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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 388
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/03/2010 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PW LEFT THIGH.40YOF SAT ON A COUCH AND HAD A BROKEN TOOTHPICK . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/06/2008 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT DX ABCESS AND INFECTION OF RT THIGH - AFTER A TOOTHPICK PUNCTURE WENT INTO RT THIGH X5 DAYS AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2007 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT W/ABSCESS TO THIGH X1-2 WKS, POPPED IT X3 DAYS W/A TOOTHPICK AND SQU EEZED OUT PUS; ABSCESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2006 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT. SAT ON A TOOTHPICK AND EMBEDDED IN HER L UPPER THIGH. DX. FX L THI GH - REMOVED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2006 | 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: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| SAT ON A VERY LONG TOOTHPICK PUNCTURE WOUND THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2006 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks, Day wear |
| TOOTHPICK BROKE IN POCKET. DX. PUNCTURE OF THIGH WITH FOREIGN BODY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2005 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| FOREIGN BODY LEG - 19 YOF SAT DOWN ON A TOOTHPICK, STUCK UPPER LEFT THI GH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2005 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT SAT ON A TOOTHPICK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks, Beds |
| PATIENT REACHING ACROSS BED AND TOOTHPICK IMPALED INTO THIGH AT HOME; F B REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2001 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2000 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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