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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 159
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/29/2005 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Food skewers |
| PATIENT WAS EATING CHICKEN OFF A SKEWER, NOW FEELS LIKE THERE IS A SPLINTER STUCK IN HIS THROAT. DX - FOREIGN BODY SENSATION IN PHARYNX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2004 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Food skewers |
| PT WITH THROAT PAIN. ATE OFF BAMBOO SKEWERS LAST NIGHT & CONCERNED ABOU T SPLINTER POSSIBLY CAUGHT IN THROAT. NO FB VISIBLE. D: SORE THROAT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2003 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Food skewers |
| STUCK SELF WITH FONDUE SKEWER DX. THROAT LAC |
| 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 |
| Date: 03/24/2000 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Food skewers, Floors or flooring materials |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/1998 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Food skewers |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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