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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 478
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2010 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws, Tableware and accessories |
| 33YOF-CORNEAL AB-ACCIDENTLY HIT EYE ON A STRAW IN HER DRINK CUP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2010 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 39YOF, SUDDENLY DEV SHARP PAIN IN THROAT WITH FB SENSATION WHILE DRINKI NG A DRINK WITH A STRAW>>THROAT FB SENSATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2010 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 35 YOF, HIT IN EYE WITH STRAW, CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2010 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 34 YOM SWALLOWED A BEE THROUGH A STRAW AND WAS STUNG IN THE MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2010 | Age: 31 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: Drinking straws |
| A 31 YOM TO ER WITH PIECE OF PLASTIC STRAW IN EAR, FB EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2010 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| A 40 YOF STATES PIECE OF GLASS CAME UP THROUGH STRAW FROM "FRAPPE DRINK " SHE GOT AT ***, UNSURE IF SWALLOWED, POSS FB INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2010 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 38 YOF ACCIDENTALLY SCRATCHED HER TONSIL WITH A DRINKING STRAW. ABRASIO N OF TONSIL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2010 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 26YOM PLACED A DRINKING STRAW UP NOSE ON A BET NOW UNABLE TO REMOVE IT FB NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2010 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Burns, Scald |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 46 YOM QUADRIPLEGIC TOOK STRAW OUT OF HOT CHOCOLATE & SPILLED SOME. DX: R ABDOMINAL PARTIAL THICKNESS BURN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2010 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 43YOF DRINKING ICE TEA THROUGH A HARD PLASTIC STRAW AND A PIECE OF THE STRAW BROKE OFF SUCKED IT DOWN THROAT FB INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2010 | Age: 40 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 |
| 40YOF POKED SELF IN THE EYE WITH A STRAW SUSTAINED A CORNEAL ABRAISON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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