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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,566
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/30/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PUNCTURE WOUND TO FOOT W/ CELLULITIS, PT STEPPED ON TOOTHPICK ON 12/25 AND NOW HAS INCREASING PAIN, UNSURE IF ALL WAS REMOVED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/11/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| 44 Y/O STEPPED ON A TOOTHPICK, STUCK IN BOTTOM OF FOOT. DX-FOREIGN BODY FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2008 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| STEPPED ON TOOTHPICK FOREIGN BODY FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT RECEIVED A PUNCTURE WOUND WHEN STEPPED ON A TOOTHPICK AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| REPORTS ACCIDENTALLY STEPPING ON A TOOTHPICK A WEEK AGO THUR FOOT WHICH NOW SWOLLEN WITH PURULENT D/C>>R/O FOOT INFECTION/FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2008 | Age: 49 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| STEPPED ON A TOOTHPICK THAT BECAME LODGED IN HIS FOOT. FOREIGN BODY, RI GHT FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| TOOTHPICK PUNCTURED L SIDE L FOOT LAST PM. POSS FRAGMENT RETAINED. P W L FOOT, EARLY CELLULITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| REPORTS THAT ACCIDENTALLY STEPPED ON A TOOTH PICK, TOOK IT OUT OF FOOT, NOT SURE TOOK ALL OF IT OUT>>FOREING BODY REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| FOREIGN BODY INJURY TO RIGHT FOOT FROM STEPPING ON TOOTHPICK. DX-ACUTE FOREIGN BOCY RIGHT FOOT, PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT FOOT, FOOT PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| C/O OF TOOTHPICK STUCK IN BOTTOM OF RIGHT FOOT 20 MINUTES AGO. FOREIGN BODY OF RT FOOT (TOOTHPICK)* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2008 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT STEPPED ON TOOTHPICK. PW L FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| CELLULITIS TO FOOT, PT HAD STEPPED ON TOOTHPICK, NOW HURTS TO WALK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT STEPPED ON A TOOTH PICK AT HOME AND SUSTAINED A F TO LEFT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2008 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT STEPPED ON A TOOTHPICK. DX: FB/PW R FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| TOOTHPICK IN R FOOT DX; FB REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT STEPPED ON A TOOTHPICK. DX: R FOOT PW, HX MRSA, PREGNANCY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| STEPPED ON TOOTHPICK YESTERDAY R FOOT, PAIN DX; CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PATIENT C/O FOOT PAIN STEPPED ON A TOOTHPICK. DX-FOREIGN BODY LEFT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT STEPPED ON A TOOTHPICK THIS MORNING INJURING L FOOT AT HOME. DX. FB L FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks, Bathtubs or showers |
| AT HOME STEPPED ON TOOTHPICK WHEN GETTING INTO SHOWER DX PLANTAR PUNCTU RE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| DX PUNCTURE WD L FOOT: STEPPON ON TOOTHPICK LAST NOC W HIS L FOOT, PAIN TO 2ND TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PW TO FOOT. PT STEPPED ON A TOOTHPICK INJURING FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| 29 YO MALE STEPPED ON TOOTHPICK AT CASINO ABRASION FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT DX PUNCTURE WOUND LT FOOT - STEPPED ON A TOOHPICK IN STREET. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT STEPPED ON TOOTHPICK AT HOME PUNCTURE WOUND LT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| FOOT FB-STEPPED ON TOOTHPICK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2008 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT STEPPED ON A TOOTHPICK, FB FOOT/PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| FOOT PW-STEPPED ON A TOOTHPICK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2008 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| STEPPED ONTO A TOOTHPICK WHILE BAREFOOTED, >> FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| SOFT TISSUE INFECTION, R FOOT: STEPPED ON WOODEN TOOTHPICK HER CAT HAD CHEWED ON, ONLY PORTION OF TOOTHPICK THERE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| FOREIGN BODY LEFT FOOT-C/O PAIN TO HEEL OF LEFT FT AFTER STEPPING ON A TOOTHPICK. THINKS THE TIP IS STILL IN HER FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT WAS AT HOME STEPPED ON A TOOTH PICK, CAUSING A FB TO LT FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| FB LEFT FOOT.PT STEPPED ON A TOOTHPICK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2008 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| FB RT FOOT .PT STEPPED ON A TOOTHPICK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| STEPPED ON TOOTHPICK CAUSING FOREIGN BODY TO LODGE IN RIGHT HEEL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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