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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 403
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT CLEANING HIS LEFT EAR WITH A TOOTH PICK AND PERFORATED EAR DRUM 29YO M |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| DEV INTERMITTENT ITCHY EARS OVER THE LAST MONTH NOW USED TOOTHPICK TO I TCH EARS AND GOT L EAR INFECTED DX L OTITIS EXTERNA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT DX FOREIGN BODY IN EAR - PART OF TOOTHPICK STUCK IN EAR WHILE SCRATCHING EAR WITH IT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2008 | Age: 48 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: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT SCRATCHED EAR WITH TOOTHPICK, POSSIBLE DX OTITIS EXTERNIA WITH POSSI BLE TM RUPTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2007 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT ATTEMPTED TO CLEAN R EAR WITH TOOTHPICK CAUSING LAC INSIDE EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/19/2006 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| 46 YO FEMALE BROKE TOOTHPICK OFF IN EAR F/B LEFT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2006 | Age: 43 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: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| 43 YO MALE USED TOOTHPICK TO CLEAN EAR THIS MORNING ACUTE LEFT OTITS MEDIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2005 | Age: 41 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: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| 41 YO SCRATCHING EAR W/TOOTHPICK INJURED EAR EAR DRUM INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2004 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| BREAKING A TOOTHPICK IN EAR FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL RIGHT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2002 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| [PT USING A TOOTHPICK TO CLEAN RT EAR, SOMEONE BUMPED RT ELBOW, PERFORA TED RT EARDRUM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2001 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2001 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2001 | Age: 49 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: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2000 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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