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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 144
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/22/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| DX RIGHT HAND PUNCTURE WOUND: GOT TOOTHPICK STUCK IN HAND AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT. FELL ON TOOTHPICK WHICH WENT INTO SKIN OF LEFT PALM, AT GRANDMA'S HOUSE. DX: PUNCTURE WOUND LRFT PALM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks, Slingshots or sling-propelled toys |
| PT WAS HIT W/WOODEN TOOTHPICK FROM SLINGSHOT. DX: R HAND FB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2002 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PUNCTURE, CELLULITIS - 72 YOM STUCK SELF IN PALM OF LEFT HAND WITH A WO ODEN TOOTHPICK AFTER HAVING IT IN HIS MOUTH, HAPPENED WEDNESDAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| STABBED HAND WITH A TOOTH PICK P W AND CELLULITIS HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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