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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 358
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/06/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| FELL W/ STRAW IN MOUTH; F/B IN THROAT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2002 | Age: 8 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PT WAS CHEWING ON PLACTIC STRAW AND CHOKED ON A SMALL PIECE,THEN THREWI T UP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2002 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| ASPIRATED OBJECT - 41 YOF STATES THAT SHE THINKS SHE SWALLOWED A STRAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2002 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| CHOKING EPISODE-CHOKED ON SMALL STRAW FROM BOX OF JUICY JUICE-LEFT W/O TREATMENT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 08/07/2002 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| DIFFICULTY SWALLOWING AFTER MAYBE SWALLOWING A BEE WITH A DRINK, SAW BE E IN STRAW, DID NOT FEEL STING, TOOK BENADRYL "JUST IN CASE". INGEST FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 48YOBF-AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION-SWALLOWED PIECE OF PLASTIC STRAW-REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Drinking straws, Bottles or jars |
| PT SWALLOWED A STRAW DRINKING SODA FROM BOTTLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2002 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Drinking straws, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| INGESTED FOREIGN BODY - CHILD WAS PLAYING WITH A STRAW AND GOT INTO HIS MOTHERS BUREAU AND SUCKED UP A SMALL METAL OBJECT - LONG AND NARROW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2002 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PT IMPALED A PLASTIC SIR STICK INTO THROAT WHILE IN ER GAGGED AND EXPE LLED THE OBJECT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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