Accidents - Drinking straws - Years 1997-2010 - Internal

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,323
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2000:	52
Year 2001:	292
Year 2002:	358
Year 2003:	173
Year 2004:	234
Year 2005:	221
Year 2006:	98
Year 2007:	191
Year 2008:	129
Year 2009:	326
Year 2010:	244

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	344
6-15 years old:	903
16-25 years old:	321
26-50 years old:	579
50+ years old:	175

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/17/2010	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Drinking straws
A 16 YR OLD MALE SWALLED A SMALL MILK STRAW DX FOREIGN BODY GI TRACT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/25/2010	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Drinking straws
8 Y/O RECEIVED ABRASION TO ESOPHAGUS WHEN SWALLOWED PEICE OF STRAW AT SCHOOL AND CHOKED ON IT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2010	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Drinking straws
39YOF, SUDDENLY DEV SHARP PAIN IN THROAT WITH FB SENSATION WHILE DRINKI NG A DRINK WITH A STRAW>>THROAT FB SENSATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2010	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Drinking straws
A 40 YOF STATES PIECE OF GLASS CAME UP THROUGH STRAW FROM "FRAPPE DRINK " SHE GOT AT ***, UNSURE IF SWALLOWED, POSS FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2010	Age: 17 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Drinking straws
17MOM-? FB INGESTION-POSSIBLY SWALLOWED A PIECE OF PLASTIC STRAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2010	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Drinking straws
25 YOM WAS CHEWING ON A STRAW AND SWALLOWED IT SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2010	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Drinking straws
43YOF DRINKING ICE TEA THROUGH A HARD PLASTIC STRAW AND A PIECE OF THE STRAW BROKE OFF SUCKED IT DOWN THROAT FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2010	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Drinking straws
4YOM CUTTING UP PIECES OF STRAW AND ACCIDENTALLY SWALLOWED ONE, NOW W/C HOKING, DROOLING, GAGGING AND NAUSEA; POSS FB ASPIRATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2010	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Drinking straws
A 14 YR OLD FEMALE SWALLOWED RED STRAW TOP OF STRAW WHILE DRINKING AND X RAY SHOWS IT IN ESOPHAGUS AND NOW NEEDS ENDOSCOPY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/28/2009	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Drinking straws
PATIENT SWALLOWED PLASTIC STRAW FROM JUICE BOX WHILE SITTING IN BACK SE AT OF CAR DRINKING FROM JUICE BOX, COUGHING/GAGGING;FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2009	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Drinking straws
PLAYING WITH FRIENDS HAD STRAW IN MOUTH SWALLOWED IT INGESTION FORE IGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2009	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Drinking straws
DRINKING SODA THROUGH STRAW AND FELT SOMETHING GO INTO MOUTH BY ACCIDEN T. DX: UNKNOWN GASTROINTESTINAL FOREIGN OBJECT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2009	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Drinking straws
PT SWALLOWED STRAW FROM JUICE BOX, FEELS LIKE THROAT IS SCRATCHED OR SO METHING IN THROAT; FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2009	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Drinking straws
MOTHER WITNESSED BABY SWALLOW PIECE OF PLASTIC DRINKING STRAW FB INGES TION *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2009	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Drinking straws
PT WAS INTOXICATED AT A BAR WENT TO TAKE A DRINK FROM A COCKTAIL AND SW ALLOWED THE COCKTAIL STRAW FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2009	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Drinking straws
PT DRINKING SLUSHI THREW STRAW & FELT LIKE SOMETHING LODGED IN THROAT, NOW W/PAIN, FB NEG; PROB ESOPHAGEAL ABRASION FROM SOMETHING IN SLUSHI
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2009	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Drinking straws
SWALLOWED BEE, SUCKED THRU STRAW DX: BEE INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2009	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Drinking straws
SWALLOWED BEE THAT WAS IN STRAW, STUNG THROAT DX: BEE INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2009	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Drinking straws
PT SWALLOWED A SWIZZEL STICK STRAW WHILE DRINKING TEA DX- ESOPHAGEAL F /B
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/21/2009	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Drinking straws
PT WAS DRINKING ICED TEA THROUGH A STRAW AND THERE WAS A LEMON SEED SUC KED UP INTO AIRWAY STARTED TO CHOKE FB ASPIRATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2009	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Drinking straws
PT ACCIDENTLY SWALLOWED A PARTIAL PIECE OF A STRAW, SWALLOWED A FOREIGN OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2008	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Drinking straws
PT POKED A STRAW IN NOSE. DX: FB NOSE, LWBS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 07/03/2008	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Drinking straws
FB TO ESOPHAGUS, 23 YOM, SWALLOWED STRAW
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 05/16/2008	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Drinking straws
DX: SWALLOWED A PLASTIC STRAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2008	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Drinking straws
DX: SWALLOWED A PIECE OF PLASTIC STRAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2008	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Drinking straws
16 YO SWALLOWED DRINKING STRAW INGESTED FOREIGN OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2007	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Drinking straws, Foods
PT DX SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY - S/P PT WAS CHEWING ON A STRAW THAT GIVEN TO HIM WITH JUICE BOX.PT CHEWED IT AND SWALLOWED IT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2007	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Drinking straws
PATIENT HURT WHEN SWALLOWED A STRAW INTO THROAT DX: ASPIRATION OBJECT INTO THROAT. NOW HAS A FB SENSATION. PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2007	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Drinking straws
PT CHEWING ON THE END OF A PLASTIC STRAW AND A PIECE OF THE END GOT LOD GED IN THROAT CHOKING FB ASPIRATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 05/18/2007	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Drinking straws
MOTHER STATES THAT PT SWALLOWED PART OF A STRAW/INGESTED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2007	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Drinking straws
STATES SHE SWALLOWS A PIECE OF A STRAW DX- INGESTED F/B
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/08/2007	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Drinking straws, Grills
SUCKED ON BBQ ASHES THROUGH STRAW AND CHOKED
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 10/31/2006	Age: 59 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Drinking straws
SWALLOWED A PIECE OF GLASS DRINKING JUICE THRU A STRAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2006	Age: 14 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Drinking straws
PT SUS SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY FROM A PLASTIC STRAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2006	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Drinking straws
PT SWALLOWED PLASTIC STRAW. DX: SWALLOWED FB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2006	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Drinking straws
PATIENT STUCK PIECE OF STRAW IN NOSE; FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2006	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Drinking straws
PATIENT SWALLOWED A DRINKING STRAW AT SCHOOL. DX-FOREIGN BODY ESOPHAGUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2006	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Drinking straws
SWALLOWED A SMALL STRAW/INGESTED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/09/2006	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Drinking straws
16 YOM SWALLOWED 1 INCH PIECE OF A STRAW YESTERDAY,STILL FEELS IT..
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2005	Age: 8 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Drinking straws
CHOKING ON BROKEN STRAW DX: ESOPHAGEAL FB, REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2005	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Drinking straws
FB INGESTION.PT SWALLOWED A PIECE OF A STRAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2005	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Drinking straws
PHARNYX FB-? PIECE OF DRINK STRAW CAUGHT IN HER THROAT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2005	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Drinking straws
PT WAS CHEWING ON THE END OF A STRAW AND SWOLLOWED IT NOW COMPLAINING O F PAIN IN THROAT FOREIGN BODY INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2005	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Drinking straws
PT SWALLOWED A PIECE OF STRAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2005	Age: 44 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Drinking straws
PT OUT AT DINNER AT A RESTAURANT WAS DRINKING ICE TEA AND SUCKED A LEMO N SEED THROUGH A STRAW GOT STUCK IN BACK OF THROAT FB ASPIRATION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 11/27/2004	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Drinking straws
PT PUT PIECE OF STRAW IN NOSE IN CAR. DX: PT LWBS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 11/16/2004	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Drinking straws
PT SWALLOWED A TWO INCH PIECE FROM A PLASTIC STRAW AT SCHOOL FEELS LIKE CAUGHT IN THROAT STILL FOREIGN BODY INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2004	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Drinking straws
SWALLOWED A STRAW WHICH SHE WAS CHEWING ON. ASPIRATION OF FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2004	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Drinking straws
@ RESTURANT, DRINKING WATER & NOTICED SOMETHING IN STRAW. HISTORY OF GL ASS SWALLOWING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2003	Age: 8 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Drinking straws
PT DX INGESTION OF SMALL PIECE OF PLASTIC - S/P SWALLOWED PIECE OF DRINKING STRAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Drinking straws
PT SWOLLOWED A PIECE OF A STRAW. DX FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2003	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Drinking straws
PT. SWALLOWED SMALL PLASTIC STRAW WHILE SHOOTING SPITBALLS- STUCK IN THROAT; FROM A GROUP HOME. DX: FOREIGN BODY IN AIRWAY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/21/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Drinking straws
POSSIBLE INGESTION OF STRAW FROM JUICE BOX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2003	Age: 11 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Drinking straws
POSSIBLE ASPIRATED ON DRINKING STRAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2003	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Drinking straws
SWALLOWED SOMETHING SMALL THROUGH A STRAW DX: INGESTED FOREIGN OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Drinking straws
FELL W/ STRAW IN MOUTH; F/B IN THROAT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2002	Age: 8 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Drinking straws
PT WAS CHEWING ON PLACTIC STRAW AND CHOKED ON A SMALL PIECE,THEN THREWI T UP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2002	Age: 41 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Drinking straws
ASPIRATED OBJECT - 41 YOF STATES THAT SHE THINKS SHE SWALLOWED A STRAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2002	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Drinking straws
CHOKING EPISODE-CHOKED ON SMALL STRAW FROM BOX OF JUICY JUICE-LEFT W/O TREATMENT
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 08/07/2002	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Drinking straws
DIFFICULTY SWALLOWING AFTER MAYBE SWALLOWING A BEE WITH A DRINK, SAW BE E IN STRAW, DID NOT FEEL STING, TOOK BENADRYL "JUST IN CASE". INGEST FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2002	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Drinking straws
48YOBF-AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION-SWALLOWED PIECE OF PLASTIC STRAW-REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2002	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Drinking straws, Bottles or jars
PT SWALLOWED A STRAW DRINKING SODA FROM BOTTLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2002	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Drinking straws, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
INGESTED FOREIGN BODY - CHILD WAS PLAYING WITH A STRAW AND GOT INTO HIS MOTHERS BUREAU AND SUCKED UP A SMALL METAL OBJECT - LONG AND NARROW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Drinking straws
PT IMPALED A PLASTIC SIR STICK INTO THROAT WHILE IN ER GAGGED AND EXPE LLED THE OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2001	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Drinking straws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/13/2001	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Drinking straws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2001	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Drinking straws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2001	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Drinking straws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2001	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Drinking straws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2001	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Drinking straws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2000	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Drinking straws
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 08/21/2000	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Drinking straws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2000	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Drinking straws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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