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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 647
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/13/2010 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| A 45 YOM USED A TOOTHPICK TO PICK AT NAILS, DEVELOPED FINGER INFECTION AND SWELLING - PARONYCHIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2010 | 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| 44 YOM DX ABCESS TO RT THUMB - S/P HX OF PUNCTURE WOUND WITH TOOTHPICK DAYS AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT PUNCTURED (L) PINKY FINGER WITH A TOOTH PICK DX;; CELLULITIS (L) SMALL FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2008 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| STUCK SELF WITH TOOTHPICK WHICH BROKE OFF IN THUMB, FOREIGN BODY REMOV ED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| TOOTHPICK WENT UNDER FINGERNAIL/FB FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2008 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PW TO FINGER FROM A TOOTHPICK AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2007 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT WITH PUNCTURE TO RIGHT #4 FINGER AFTER STICKING IT WITH TOOTHPICK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2006 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| FINGER FB-END OF TOOTHPICK STUCK IN FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2006 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT GOT A TOOTHPICK STUCK IN HER FINGER YESTERDAY DX// FB REMOVED LEFT RTHUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2004 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PW LEFT THUMB.PT HAD A TOOTHPICK PUNCTURE THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2004 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT SUS PUNTURE TO FINGER BY A TOOTHPICK |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/23/2004 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| LEFT THUMB CELL. PT STUCK FINGER WITH A TOOTHPICK STICKING OUT OF GARBA GE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2004 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT. WAS PICKING AT NAIL 2 DAYS AGO WITH TOOTHPICK. DX. R THUMB INFECTI ON. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2004 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| A PIECE OF TOOTHPICK STUCK IN FINGER DX: FOREIGN BODY REMOVED R INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2003 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| LEFT THUMB PAIN-C/O PAIN AND SWELLING TO LEFT THUMB AFTER GETTING A TOO THPICK STICK BETWEEN FINGER AND NAIL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2001 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2001 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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