED AN ABRASIO N THAT GOT INFECTED OTITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2010 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Keys, key rings or key chains |
| 47YOF WITH EAR PAIN USED KEY TO SCRATCH INSIDE EAR CANNAL DX: ABRASION TO EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2010 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Keys, key rings or key chains |
| 40 YO M, C/O RIGHT EAR AND JAW PAIN, ADMITS TO USING A KEY SEVERAL DAYS AGO TO SCRATCH ITCH IN EAR, DX OTITIS EXTERNA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2009 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Keys, key rings or key chains |
| EAR ABR. PT USED A KEY TO SCRATCH INSIDE EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Keys, key rings or key chains |
| PT TRIED TO CLEAN EAR WITH CAR KEY C/O PAIN DX; EAR PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2009 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Keys, key rings or key chains, First aid equipment |
| PATIENT C/O RT EAR PAIN X 2-3 DAYS, HAS BEEN STICKING KEYS, FINGERS & * **S IN THERE, BECAME ITCHY. DX-RT OTITIS EXTERNA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2009 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Keys, key rings or key chains |
| PT WAS PLAYING WITH KEY CHAIN NEAR EAR AT SCHOOL, IT BROKE, CHAIN LINK WENT INTO EAR, FB EAR |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 11/13/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Keys, key rings or key chains |
| 10 YO STUCK KEY DOWN IN EAR FOREIGN BODY EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Keys, key rings or key chains |
| PT WITH EAR INJURY (NOT THE EAR DRUM) FROM STICKING CAR KEYS INTO EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2008 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Keys, key rings or key chains |
| PRESENTS WITH EAR FOREIGN BODY STATUS POST PLACED A METAL KEY INTO EAR >>FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Keys, key rings or key chains |
| 29 YO MALE'S SON PUT KEY IN LEFT EAR LAST NIGHT PERFORATED TYMPANIC MEMBRANE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2008 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Keys, key rings or key chains |
| 27 YO MALE'S SON STUCK KEY IN RIGHT EAR PUNCTURE WOUND EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Keys, key rings or key chains |
| PT SUS ABRASION TO EAR AFTER DAUGHTER STUCK KEY IN FATHERS EAR% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2008 | Age: 33 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: Keys, key rings or key chains |
| 33 YO M EAR PAIN AFTER PT USED KEY TO SCRATCH EAR* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2008 | Age: 31 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: Keys, key rings or key chains |
| PT SCRATCHED LEFT EAR WITH A KEY AND THEN IT STARTED TO BLEED TREATED F OR OTITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Keys, key rings or key chains |
| 5 YO STUCK KEY IN EAR EAR INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2008 | Age: 48 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: Keys, key rings or key chains |
| SCRATCHED EAR WITH KEYS TRYING TO REMOVE WAX, NOW PRESENT WITH EAR PAIN FOR 3 DAYS>>OTITIS EXTERNA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2007 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Keys, key rings or key chains |
| ABRASION TO LEFT EAR CANAL - MOM'S NIECE STUCK A KEY IN HIS EAR WHILE PLAYING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2007 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Keys, key rings or key chains |
| LEFT EAR PAIN-C/O HEARING LOSS AND SWELLING TO INSIDE OF EAR AFTER DIGG ING IN EAR WITH A KEY.I |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/27/2006 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Keys, key rings or key chains |
| EAR SOMETHING ITCHY LIKE FOREIGN BODY IN EAR USED KEY TO SCRATCH EAR EXTENAL CANAL EXCORIATIA RIGTH EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2006 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Keys, key rings or key chains |
| EAR CANAL LAC-GOT HIT IN EAR W/A KEY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2005 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Keys, key rings or key chains |
| ABRASION TO EAR WHEN CHILD STUCK KEY IN HER EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2005 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Keys, key rings or key chains |
| OTITIS EXTERNA - 34 YOM C/O BILATERAL EAR PAIN AFTER USING CAR KEYS TO SCRATCH AN ITCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2005 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Keys, key rings or key chains |
| SIBLING PUT KEY INTO EAR DX. PERFORATED TM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2005 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Keys, key rings or key chains, Doors |
| PT RUNNING NEAR A DOOR, KEY WAS IN DOOR KNOB RT EAR HIT KEY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2004 | Age: 15 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Keys, key rings or key chains |
| PIECE OF KEYCHAIN STUCK IN EAR LOBE F B EARLOBE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2004 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Keys, key rings or key chains |
| PERFORATED EARDRUM LEFT EAR-SUS INJ AFTER STICKING A KEY IN HIS EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2003 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Keys, key rings or key chains |
| PT PLAYING WITH BIG BROTHER AND BROTHER ACCIDENTALLY STUCK A KEY INTO P TS EAR DX T.M PUNCTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2003 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Keys, key rings or key chains |
| R EAR PAIN. BROTHER STUCK KEY IN EAR. DX; TRAUMA EXTERNAL EAR CANAL (ABRASION) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2003 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Keys, key rings or key chains |
| RIGHT TYMPANIC RUPTURE.USING KEY TO DIG IN EAR--HEARD POP AND HAD BLOODY DRAINAGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/02/2003 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Keys, key rings or key chains |
| PT STATES HE SWATED A BUG AND HAD KEYS IN HIS HAND AND A KEY ENTERED THE EAR CANAL AND LACERATED IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2002 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Keys, key rings or key chains |
| SISTER SHOVED KEY IN PTS LEFT EAR- EAR BLEEDING DX: LEFT EAR CANAL LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Keys, key rings or key chains |
| PATIENT HIT ON EAR WITH KEYS AT HOME; EAR LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Keys, key rings or key chains |
| MOM PULLED PATIENT FROM BEING HIT BY A CAR, HIT PT. ON EAR WITH KEYS; E AR LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/16/2002 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Keys, key rings or key chains |
| LEFT EAR LACERATION-C/O PAIN TO LEFT EAR AFTER INJURING LEFT UPPER EAR WITH CAR KEYS. SUS .5CM PUNCTURE LACERATION TO LEFT EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2001 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Keys, key rings or key chains |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2001 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Not Stated Or Unknown |
| Product: Keys, key rings or key chains |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2001 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Keys, key rings or key chains |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2001 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Keys, key rings or key chains |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2001 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Keys, key rings or key chains |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2000 | Age: 34 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: Keys, key rings or key chains |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2000 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Keys, key rings or key chains |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2000 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Keys, key rings or key chains |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2000 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Keys, key rings or key chains |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/1999 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Keys, key rings or key chains |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/1999 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Keys, key rings or key chains |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/1999 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Keys, key rings or key chains |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/1999 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Keys, key rings or key chains |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/1998 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Keys, key rings or key chains |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/1998 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Keys, key rings or key chains |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/1997 | Age: 4 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: Not Stated Or Unknown |
| Product: Keys, key rings or key chains |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/1997 | Age: 6 months | Sex: Female | 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: Keys, key rings or key chains |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/1997 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Keys, key rings or key chains |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/1997 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Keys, key rings or key chains |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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