Hospital and Nursing Home Profiles  

Accidents - Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks - Year 2005 - Ear

 



Back to NEISS Data Home, Hospital Data.

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 151
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/23/2005Age: 74 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
SCRATCH EAR WITH FLAT TOOTHPICK, TOOTHPICK BROKE FB [TOOTHPICK WOODEN]
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/08/2005Age: 24 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Other
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
OTITIS EXTERNA-INJURED EAR W/A TOOTH PICK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/26/2005Age: 17 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
PT IS BEING SEEN FOR ABRASION TO EAR WHEN STUCK A TOOTHPICK IN EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/01/2005Age: 41 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Other
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
41 YO SCRATCHING EAR W/TOOTHPICK INJURED EAR EAR DRUM INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/15/2005Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks, Jewelry
6 YO USED A TOOTHPICK TO PUSH A PEARL INTO EAR F'BODY EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/02/2005Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
STUCK TOOTHPICK IN R EAR. DX: FOREIGN BODY EAR, PERFORATED TYMPANIC MEMBRANE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Back to the top




Hospital-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site.  Use at your own risk.  This data has been compiled from multiple government and commercial sources.  Additional information about prescription drugs is coming up.