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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 367
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/06/2010 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| 39 YO F, C/O GETTING RIGHT KNEE IMPALED BY TOOTHPICK, WAS GETTING INTO BED AND GOT STUCK WITH TOOTHPICK, DX FB KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/29/2009 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| 39 Y/O/F KNEELED ON A TOOTHPICK DX: L KNEE PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks, Rugs or carpets |
| PT.INJ.L.KNEE AT HOME WHEN KNEELING DOWN ON CARPET,IT HAD A TOOTHPICK STICKING UP IN IT, STUCK IN KNEE. DX; F.B. L.KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| FB RT KNEE.PT BENT DOWN AND A TOOTHPICK EMBEDDED IN KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2008 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT GOT PIECE OF TOOTHPICK STUCK IN KNEE. DX: ABSCESS W/I & D. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2007 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| P/W KNEE PAIN&SWELLING S/P PW BY A TOOTHPICK, ?MECH " R/O CELLULITIS'' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2006 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| RT KNEE CELLULITIS-SUS INJ TO RT KNEE WHEN HE FELL AND A TOOTHPICK STUC K IN HIS RIGHT KNEE. NOW C/O REDNESS, SWELLING AND PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2004 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| POKED L KNEE W/TOOTHPICK 7/3, SWOLLEN, PAINFUL DX: INFECTED PW L KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/06/2002 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| LEFT KNEE PW.. PT KNELT DOWN AND PUNCTURED KNEE WITH A TOOTHPICK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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