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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,124
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2003 | Age: 37 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 FB, PT STS SWALLOWED A TOOTHPICK AT HOME, C/O MODERATE PAI N, THROAT DISCOMFORT, NO RESP DISTRESS OR SOB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2003 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| INHALED TOOTHPICK, BROKE WHEN PT TRIED TO RETRIEVE IT F B PHARYNX - REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2003 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 |
| PATIENT CAME IN WITH TOOTHPICK LODGED IN BACK OF THROAT. DX: FOREIGN BODY TO THROAT WITH REMOVAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2003 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| SWALLOWED TOOTHPICK F B IN THROAT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2003 | Age: 55 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 |
| PT SWALLOWED A TOOTHPICK 2 DAYS AGO. DX: INGESTED FB. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/10/2003 | Age: 13 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 |
| PATIENT SWALLOWED A TOOTHPICK - LEFT UPPER QUAD- DISCOMFORT. DX. FOREIGN BODY INGESTION - SENT TO GI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2003 | Age: 2 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 A TOOTHPICK DX. INGESTED FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2003 | Age: 11 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 |
| SWALLOWED 1/2 TOOTHPICK SWALLOWED F B |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2003 | Age: 2 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 |
| PT. SWALLOWED A TOOTHPICK AT 1900 TONIGHT. DX. FB INGESTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 08/20/2003 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 WAS AT SCHOOL EATING A CUPCAKE AND SWALLOWED A WHITE PLASTIC TOOTHPI CK THAT WAS IN TOOTHPICK. D: SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2003 | Age: 37 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 |
| PT SWALLOWED PIECE OF TOOTHPICK. NO RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; NO FOREIGN BO DY SENSATION. D: FOREIGN BODY INGESTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2003 | Age: 23 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 |
| PT SWALLOWED 1/2 TOOTHPICK LAST NIGHT. DX PROBABLE TOOTHPICK IN STOMACH. POSSIBLE FOREIGN BODY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2003 | 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 |
| SWALLOWED HALF A TOOTHPICK, FELT LIKE IT WAS STUCK IN THROAT. DX. FB I N THROAT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| TOOTHPICK STUCK IN THROAT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2003 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| EATING A TACO SWALLOWED A TOOTHPICK FOREIGN BODY SECONDARY TO THROAT PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2003 | Age: 40 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 EXPERIENCING PAIN IN THROAT AFTER SWALLOWING PIECE OF TOOTHPICK FROM SANDWICH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2003 | Age: 40 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 |
| SWALLOWED A TOOTHPICK DX: INGESTED FOREIGN OBJECT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2003 | Age: 88 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 |
| SLEEPING W/ A TOOTHPICK IN MOUTH- SWALLOWED TOOTHPICK FOREIGN BODY INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2003 | Age: 62 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 |
| 62 YO FEMALE SWALLOWED A TOOTHPICK PHARANGEAL F/B |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2003 | Age: 19 months | 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 |
| CHILD VOMITING BLOOD AFTER SWALLOWING A TOOTHPICK. D: UPPER GI BLEED, D ISPLACED FEEDING TUBE. ADMIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/19/2003 | Age: 3 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 |
| SWALLOWED TOOTHPICK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2003 | Age: 71 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 |
| PT SWALLOWED A TOOTHPICK FOREIGN BODY INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2003 | Age: 46 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 |
| PT SWALLOWED A TOOTHPICK YESTERDAY WHILE EATING DX CHEST PAIN AFTER SWA LLOWING TOOTHPICK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2003 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| OUT TO DINNER, SWALLOWED TOOTHPICK HOLDING SANDWICH TOGETHER/FB REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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