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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 616
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/17/2009 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| WAS POKED IN EYE WITH PLASTIC STRAW DX: CORNEAL AB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2009 | Age: 9 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 9MOF ACCIDENTALLY POKED EYE WITH A STRAW DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2009 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PT WAS HIT IN EYE WITH A DRINKING STRAW, CORNEAL ABRASION OF LEFT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2009 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PATIENT C/O LT EYE PAIN SUSTAINED FROM AN INJURY WITH A STRAW. DX-CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| EYE AB-2 Y/O F-SCRATCHED EYE W/ PLASTIC DRINKING STRAW-LWOT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 10/03/2009 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| DANCING WITH HI C DRINK AND STRAW POKED HER EYE;DX CONTUSED EYEBALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/29/2009 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| POKED EYE WITH DRINKING STRAW;DX CONTUSED EYEBALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2009 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| ABRASION TO EYE AFTER POKED SELF WITHA DRINK STRAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2009 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PT WAS POKED IN THE EYE WITH A DRINKING STRAW, DX: ABRASION TO UPPER EY E LID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2009 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| CORNEAL ABR ON STRAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| ABRASION TO EYE AFTER STRUCK BY A DRINK STRAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2009 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws, Stairs or steps |
| PATIENT HAD SIPPY CUP IN MOUTH WITH STRAW STICKING OUT, LAID ON STAIRS, DESCENDED THE STAIRS & HIT IN EYE WITH STRAW IN CUP; CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/08/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| STUCK IN EYE BY STRAW ABRASION CORNEA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PT POKED SELF IN EYE WITH STRAW DX: CORNEAL AB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2009 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| POKED IN EYE WITH STRAW;DX CONTUSED EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws, Nonglass bottles or jars |
| ACC POKED SELF INTO EYEY WITH HAND STRAW FROM WATER BOTTLE >>CORNEAL ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2009 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PT POKED SELF IN EYE WITH A STRAW DX: CORNEAL AB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2009 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| WAS PLAYING WITH A HARD PLASTIC STRAW & POKED HIMSELF INTO EYE. DX EYE TRAUMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2009 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PT WAS ACCIDENTALLY POKED IN EYE WITH A STRAW WHILE OUT TO DINNER WITH FRIENDS DX: SMALL RIGHT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2009 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| POKED EYE WITH STRAW;DX CONTUSED EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2009 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| SCRATCHED EYE WITH TIP OF STRAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PT WAS ACCID POKED IN THE L EYE W/ A DRINKING STRAW. HAS PAIN AND HAS B EEN RUBBING EYE SINCE. DX L CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2009 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| RT CORNEAL ABRASION.PT ACCIDENTLY POKED SELF IN EYE WITH A STRAW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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