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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 830
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2006 | Age: 39 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/INGESTED FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/27/2006 | Age: 4 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, Foods |
| PT WAS EATING A CHEESE WRAP AND BIT INTO A TOOTHPICK ; TOOTHPICK STUCK IN THROAT. D: H/O FB TO PHARYNX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2006 | Age: 3 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, Foods |
| PT WAS EATING AND HAD A TOOTHPICK IN MOUTH,PT INHALED TOOTH PICK WAS SWALLOWED AND C/O PAIN TO MOUTH AND THROAT. DX F.B. INGESTION INHALED. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/11/2006 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 WITH SORE THROAT AFTER SWALLOWING A TOOTHPICK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2006 | Age: 21 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, Foods |
| PT SWALLOWED TOOTH PICK WHEN DRINKING WATER AND EATIJNG FOOD DX:INJESTED FOREIGN OBJECT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2006 | Age: 58 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 |
| TOOTH PICK IN THROAT FB THROAT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2006 | Age: 10 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 |
| POSSIBLY SWALLOWED TOOTHPICK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2006 | Age: 38 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 SWLLOWED A PLASTIC TOOTHPICK APPROXIMATELY 4 HRS AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2006 | Age: 59 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: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| ACC SWOLLOWED A TOOTHPICK THAT GOT STUCK IN THE THROAT "THROAT FB" |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/02/2006 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| TOOTHPICK STUCK IN THROAT ASPIRATED F' OBJECT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2006 | Age: 11 months | 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| DX: SWALLOWED A TOOTHPICK OFF OF FLOOR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2006 | Age: 24 years | 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 |
| PT GOT TOOTHPICK STUCK IN THROAT. DX: FB SENSATION THROAT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2006 | Age: 44 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 STATES FEELS PIECE OF TOOTHPICK STUCK IN THROAT, DX FB SENSATION TO THROAT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2006 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| FOREIGN BODY THROAT-C/O FEELING OF FB IN THROAT AFTER ACCIDENTALLY SWAL LOWING A TOOTHPICK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2006 | Age: 90 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 |
| THINKS THERE IS A TOOTHPICK STUCK IN THROAT. DX. RESOLVED FOREIGN BODYE SOPHAGUS, PROBABLY IN STOMACH NOW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2006 | Age: 47 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 |
| ACCIDENTALLY SWALLOWED A TOOTHPICK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2006 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| 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 PIECE OF TOOTHPICK. CLEARED TOOTHPICK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2006 | Age: 57 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 |
| FB THROAT. PT SWALLOWED A PIECE OF TOOTHPICK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2006 | Age: 18 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 WAS CHEWING ON A TOOTHPICK A PEICE BROOKE OFF AND WAS SWALLOWEDNOW C /O THROAT PAIN. DX ESOPHAGEAL FOREIGN BODY. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/07/2006 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 DX INGESTION OF FOREIGN BODY - MOM SAW PART OF WOODEN TOOTHPICK IN PATIENT'S MOUTH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2006 | Age: 20 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: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| FB IN THROAT-CLEARED/20YOM STS HE SWALLOWED A PIECE OF A TOOTHPICK AND SOME GUM. GOT STUCK IN THROAT BU IS NOW GONE BUT PAIN PERSISTS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2006 | Age: 22 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 |
| TOOTHPICK POSS LODGED IN ESOPHAGUS DX FB ESEPHAYN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2006 | Age: 4 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 INGESTION-SWALLOWED A WHOLE TOOTHPICK-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2006 | Age: 61 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 |
| 61 YOF SWALLOWED TIP OF TOOTHPICK 2 DAYS AGO, WAS EATING 2 HRS AGO AND FELT SOMETHING STICKING IN THROAT, PAINFUL TO SWALLOW, ENT TO REMOVE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2006 | Age: 57 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, Foods |
| SWALLOWED PIECE OF TOOTHPICK HE WAS 'HOLDING' IN BOTTOM LIP AS HE WAS EATING TONIGHT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2006 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| ASPIRATED FB. PT SWALLOWED A TOOTHPICK WHEN HE FELL ASLEEP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2006 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks, Foods |
| 16 Y/O M WITH PIECE OF TOOTHPICK CAUGHT IN THROAT AFTER EATING SANDWRIC H AT LOCAL RESTAURANT. DX; ESOPHAGEAL FOREIGN BODY. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
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