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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 683
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/09/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PT WAS HIT IN EYE WITH A DRINKING STRAW, CORNEAL ABRASION OF LEFT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2009 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PATIENT C/O LT EYE PAIN SUSTAINED FROM AN INJURY WITH A STRAW. DX-CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| DX SUPERFICAL SOFT TISSUE AVULSION OF SOFT PALLET: RUN'G AFTER CHILD & JABBED PLASTIC STRAW IN THE BACK OF THROAT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PT WAS HAVING A SPIT BALL FIGHT USING STRAWS, PT FELL WITH THE STRAW IN MOUTH, CAUSING LACERATION TO THROAT DX: LAC TO THROAT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2009 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 THE EYE WITH A DRINKING STRAW, DX: ABRASION TO UPPER EY E LID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PT WAS INTOXICATED AT A BAR WENT TO TAKE A DRINK FROM A COCKTAIL AND SW ALLOWED THE COCKTAIL STRAW FB INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2009 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| BACK PAIN: 33YOF, HER CHILD DROPPED A "BENDY STRAW" SHE BENT OVER TO PICK UP STRAW & FELT "POP" IN BACK, LOWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2009 | Age: 26 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 POKED SELF IN EYE WITH STRAW DX: CORNEAL AB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2009 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 47 YOM HAS STRAW STUCK IN RIGHT NOSTRIL F/B FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2009 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PT.WAS USING A STRAW TO CLEAN OUT HIS NOSE & LOST STRAW IN HIS NOSE. DX; F.B. RT.NOSTRAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2009 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| SWALLOWED BEE, SUCKED THRU STRAW DX: BEE INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2009 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| SCRATCHED EYE WITH TIP OF STRAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2009 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| RT CORNEAL ABRASION.PT ACCIDENTLY POKED SELF IN EYE WITH A STRAW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2009 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PT WAS DRINKING ICED TEA THROUGH A STRAW AND THERE WAS A LEMON SEED SUC KED UP INTO AIRWAY STARTED TO CHOKE FB ASPIRATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2009 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PT ACCIDENTLY SWALLOWED A PARTIAL PIECE OF A STRAW, SWALLOWED A FOREIGN OBJECT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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