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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 237
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/28/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PT WAS POKED IN LT EYE WITH A STRAW DX: CORNEAL AB + |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| ASPIRATED OBJECT - 41 YOF STATES THAT SHE THINKS SHE SWALLOWED A STRAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 48YOBF-AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION-SWALLOWED PIECE OF PLASTIC STRAW-REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| R EYE CORNEAL ABRAS/28YOWM WAS WRESTLING AROUND AND THINKS HE HURT EYEW ITH A STRAW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| HIT SELF IN EYE WITH A STRAW DX. CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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