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Accidents - Food skewers - Years 1997-2010 - Internal

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 536
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Years:
Year 2002:142
Year 2004:69
Year 2005:59
Year 2007:49
Year 2009:132
Year 2010:81

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/16/2010Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Food skewers
2 YR M SWALLOWED LOLLIPOP STICK;DX INGESTED OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/12/2010Age: 60 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Food skewers
60YOF SWALLOWED A PIECE OF WOODEN SKEWER INGESTED FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/29/2009Age: 38 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Food skewers
38YOM EATING SHISH KA BOB AND THE END OF THE MEAT SKEWER WENT INTO BACK OF THROAT CAUGHT THERE CHOKING FB ASPIRATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 09/17/2009Age: 69 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Food skewers
69 Y O F SWALLOWED TIP OF A WOODEN SKEWER AFTER ROASTING A MARSHMALLOW TOOKA BITE FOREIGN BODY STOMACH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/12/2007Age: 25 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Food skewers
PT SWALLOWED A PIECE OF SKEWER. DX: FB SENSATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/28/2007Age: 21 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Food skewers, Foods
P/W THROAT FBS, PIECE OF WOOD FROM MEAT SKEWER STUCK INTO THE TONSILS W HILE EATING CHINESE FOOD " THROAT FB REMOVAL"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/31/2005Age: 39 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Food skewers
EATING SHRIMP OFF A BAMBOO SKEWER AND FELT SPLINTER IN THROAT INJESTED FOREIGN BODY AND THROAT SCRATCH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/30/2004Age: 22 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Food skewers
PT.STATES EATING MEAT OFF A WOODEN SKEWER & GOT A PIECE OF WOOD IN THRO AT. DX; POSS F.B. THROAT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/21/2002Age: 51 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: 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: 10/26/2002Age: 20 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: 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: 07/06/2002Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: 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

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