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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 702
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/21/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Food skewers |
| PT WAS EATING CHICKEN TERIYAKI WHEN SKEWER BROKE IN THROAT. DX: FB HYPOPHARYNX. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/01/2002 | 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: Food skewers, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| FOREIGN BODY OF THE FINGER- PT. WAS TRYING TO REMOVE A DRAWER AND GOT S TUCK WITH A FONDUE SKEWER THROUGH THE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | 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: Food skewers |
| PATIENT EATING MEAT ON A STICK AND IMMEDIATELY HAD DIFFICULTY SWALLOWIN G WATER. D:ESOPHAGEAL OBSTRUCTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Food skewers |
| CHILD SUSTAINED PUNCTURE WOUND TO CALF FROM METAL SKEWER. D:PUNCTURE WOUND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Food skewers |
| PT ACCIDENTLY IMPALED SELF W/ BARBEQUE SKEWER WHILE COOKING |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/22/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Food skewers, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT 4TH FINGER WITH A BBG SKEWER AT HOME, HE WENT TO CLOSE UTENSIL DRAWER AND SKEWER INJURED FINGER @ 1645. PW LT RING FINGE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Food skewers |
| PT PUTTING A PIECE OF CHICKEN ON A MEAT SKEWER SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE WOU ND TO RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Food skewers |
| PT FELL W/BAMBOO SKEWER IN MOUTH. DX: THROAT FB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/04/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Food skewers |
| PT- BENT OVER AND ACCIDENTLY GOT STABBED IN L SIDE OF HEAD WITH SKEWER DX-PUNCTURE L HEAD NO REPAIR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2002 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Food skewers |
| PAIN TO HAND HIT WITH BBQ SKEWER DX: PUNCTURE TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2002 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Food skewers |
| CUT WITH SKEWER/LAC LIF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Food skewers |
| EYEBALL BURNED BY HOT SKEWER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Food skewers, Floors or flooring materials |
| CHILD STEPPEDON SOODEN SHISH KABOB SKEWER THAT WAS ON CARPETED FLOOR. D: FOREIGN BODY, FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Food skewers |
| PATIENT POKED IN EYE WITH BAMBOO SKEWER AT HOME LAST NIGHT; CORNEAL ABR ASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2002 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Food skewers |
| 22 Y.O. W FEMALE W/CORNEAL ABRASION. PT ACCIDENTLY STRUCK SELF IN EYE W /WOODEN SKEWER @ HOME. E914 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Food skewers |
| PT. WAS EATING CHICKEN ON A SKEWER WHEN HE FELT A SPLINTER STUCK IN HI S THROAT.-SPLINTER REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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