Accidents - Drinking straws - Year 2005 - Mouth

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 479
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	275
6-15 years old:	188
26-50 years old:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/12/2005	Age: 22 months	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
MOM REPORTS PT HAD STRAW IN MOUTH AND TRIPPED AND FELL, THE STRAW WENT INTO BACK OF MOUTH. DX. ABRA PHARYNX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2005	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws
2 YOF FELL AT DAYCARE WITH STRAW IN HER MOUTH CAUSING LACERATION TO GUM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2005	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws
PT HAD A STRAW IN MOUTH WHILE RIDING IN CAR - MOM STOPPED SUDDENLY AND STRAW POKED PT IN MOUTH. D; SOFT PALATE LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2005	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Drinking straws
PT WAS CHEWING ON A STRAW WHILE ON A BUS AND IT POKED HIM IN THROAT WHE N BUS STOPPED. DX. PW L TONSIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2005	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Drinking straws
PATIENT PUNCTURED SOFT PALATE OF HIS MOUTH ON LEFT WITH A PLASTIC STRAW. DX - PUNCTURE WOUND TO SOFT PALATE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2005	Age: 7 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
FELL WHILE RUNNING WITH STRAW IN MOUTH DX: PUNC TO SOFT PALATE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2005	Age: 5 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
PT C/O DIRECT BLOW WITH STRAW IN MOUTH,FELL AT HOME AT 7:00 PM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2005	Age: 6 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
FELL WITH A STRAW IN MOUTH DX. MOUTH ABR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2005	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
LACERATION THROAT - 5 YOF FELL WITH A HARD PLASTIC STRAW IN HER MOUTH A ND SUSTAINED A MINOR LACERATION TO THE BACK OF HER THROAT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2005	Age: 5 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
THROAT CUT ON A DRINKING STRAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2005	Age: 9 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
PT DRINKING OUT OF A STRAW, IT SLIPPED & INJURED BACK OF HER MOUTH. DX: LAC MOUTH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2005	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Drinking straws
PATIENT JAMMED STRAW IN BACK OF THROAT WHEN PLAYING WITH BROTHER AT *** ; PUNCTURE WOUND TO SOFT PALATE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2005	Age: 3 years	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
SOFT PALATE AND TONSILLER ABRASION, RUNNING AND PLAYING WITH STRAW IN M OUTH AND FELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/04/2005	Age: 2 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, Containers
JABBED BACK OF THROAT WITH STRAW FROM JUICE POUCH ORAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2005	Age: 15 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 HAD A STRAW IN MOUTH AND FELL LAC MOUTH. DX MOUTH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/28/2005	Age: 13 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
FELL ON HARD STRAW WHILE CARRYING STRAW IN MOUTH. DX: ABRASION MOUTH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2005	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws
TONGUE LAC, MOTHER STS PT SUST INJURY WHEN BROTHER PUSHED A STRAW IN HER MOUTH WHILE DRINKING AT HOME, C/O BLEEDING, REDNESS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/15/2005	Age: 10 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Drinking straws
PT POKED THROAT WITH A DRINKING STRAW AND THREW UP. D: MINOR TRAUMA T O PALATE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2005	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Burns, Scald
Product: Drinking straws
PT AT A RESTAURANT ORDERED A CHOCOLATE SHAKE AND INSTEAD WAS GIVEN HOT CHOCOLATE TOOK A BIG GULP THROUGH A STRAW SUSTAINED SCALD BURNS MOUTH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/02/2005	Age: 48 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
48 YO FEMALE CUT UPPER LIP ON A STRAW A ***S SUPERFICIAL LACERATION LEF T UPPER LIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2005	Age: 10 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 SUS LACERATION TO MOUTH BY A STRAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2005	Age: 2 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, Tableware and accessories
MOTHER STATES CHILD RUNNING IN HOME WITH STRAW IN CUP AND FELL MINOR ORAL TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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