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

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,315
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2000:	17
Year 2001:	311
Year 2002:	144
Year 2003:	64
Year 2004:	419
Year 2005:	672
Year 2006:	86
Year 2007:	397
Year 2008:	37
Year 2009:	6
Year 2010:	157

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	347
6-15 years old:	677
16-25 years old:	110
26-50 years old:	598
50+ years old:	580

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/11/2010	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
6YOM FELL ONTO TOOTHPICK FOREIGN BODY HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2010	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
4 YR M HAS PIECE OF TOOTHPICK IN HAND;DX FOREIGN BODY HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/12/2010	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
11YOM HAD SPLINTER IN HAND 3 WKS AGO, DAD TOOK OUT WITH A TOOTHPICK, HA S REDNESS, PUS AT SITE; FB REMOVED FROM HAND IN ED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2010	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
4YOM PW FROM TOOTHPICK/ LT HAND PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2009	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
TOOTHPICK STUCK IN HAND;DX FOREIGN BODY HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2008	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
FB LT HAND.PT HAD A TOOTHPICK EMBED IN HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2008	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks, Outerwear
PATIENT WAS PUNCTURED IN RIGHT HAND WHEN TOOTHPICK CAME THROUGH JACKET POCKET. DX-RIGHT HAND PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/17/2008	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
PATIENT PLAYING WHEN FOUND A TOOTHPICKED, ACCIDENTALLY STABBED INTO HAN D, PUNCTURE WITH FB IN HAND; FB REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2007	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks, Clothing
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A HAND FROM A TOOTHPICK WHILE STICKING HAN D INTO CLOTHING POCKET.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2007	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks, Alcohol
PT HAVING MARTINI, ACCIDENTLY SHOVED TOOTHPICK TO HAND, DX; HAND PUNCTU RE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2007	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
FOREIGN BODY TO HAND; IE TOOTHPICK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2007	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks, Doors
PATIENT WAS PLAYING WITH SOME TOOTHPICKS, STICKING THEM IN A SCREEN DOOR AND GOT ONE IN HIS HAND. DX-FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL, RT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2007	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
PATIENT HAD A TOOTHPICK STUCK IN HAND AND CAME TO ED FOR REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2007	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
POKED WITH TOOTHPICK DX: PUNCTURE WOUND HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2006	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
PUNCTURE WOUND TO HAND FROM TOOTHPICK, FELL ON IT, DX; PUNCTURE WOUND TO HAND/
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/04/2006	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks, Tables
PATIENT WAS AT SCHOOL, TRIPPED & FELL ONTO A TABLE THAT HAD TOOTHPICKS THAT WEDGED INTO HIS LT HAND. DX - FOREIGN BODY IN HAND, REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/29/2005	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
CHILD POKING CANDIES WITH TOOTHPICK WHEN STABBED HAND. D: PUNCTURE WOUN D, CELLULITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2005	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
CHILD FELL AND A TOOTHPICK PUNCTURED HAND, HAS BLEEDING. DX: FB REMOVAL .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2005	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
STRUCK ON HAND WHILE HOLDING AN ART PROJECT, TOOTHPICK PENETRATION DX : PUNCTURE WOUND,FB HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2005	Age: 77 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
HAD TOOTHPICK PUNCTURE R PLAM OF HAND AT HOME DX R HAND CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2005	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
TOOTHPICK GOT EMBEDDED IN PT'S HAND FB HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2005	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
HIT HAND ON POINT OF TOOTHPICK DX: PUNC TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2005	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
PT STUCK IN HAND WITH TOOTHPICK 2 DAYS AGO. NOW WITH INCREASED SWELLING , REDNESS. D: TENOSYNOVITIS, WOUND INFECTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2005	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
PT INTOXICATED AND GOT MAD SLAMMED HAND DOWN ON A TOOTHPICK AND IT BROK E OFF IN HAND FOREIGN BODY HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2005	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
PT C/O PUNCTURED WOUND TO LT HAND AFTER SHE GOT STUCK W/A TOOTHPICK ATH OME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2005	Age: 67 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
STUCK HAND W/ TOOTHPICK LAST WEEK, C/O SWELLING, REDNESS TO BASE OF 4TH FINGER TO TIP DX: R HAND CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/06/2005	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
PUNCTURED HAND ON A TOOTHPICK 2 DAYS AGO. DX. PUNCTURE WOUND R HAND CEL LULITIS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/2004	Age: 20 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
TOOTHPICK EMBEDDED IN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/20/2004	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
PUNCTURE WOUND TO RT HAND FROM BROKEN MARTINI STIRRIR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2004	Age: 61 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
PT STATES GRANDSON STUCK PATIENT IN HAND WITH TOOTHPICK CELLULITIS LT HAND DORSUM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2004	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
PT WAS POKED W/TOOTHPICK AT CHURCH. DX: PW L HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/19/2004	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
PT HAD PW TO HAND WHEN STUCK BY TOOTHPICK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2004	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
PT WITH BLISTER TO HAND AFTER BEING STUCK WITH TOOTHPICK. D:HAND CELLUL ITIS WITH RETAINED FOREIGN BODY. TRANSFER TO TMC.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 01/24/2004	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
PUNCTURE L PALM; BROTHER STUCK HIM WITH TOOTHPICK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2004	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
PT WAS POKED W/METAL TOOTHPICK LAST PM. DX: CELLULITIS R HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
PT SUSTAINED PUNCTURE TO HAND FROM TOOTHPICK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2003	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
PT WAS TAKING OUT TRASH & TOOTHPICK WENT INTO HAND. DX: PW L PALM, FB REMOVAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2003	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
PUNCTURED HAND WITH A TOOTHPICK ;HAND INFECTED;PIECE STILL INSIDE HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
DX RIGHT HAND PUNCTURE WOUND: GOT TOOTHPICK STUCK IN HAND AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
PT. FELL ON TOOTHPICK WHICH WENT INTO SKIN OF LEFT PALM, AT GRANDMA'S HOUSE. DX: PUNCTURE WOUND LRFT PALM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks, Slingshots or sling-propelled toys
PT WAS HIT W/WOODEN TOOTHPICK FROM SLINGSHOT. DX: R HAND FB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2002	Age: 72 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
PUNCTURE, CELLULITIS - 72 YOM STUCK SELF IN PALM OF LEFT HAND WITH A WO ODEN TOOTHPICK AFTER HAVING IT IN HIS MOUTH, HAPPENED WEDNESDAY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2002	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
STABBED HAND WITH A TOOTH PICK P W AND CELLULITIS HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/27/2001	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2001	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2001	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2001	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks, Metal containers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2001	Age: 51 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2001	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2000	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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