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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,197
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2010 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes, Floors or flooring materials |
| 26 YOF PASSED OUT WHILE BRUSHING TEETH AND HIT HEAD ON FLOOR CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2010 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes |
| 29YOF DEVELOPED SHARP PAIN IN NECK WHILE BRUSHING TEETH. DX. TORTICOLLI S, BACK PAIN.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2010 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes |
| `36YOF ASSISTING DAUGHTER BRUSHING HER TEETH CAUGHT BRUSH IN DAUGHTERS BRACES,CUT LT PALM;HAND LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2010 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes |
| 41 YO M, C/O JAW PAIN AFTER BRUSHING HIS TEETH, DX JAW PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2010 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes |
| DX EPISTAXIS, R, RESOLVED: 26YOM W/ EPISTAXIS X2 WHILE BRUSHING TEETH YTDY & THIS AM. UNABLE TO TELL WHICH NOSTRIL BLDG CAME F. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2010 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes |
| 40 YOM FELT POP IN NECK WHILE BRUSHING TEETH CERVICAL SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/24/2010 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes |
| 50 YO M, C/O LOWER BACK PAIN THAT STARTED WHILE BRUSHING HIS TEETH, DX BACK PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2010 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes |
| 44 YO M, WHO HAD SUTURES PLACED IN TONGUE S/P MVA, WAS BRUSHING TEETH W HEN HAD LOOSE STRING IN MOUTH. SUTURES CAME OUT. DX: TONGUE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2010 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Nerve Damage |
| Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes |
| 29YOWF PT WAS BRUSHING TEETH, COUGHED AND FELT ACUTE LOW BACK PAIN RAD IATING DOWN BOTH LEGS. DX. ACUTE R/L SCIATICA, LOW BACK PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2010 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dental Injury |
| Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes |
| 30YOF BROKE TOOTH WHILE BRUSHING DX: DENTAL FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2010 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes, Floors or flooring materials |
| 47YOM-LUMBAR PAIN-WHEN PT BENT DOWN TO P/U A TOOTH BRUSH FROM THE FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2010 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Male | Race: Asian |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes |
| 36YOM HAD RIGHT SHOULDER POP WHILE BRUSHING TEETH DISLOCATED SHOULDER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2010 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes |
| 41YOM DEVELOPED CHEST PAIN WHILE BRUSHING TEETH AT HOME CHEST PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 07/08/2010 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes |
| DX ACUTE BACK PN/SPASM: 45YOM BENT TO GRAB TOOTHBRUSH YTDY. NECK PN W/ PN RADIATING DWN TO LOW BACK, WORSE W/ MV'MT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2010 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes |
| 28YOM, SOMETHING FLEW INTO EYE WHILE BRUSHING TEETH 3D AGO >>FB REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2010 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes |
| 39YOF BRUSHING TEETH HAD A BRISTLE STUCK BETWEEN TEETH,ACCIDENTLY SWALLOWED IT;FOREIGN BODY INGESTED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2010 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes |
| 29 YOM C/O LOWER BACK PAIN ONSET WHILE BRUSHING TEETH. DX-STRAIN LUMBAR SPINE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2010 | Age: 43 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: Other |
| Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes |
| DX BUCCAL MUCOSA INF: 43YOF PN IN ANT NECK & SWELL' ; ALSO PN IN CHEEK & BURN' MOUTH, 3D AGO. PN PERSISTED ESPECIALLY W CHEW'/BRUSH' TEETH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2010 | Age: 46 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: Other |
| Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes |
| 46YOF,DENTAL PAIN S/P TOOTH EXTRACTION ,JAW PAIN & FACIAL SWELLING ATE UNSPECIFIED FOODS & BRUSH TEETH AGGRAVATING GUMS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2010 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes |
| 41YOM SLIPPED IN BATHROOM WHILE BRUSHING TEETH AND STRAINED NECK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2010 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes |
| 27 YO M INGESTED A TOOTHBRUSH AT JAIL. DX ABD PAIN, FB INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2010 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes |
| 45YOF BRUSHING TEETH AND STRAINED LOWER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2010 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes |
| WHILE BRUSHING TEETH, A 46 YOM DEVELOPED LOW BACK PAIN, DX LUMBAR STRAI N |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2010 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes |
| 33YOM STATES WAS EATING POPCORN & WENT IN TO BRUSH HIS TEETH.HAD GAG RE FLEX & VOMITED,NOW FEELS LIKE SOMETHING IN THROAT. DX; SORE THROAT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2010 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes |
| DX PRESYNCOPE/DEHYDRATION: 37YOF STATES "FELT LIKE I WAS GO'G TO PASS OUT" W BRUXH'G THEETH THIS. AM. WAS ASST' TO FLOOR BY HUSBAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2010 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Nerve Damage |
| Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes |
| 33YOM, REPORTS WAS BRUSHING HIS TEETH WHEN SUDDENLY FELT A POP IN THE B ACK NOW WITH LBP RAD DOWN TO LEGS>>SCIATICA/MS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2010 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes |
| 32 YO FEMALE POKED IN EYE WITH TOOTHBRUSH BRISTLES. DX. CORNERAL ABRASI ON.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2010 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Nonelectric toothbrushes |
| 42YOF, CURRENTLY SUFFERING FROM CONSTIPATION, TRIED TO DISIMPACT SELF W ITH FINGER THEN TOOTH BRUSH&NOW C/O>>ABDOMINAL PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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