Accidents - Drinking straws - Year 2002 - Mouth

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 968
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	492
6-15 years old:	430
50+ years old:	46

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/30/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Drinking straws
PT WAS RUNNING WITH A DRINKING STRAW IN MOUTH - FELL DOWN AND HAS LACER ATION TO UPPER PALATE OF MOUTH. D: PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2002	Age: 13 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
FELL FORWARD W/STRAW IN MOUTH WHILE PLAYING. BLEEDING FROM UPPER PALATE. DX: MOUTH ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws
POKED THROAT WITH DRINKING STRAW CONTUSION & SUPERFICIAL LAC SOFT PALATE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2002	Age: 18 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws, Tableware and accessories
CHILD STARTED TO FALL WHEN WALKING WITH STRAW IN MOUTH FROM CHILD'S CUP. STRAW SCRATCHED BACK OF MOUTH. D:SOFT PALATE LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws
LACERATION MOUTH - 4 YOF HAD A STRAW JAMMED INTO MOUTH, PARENTS STATE T HAT 4 YOF HAS A HOLE IN BACK OF MOUTH, OPEN AREA NOTED, NO BLEEDING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/27/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws
PLAYING WITH COUSIN WHO HIT STRAW IN PT'S MOUTH AND JAMMED IT INTO BACK OF THROAT, ORAL LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
AT HOME AT 1720 HAD A STRAW IN HER MOUTH AND RAN INTO HER SISTER CAUSIN G AN INJURY TO INSIDE OF RIGHT CHEEK. DX CONTUSION RIGHT BUCCAL MUCOSA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws
LACERATION MOUTH - 6 YOF JUMPING AND FELL WHILE A STRAW WAS IN MOUTH, L ACERATION TO BACK OF MOUTH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/11/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws
CUT MOUTH WITH STRAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws
CUT INNER THROAT WITH DRINKING STRAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2002	Age: 16 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws
PATIENT INJURED HIMSELF WITH A STRAW IN HIS MOUTH AT HOME; TONGUE LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Drinking straws
TRAUMA TO BACK OF THROAT-INJURED ON A STRAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2002	Age: 20 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws
PT DX PHARYGEAL LACERATION - S/P GETTING POKED IN BACK OF THROAT WITH STRAW - WAS WALKING WITH STRAW IN MOUTH AND TRIPPED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Drinking straws
PT SUSTAINED INJURY TO THE MOUTH WHILE PLAYING WITH A STRAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2002	Age: 60 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Drinking straws
60 YO FEMALE GOT GLASS IN TONGUE WHILE SUCKING STRAW AT CASINO F/B TONGUE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws
PT SHOVED DRINKING STRAW FROM *** INTO BACK OF THROAT. DX: LACERATION TO POSTERIOR PHARNYX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws
DRINKING STRAW TO ROOF OF MOUTH ABRASION PALATE, SUPERFICIAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
PT FELL WITH STRAW IN THROAT, ABRASION ,
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws
PT RUNNING WITH PLASTIC STRAW IN MOUTH,STRAW PUSHED BACK AND LACERATED SOFT PALATE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2002	Age: 18 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws
PT FELL WITH A STRAW IN MOUTH; ORAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws
PT. WAS SUCKING ON A STRAW AND FELL AND LAC. MOUTH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws
PT ACCIDENTLY JAMMED STRAW INTO MOUTH AND LAC IT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws
PT RUNNING WITH STRAW IN MOUTH CUTTING BACK OF THROAT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2002	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws
STRAW CUT THROAT WHILE USING TO DRINK WITH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2002	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Drinking straws
PT WAS DRINKING W/STRAW, SWALLOWED IT AND PULLED IT BACK OUT AT ***. D X; PHARYNGEAL IRRITATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
PT. WAS RUNNING WITH A STRAW IN HIS MOUTH AND FELL , RESULTING IN A PAL ATE ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws
PATIENT FELL WITH PLASTIC STRAW IN MOUTH, JAMMED IN BACK OF THROAT; SOF T PALATE LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Drinking straws
PATIENT FELL WITH STRAW IN MOUTH; INJURY TO TONSILLAR PILLAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws
MOUTH LAC - HAD A STRAW IN MOUTH HIT ACCIDENTLY BY BROTHER AND CUT MOUT H
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Drinking straws
PUNCTURE SOFT PALATE AREA, PT SUST INJURY WITH A PLASTIC STRAW AT HOME, C/O BLEEDING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws
CUT SOFT PALATE OF MOUTH WITH STRAW
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 02/24/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Drinking straws
9 YOF FELL W/ STRAW IN MOUTH PUNCTURE MOUTH
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/18/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws
PT HAD A STRAW IN MOUTH AND ACCIDENLTY HIT IT CUTTING MOUTH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws
JAMMED STRAW IN BACK OF MOUTH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
HAD A CUP WITH A STRAW, HAD STRAW IN MOUTH AND HIT BACK OF HEAD ON CAR SEAT IN THE CAR. PALATE ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws
PT CUT MOUTH WITH SLURPEE STRAW DX : LAC MOUTH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
TONGUE ABRASION, PT SUST INJURY WITH A DRINKING STRAW AT HOME, C/O PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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