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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 167
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/13/2007 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PT PUT SMALL STRAW IN EAR, FOREIGN BODY REMOVED; FOREIGN BODY IN EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2007 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| STRUCK A DRINK BOX STRAW IN EAR. DX EAR-DRUM LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2007 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| FRIEND STUCK STRAW IN PT EAR @ SCHOOL DX PERFORATED EAR DRUM 2ND TO TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2007 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PUT STRAW INTO EAR/PUNCTURED TM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/27/2007 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PORTION OF A SIPPY CUP STRAW IN EAR. DX FB EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2007 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 2 YOM REPORTED TO HAVE PLACED A STRAW INTO HIS LEFT EAR, BLEEDING START ED MINUTES LATER, DX: ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2007 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PT STUCK A JUICE STRAW IN EAR. DX: PERFORATED TM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2007 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PIECE OF STRAW IN R EAR DX: FB R EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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