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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 159
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/30/2003 | Age: 8 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| STUCK STRAW IN EAR EAR CANAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| USING STRAW TO ITCH INSIDE EAR AND NOW ITS STUCK FB L EAR CANAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2003 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| MOM STATES THAT DAUGHTER WAS PLAYING AND HER SISTER PUT A DRINKING STRA W IN HER L EAR. DX. FB TRAUMA, PERFORATED EARDRUM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2003 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PUNCTURED EAR WITH STRAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2003 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| TYMPANIC MEMBRANE PERFORATION - 3 YOM STUCK A STRAW INTO RIGHT EAR, STR AW IS OUT BUT CHILD C/O EAR PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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