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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 151
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2005 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: 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: 11/08/2005 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: 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: 08/26/2005 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: 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: 03/01/2005 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: 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: 01/15/2005 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: 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: 01/02/2005 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: 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 |
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