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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 802
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/06/2002 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT SWALLOWED A TOOTHPICK WHILE EATING A DELI SANDWHICH DX: INGESTED FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| 24 YOM USING TOOTHPICK BROKE IN MOUTH AND PT SWALLOWED PART OF IT INGESTED FOREIGN OBJECT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE SWALLOWED A PLASTIC TOOTHPICK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT WAS CLEANING HER TEETH WITH A TOOTHPICK WHEN IT BROKE AND SHE SWALLO ED IT- NO TOOTHPICK FOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| TOOTHPICK INJURY DX: STUCK IN THROAT - STABLE AFTER REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| SWALLOWED TOOTHPICK-SWALLOWED FOREIGN OBJECT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| SWALLOWED A TOOTHPICK WHILE EATING A SANDWICH;PHARYNGEAL ABRASION NOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2002 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| SWALLOW A TOOTHPICK SWALLOW FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT SWALLOWED A TOOTHPICK ; INGESTED FORGEIN OBJECT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2002 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks, Blocks, stacking toys or pull toys |
| PT WAS PLAYING WITH BLOCKS WHEN HE STARTED CHOKING - MOM FOUND A PIECE OF TOOTHPICK IN MOUTH. D: SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| TOOTHPICK CAUGHT IN THROAT |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 06/27/2002 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT DX FOREIGN BODY INGESTION - C/O SWALLOWING A TOOTHPICK WHILE CLEANING HIS TEETH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT SUSTAINED FOREIGN BODY AFTER SWALLOWING TOOTHPICK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| SWALLOWED A TOOTHPICK DX. INGESTED FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| FB IN INTESTINE-AT HOME-ACCIDENTLY SWALLOWED PLASTIC TOOTHPICK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2002 | Age: 41 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: Ingested Object |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| FB INGESTION-SWALLOWED A PIECE OF TOOTHPICK-FELL ASLEEP W/ TOOTHPICKIN MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2002 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| ESOPHAGEAL FB.PT SWALLOWED A TOOTHPICK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT. SWALLOWED A TOOTHPICK LAST NIGHT. DX. FB SENSATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| ASPIRATED TOOTHPICK - WAS EATING FRIED MEAT AND A TOOTHPICK FROM THE ME AT GOT STUCK ON RIGHT TONSIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2002 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| SWALLOWED PART OF A TOOTHPICK DX. INGESTED FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT C/O A PEICE OF TOOTHPICK STUCK TO THROAT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| SWALOWED A TOOTHPICK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT SWALLOWED TOOTHPICK, ACUTE ESOPHAGEAL FOREIGN BODY SENSATION QUESTIO N MUCOSAL IRRITATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY SWALLOWED A TOOTHPICK YESTERDAY - PAIN TO THROAT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/22/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| INGESTION OF TOOTHPICK AT HOME, C/O PAIN, WALKED OUT W/O TREATMENT,. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| EATING STEAK WITH MEAT ON TOOTHPICK, INGESTED TOOTHPICK DX: FB IN THROAT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 01/12/2002 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT "I SWALLOWED A TOOTHPICK IN MY SLEEP LAST NIGHT AND IT LODGED IT ODGED IN MY THROAT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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