Accidents - Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks - Years 1997-2010 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,919
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2000:	67
Year 2001:	93
Year 2002:	158
Year 2003:	111
Year 2004:	298
Year 2005:	271
Year 2006:	163
Year 2007:	141
Year 2008:	117
Year 2009:	85
Year 2010:	409

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	173
6-15 years old:	184
16-25 years old:	275
26-50 years old:	647
50+ years old:	639

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/13/2010	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
A 45 YOM USED A TOOTHPICK TO PICK AT NAILS, DEVELOPED FINGER INFECTION AND SWELLING - PARONYCHIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2010	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
7 YOF STUCK A TOOTHPICK DOWN HER CUTICLE, DAYS AGO, NOW THERE'S DISCHARGE FROM FINGERRT. INDEX FINGER CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2010	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
5 YO MALE STABBED IN FINGER WITH A TOOTHPICK. DX CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/01/2010	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
44 YOM DX ABCESS TO RT THUMB - S/P HX OF PUNCTURE WOUND WITH TOOTHPICK DAYS AGO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2010	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
5 YOF AT GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE, FRAGMENT OF TOOTHPICK EMBEDDED UNDER LEFT THUMB NAILBED. DX: FOREIGN BODY FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2010	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
22 YOM L 4TH FINGER LAC ON TOOTHPICK DX: FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2010	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
56YOF,PRICKED FINGER WITH A TOOTHPICK 4 WKS AGO WOUND TO RT. THUMB AND INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2010	Age: 63 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
63 YO F STUCK FINGER WITH A TOOTHPICK 1 WEEK AGO NOW W/ SWELLING AND PU S DX FINGER CELLULITIS***
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/08/2010	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
72YOF TOOTHPICK EMBEDDED IN FINGER/ FB REMOVAL RT 5TH DIGIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2010	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
2YOF CUT FINGER ON TOOTHPICK/ LWT
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 02/22/2010	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
PUNCTURE RT.HAND.1ST.THUMB.25YOM.PT.REFERS WITH USING TOOTHPICK PINCH T HUM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2009	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
PT PUNCTURED (L) PINKY FINGER WITH A TOOTH PICK DX;; CELLULITIS (L) SMALL FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2009	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
ACC PUNCTURED FINGER TIP ON A TOOTHPICK,?MECH, NOW WITH SWELLING&REDNES S TO FINGER>>CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2009	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
BROTHER POKED HIM INTO FINGER WITH A TOOTHPICK THAT BROKE INTO FINGER >>FB REMVOAL/CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2009	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
PT SUSTAINED FOREIGN BODY TO FINGER WHEN TOOTH PICK WAS STUCK.@
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2008	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
STUCK SELF WITH TOOTHPICK WHICH BROKE OFF IN THUMB, FOREIGN BODY REMOV ED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2008	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
TOOTHPICK STUCK IN FINGER. DX FB FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2008	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
TOOTHPICK WENT UNDER FINGERNAIL/FB FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2008	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
PW TO FINGER FROM A TOOTHPICK AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2008	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks, Manual scissors
PT WAS AT HOME CUTTING TOOTHPICKS WITH SCISSORS WHEN HE CUT HIS L MIDDL E FINGER. DX L MIDDLE FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2007	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
PT WITH PUNCTURE TO RIGHT #4 FINGER AFTER STICKING IT WITH TOOTHPICK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2007	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
FOREIGN BODY L INDEX FINGER BY HX:: DOING SCIENCE PROJECT, STABBED L INDEX FINGER WITH TOOTHPICK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/03/2006	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
FINGER FB-END OF TOOTHPICK STUCK IN FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2006	Age: 47 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
PT GOT A TOOTHPICK STUCK IN HER FINGER YESTERDAY DX// FB REMOVED LEFT RTHUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2006	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
PT WAS POKED IN FINGER W/TOOTHPICK 2 DAYS AGO. DX: L SECOND DIGIT PW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2006	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
WOOD FB REMOVED FROM R 4TH FING/52YOF HAD WOOD TOOTHPICK BREAK OFF IN R 4TH FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2005	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
LEFT RING FINGER PUNCTURE WOUND.PT HAD A TOOTHPICK IMBED IN FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2005	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
RT INDEX FINGER ABSCESS-C/O INFECTED FINGER AFTER BEING STUCK WITH A TO OTHPICK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2005	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
HAD TOOTHPICK STUCK IN RT 4TH DIGIT DX; PUNCTURE WOUND TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2005	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
FB RT THUMB.PT HAD A TOOTHPICK STICK IN THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2005	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
PUNCTURE WOUND FINGER - 61 YOM C/O RIGHT INDEX FINGER PAIN WITH SWELLIN G AFTER BEING STUCK BY A TOOTHPICK FIVE DAYS AGO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2005	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
FB RT MIDDLE FINGER.PT GOT A PIECE OF A TOOTHPICK IN FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2005	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks, Car seats
PT HAD A PIECE OF TOOTHPICK LODGE IN A FINGER FROM REACHING UNDER A CA R SEAT AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2004	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
PW LEFT THUMB.PT HAD A TOOTHPICK PUNCTURE THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2004	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
PT SUS PUNTURE TO FINGER BY A TOOTHPICK
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/25/2004	Age: 51 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
TOOTHPICK STUCK IN FINGER - SWOLLEN FINGER CHANGED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2004	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
LEFT THUMB CELL. PT STUCK FINGER WITH A TOOTHPICK STICKING OUT OF GARBA GE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2004	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
PT. WAS PICKING AT NAIL 2 DAYS AGO WITH TOOTHPICK. DX. R THUMB INFECTI ON.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2004	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
A PIECE OF TOOTHPICK STUCK IN FINGER DX: FOREIGN BODY REMOVED R INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2004	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
77 YOF GOT TOOTHPICK STUCK IN FINGER PW FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2003	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
LEFT THUMB PAIN-C/O PAIN AND SWELLING TO LEFT THUMB AFTER GETTING A TOO THPICK STICK BETWEEN FINGER AND NAIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/26/2003	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks, Slides or sliding boards
TOOTHPICK TO L THUMB, HAPPENED WHEN FELL OFF SLIDE DX: FB REMOVAL L THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks, Floors or flooring materials
PATIENT STUCK A TOOTHPICK IN HIS LEFT FINGER WHILE "HORSEPLAYING" AND FELL ON THE FLOOR. DX-FOREIGN BODY FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2002	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
PATIENT POKED FINGER WITH TOOTHPICK. D: PUNCTURE WOUND, FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2002	Age: 52 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
DX FOREIGN BODY RIGHT POINTER FINGER: GOT TOOTHPICK STUCK IN FINGER AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/16/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
A TOOTHPICK WENT THROUGH R PINKY AT 3PM TODAY. DX. ACUTE PUNCTURE WOUND R 5TH DIGIT W/EARLY CELLULITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
FOREIGN BODY OF HIS FINGER- ANOTHER BOY TOOK A TOOTHPICK FROM HIS MOUTH AND STUCK IT IN THE PTS. FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2001	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2001	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2000	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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