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Accidents - Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks - Year 2002 - Ear

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 162
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
0-5 years old:63
6-15 years old:83
26-50 years old:15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/23/2002Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
DX RIGHT EAR ABRASION: POPCORN KERNEL TO EAR, TRIED TO GET OUT WITH TOOTHPICK AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/16/2002Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Other
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
STUCK A TOOTHPICK INTO EAR DX. EAR PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/22/2002Age: 19 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
MOM SUSPECT SOMETHING IN PT RT EAR, WAS STUCK IN RT EAR WITH TOOTHPICK, NON REMAINS IN EAR FB RT EAR NONE FOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/05/2002Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks, Tapes
F.B. (R) EAR, MOTHER STS PT INSERTED A TOOTHPICK INTO HIS EAR CANAL, NO BLEEDING, ALSO HIS BROTHER INSERTED A TAPE INTO HIS BUTT, C/O PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/28/2002Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks, Trampolines
PATIENT JUMPING ON TRAMPOLINE WITH TOOTHPICK STUCK IN EAR, SISTER BUMPE D EAR, OR FRIEND STUCK TOOTHPICK IN EAR, EAR PAIN; EAR CANAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/22/2002Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
PATIENT STUCK A TOOTHPICK IN EAR; EAR CANAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/30/2002Age: 50 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
[PT USING A TOOTHPICK TO CLEAN RT EAR, SOMEONE BUMPED RT ELBOW, PERFORA TED RT EARDRUM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/27/2002Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
4 YOF SISTER PUT TOOTHPICK IN EAR WHILE PT SLEEPING PUNCTURE TYMPANIC MEMBRANE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/19/2002Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
PT. HAD A TOOTHPICK IN HIS EAR, RESULTING IN EAR PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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