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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 595
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/29/2010 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drinking straws, Pillows |
| 5YOM; PT WAS RUNNING WITH A STRAW IN HIS MOUTH WHEN BROTHER THREW A PIL LOW AND STRAW WENT FURTHER BACK IN HIS MOUTH. D: LACERATION OF MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2010 | 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: Puncture |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 6YOM PUNCTURE WOUND TO PALATE PLAYING WITH STRAW WAS PUSHED TO BACK OF MOUTH HAD MODERATE BLEEDING THAT STOPPED DAD SEEN PUNCTURE WHEN LOOKED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/01/2010 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 34 YOM SWALLOWED A BEE THROUGH A STRAW AND WAS STUNG IN THE MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2010 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 18YOF, HAD A STRAW IN THE MOUTH&ACC GOT STRUCK ONTO MOUTH&STROW CUT ONT HE INSIDE>>INTRAORAL LAC |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 08/17/2010 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Asian |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 3 YOM FELL W/PLASTIC STRAW IN MOUTH. DX: BUCCAL LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2010 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 5YOM WAS WALKING WITH A STRAW, IN HIS MOUTH, AT HOME, & TRIPPED, SUSTAINING TRAUMATIC INJURY. DX; PALATAL INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2010 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 9YOF FELL WHILE WALKING WITH A DRINKING STRAW IN MOUTH SUSTAINED A PW T O OROPHARYNX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/15/2010 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dental Injury |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 2YOM- PT WAS DRINKING A SHAKE WITH STRAW, WHEN BROTHER FELL ONTO HIM CAUSING STRAW TO JAM ON ROOF OF MOUTH. DX MOUTH INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2010 | Age: 4 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 |
| 4YOF FELL WHEN RUNNING WITH STRAW IN MOUTH AT HOME; SOFT PALATE LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2010 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 4 YR OLD MALE DRINKING SLUSHIE AND MOM PUSHED HIS HEAD FORWARD AND STRA W HIT BACK OF MOUTH CONTUSING IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2010 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 9YOF- PT WAS DRINKING A *** WHEN BROTHER ACCIDENTLY STRUCK THESTRAW TO PALATE. DX ABRASION OF THE SOFT PALATE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2010 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 2YOF SUSTAINED ORAL ABRASION WHEN SHE WAS DRINKING FROM A STRAW* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2010 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 3 YR PUNCTURED MOUTH WITH STRAW;DX PUNCTURED MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2010 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 3 YOM WAS CUT BY STRAW IN MOUTH. DX: LAC POSTERIOR PHARYNX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 6YOM- PT WAS DRINKING W/ A FLEXIABLE STRAW WHEN FRIEND ACCIDENTLLY HIT STRAW WHICH PUNCTURED PALATE. DX SOFT PALATE INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2010 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 10YOM HAD STRAW IN MOUTH AT SCHOOL, ANOTHER PERSON SHOVED STRAW, SCRAPE D SOFT PALATE; SOFT PALATE ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2010 | Age: 14 months | 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 |
| 14 MONTH FEMALE FELL AT PIZZA PARLOR WITH PLASTIC STRAW IN MOUTH. DX:OR AL LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2010 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drinking straws, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| 2 Y/O FEMALE WAS RUNNING WITH A STRAW IN MOUTH & FELL ONTO COUCH STRAW CUTTING TOP OF MOUTH DX: LACERATION TO MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2010 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dental Injury |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 4YOM- PT CLIMBED OUT ONTO ROOF OF PARKED CAR @ HOME WHEN HE FELL WITH A STRAW IN MOUTH FELL ONTO ROOF. DX SOFT PALATE INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2010 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 22 MO F RUNNING WITH PLASTIC STRAW IN MOUTH AT HOME, FELL. DX ORAL LACE RATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2010 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 10YOM PUNCTURE WOUND TO ROOF OF MOUTH RUNNING WITH STRAW IN MOUTH AND F ELL* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 6YOM, HOLDING A CUP WITH A STRAW TO THE MOUTH&CLOSED THE CAR DOOR THRUS TING THE STRAW INTO THE SOFTPALATE>>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2010 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 3YOF LAC MOUTH ON DRINKING STRAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2010 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 4 YO M WAS RUNNING AND WITH A DRINKING STRAW IN MOUTH AND CUT MOUTH DX LACERATION TO THE MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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