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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 158
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| DX OTALGIA EAR PAIN: PUT ***'S STRAW IN R EAR LAST NOC, NOW WCONTINUED PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| ANOTHER CHILD STUCK STRAW IN EAR WHEN PT SLEEPING;DX ABRASION EAR CANAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PATIENT PUT A SMALL STRAW LIKE OBJECT IN RT EAR, HAS BEEN HAVING PAIN SINCE LAST NIGHT. DX-RT OTITIS MEDIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2008 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| TM PERFORATION-ACCIDENTLY PUT A DRINKING STRAW IN EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PUT A PLASTIC STRAW IN EAR. DX FB EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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, BLEEDING NOW. DX EAR CANAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Drinking straws, Motor vehicles or parts |
| PT WAS IN A MOVING CAR STUCK A STRAW IN TO RIGHT EAR. PT IS CRYING FROM PAIN. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 02/13/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| DX LAC/PERF LT TM, CONTU L EAR:ACCIDENTALLY POKED IN HIS EAR WITH A DRINKING STRAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2008 | 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PIECE OF A STRAW IN EAR. DX FB EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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