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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 429
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT PUT A TOOTHPICK IN EAR. DX FB EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT POKED HERSELF IN THE R EAR WITH A TOOTHPICK. HAS LAC TO EAR CANAL. M INOR BLEEDING. DX R EAR LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2008 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT WAS CLEANING EAR WITH A TOOTHPICK & IT BROKE IN EAR DX: FOREIGN BODY RIGHT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2008 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT DX FOREIGN BODY IN EAR - PART OF TOOTHPICK STUCK IN EAR WHILE SCRATCHING EAR WITH IT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2008 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT SCRATCHED EAR WITH TOOTHPICK, POSSIBLE DX OTITIS EXTERNIA WITH POSSI BLE TM RUPTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| CHILD PUT TOOTHPICK IN EAR DX: F.B. IN EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT WAS ASLEEP AND BROTHER STUCK A TOOTHPICK IN HER (R) EAR DX- TYMPAN IC MEMBRANE PERFORATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2008 | Age: 83 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks, Bathtubs or showers |
| PATIENT HAS DEMENTIA, MAY HAVE FALLEN IN SHOWER, HAS A HX OF CLEANING EAR WITH TOOTHPICKS, HAS BLEEDING FROM EAR. DX-TRAUMA TO RIGHT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT STUCK A TOOTH PICK INTO RIGHT EAR NOW W. SOME BLEEDING.TOOTHPICK IN EAR FOR 3 DAYS. DX F.B TO EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| ABRASION TO EAR WHEN STRUCK A TOOTHPICK IN EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2008 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT STUCK TOOTHPICK IN EAR DX: FB IN RT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| SIBLING OF PATIENT STUCK TOOTHPICK IN PT RT EAR AT HOME PERFORATION RT TEMPANIC MEMBRANE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2008 | Age: 19 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT FOUND A TOOTHPICK AND PUT IT IN HIS L EAR. PT HAS BLEEDING FROM THE EAR. DX L EAR DRUM PERFORATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/29/2008 | Age: 5 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 |
| PT WITH TOOTHPICK STUCK IN EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2008 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PTS MOM STATES TOOTHPICK BROKE OFF IN CHILDS EAR DX F.O.B. IN RT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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