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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 194
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/11/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 6 YOF LAC TO THROAT W/STRAW DX; THROAT LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2010 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| A 5 YR OLD FEMALE PUNCTURED BACK OF THROAT WITH A STRAW DX PUNCTURE WOUND OF THROAT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2010 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 5YOF WAS DRINKING A MILK SHAKE, & TRIPPED , THE STRAW POKED HER IN THE BACK OF HER THROAT. DX; PUNCTURE WOUND TO BACK OF THROAT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2010 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 38 YOF ACCIDENTALLY SCRATCHED HER TONSIL WITH A DRINKING STRAW. ABRASIO N OF TONSIL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2010 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 7YOF SWALLOWED A PLASTIC STRAW YESTERDAY, MOM PULLED IT OUT, NOW WITH P AIN IN THROAT; THROAT ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2010 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 11YOF DRINKING OUT OF A STRAW, SISTER BUMPED STRAW & JABBED ROOF OF MOU TH IN BACK, THROAT PAIN NOW;THROAT PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2010 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 8YOM ABRASION TO RIGHT SOFT PALATE - THROAT HURTS DUE TO PUSHING A STRAW DOWN IN IT YESTERDAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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