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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 449
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/26/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 CLEANING HIS LEFT EAR WITH A TOOTH PICK AND PERFORATED EAR DRUM 29YO M |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2009 | Age: 72 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 |
| PT WAS SCRATCHING EAR W/TOOTHPICK WHEN IT BROKE OFF. DX: FB R EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2009 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | 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 LT EAR - USED TOOTHPICK TO CLEAN EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| DEV INTERMITTENT ITCHY EARS OVER THE LAST MONTH NOW USED TOOTHPICK TO I TCH EARS AND GOT L EAR INFECTED DX L OTITIS EXTERNA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2009 | 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 |
| R EAR. F/B PLAYING W TOOTHPICK & STUCK IT IN EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2009 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PATIENT STUCK TOOTH PICK IN EAR, NOW BLEEDING; EAR INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2009 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT STUCK A TOOTHPICK IN RIGHT EAR PERFORATED EARDRUM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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, First aid equipment |
| PT PUT TOOTHPICK IN EAR, MOM PLACED *** IN PTS EAR AND THERE WAS BLOOD ON IT; EAR CANAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2009 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| STUCK TOOTHPICK IN EAR;DX PUNCTURED EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2009 | Age: 2 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 |
| TOOTHPICK POKED IN EAR;DX PUNCTURED EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2009 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT GOT A TOOTHPICK STUCK IN HER EAR. DX: TRAUMATIC PERFORATION OF THE RIGHT TM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2009 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT WITH A TOOTHPICK IN EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2009 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 6 YO STUCK TOOTHPICK IN EAR FOREIGN BODY EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2009 | Age: 3 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 |
| PT'S GRANDMOTHER STATES CHILD PUT A TOOTHPICK INTO EAR AT HOME DX: FOREIGN BODY LEFT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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