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Accidents - Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks - Year 2008 - Mouth

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 628
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
16-25 years old:102
26-50 years old:353
50+ years old:173

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/13/2008Age: 88 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Dental Injury
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
USED TOOTH PICK AT RESTAURANT AND CAUSED GUMS TO BLEED CAUSING GINGIVAL BLEEDING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/01/2008Age: 53 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks, Floors or flooring materials
53 YO W/TOOTHPICK IN MOUTH FELL STRUCK MOUTH ON FLOOR PUNCTURE WOUND GUM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/18/2008Age: 46 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Dental Injury
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
C/O DENTAL PAIN AFTER HE POKED HIMSELF WITH A TOOTHPICK ? HIT NERVE--- -DENTAL PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/04/2008Age: 27 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Other
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
27 YOM HAS TOOTH PAIN AFTER PICKING TEETH WITH TOOTHPICK TOOTH PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/28/2008Age: 37 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Dental Injury
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
PT THINKS HE SCRATCHED GUM/TOOTH W/ A TOOTH PICK YESTERDAY,HEARD A CRAC K IN MOUTH.TRIED TO CLEAN BUT SEVERE PAIN.DX:DENTAL PAIN,?DENTAL FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/24/2008Age: 76 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Other
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
PT WAS CHEWING ON A TOOTHPICK, DEVELOPED SWOLLEN TONGUE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 08/30/2008Age: 50 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks, Chairs
50 YO MALE WAS REACHING FOR A TOOTHPICK AND FELL OFF CHAIR LACERATION LIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/24/2008Age: 22 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Other
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
TOOTH PAIN STARTED WHILE CHEWING ON TOOTHPICK ODONTALGIA #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/19/2008Age: 27 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Other
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
PT CLEANING TEETH W/ TOOTHPICK-SON RAN BY-PT JABBED SELF IN GUMS,C/O L UPPER MOLAR PX,DECAYED/CRACKED,DX DENTAL PX W/ PROBABLE APICAL ABSCESS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/08/2008Age: 80 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
PT STATERS PUNCTURED LOWER LIP W/A TOOTHPICK. DX. PW LOWER LIP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/31/2008Age: 20 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Dental Injury
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
ODONTALGIA: BLISTER ON LOWER GUM, PICKING TEETH WITH TOOTHPICK ANDACCID ENTALLY "POPPED IT"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/31/2008Age: 47 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Other
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
PT STUCK SELF WITH TOOTHPICK C/O FACIAL SWELLING NOW DX: INTRAORAL INJ WITH INFECTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/22/2008Age: 23 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Dental Injury
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
DX TOOTH PAIN: ONSET WHEN USING TOOTHPICK TO DISLODGE FOOD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/25/2008Age: 28 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Dental Injury
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
PT RECEIVED TOOTHACHE AFTER BROKE TOOTH WHEN PICKING IT WITH TOOTH PICK AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/24/2008Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Dental Injury
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
PT WAS CHEWING ON A TOOTHPICK LAST NIGHT JAMMED INTO HIS GUM BROKE OFF ALOT OF BLEEDING DENTAL INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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