Accidents - Drinking straws - Years 1997-2010 - Neck

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,687
See also: Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2000:	168
Year 2001:	272
Year 2002:	151
Year 2003:	92
Year 2004:	263
Year 2005:	115
Year 2006:	230
Year 2008:	146
Year 2009:	52
Year 2010:	194

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	650
6-15 years old:	862
16-25 years old:	86
26-50 years old:	87

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

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

Date: 09/27/2009	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
DX SUPERFICAL SOFT TISSUE AVULSION OF SOFT PALLET: RUN'G AFTER CHILD & JABBED PLASTIC STRAW IN THE BACK OF THROAT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/05/2009	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
CONT THROAT W/ DRINKING STRAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2009	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Drinking straws
PATIENT DRINKING WITH A STRAW AT DINNER WHEN SISTER HIT HIM, STRAW PUNC TURED BACK OF THROAT; PUNCTURE INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2009	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
MOM STATES CHILD WAS RUNNING WITH A STRAW AND FELL DX NECK ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2008	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
PT DRINKING JUICE W STRAW, STRAW POKED HIM IN BACK OF THROAT DX: CONTU SION IN THE THROAT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2008	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
ABR TO THROAT FROM STRAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/25/2008	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
PT CUT BACK OF THROAT WITH A DRINKING STRAW DX// ABRASION THROAT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2006	Age: 4 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
PT WAS RUNNING WITH A STRAW AT HOME IN MOUTH AND FELL SUSTAINED AN ABRA SION TO THROAT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2006	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
PT RUNNING WITH A STRAW IN HER MOUTH NAND FELL PUSHING STRAW INTO THRO AT ABRASION TO THROAT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2006	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
PT. ACCIDENTALLY JAMMED A STRAW IN THE BACK OF HIS THROAT. ABRASION, RI GHT PERITONSILLAR FOSSA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2005	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: Puncture
Product: Drinking straws, Boxing
PT BOXING WITH COUSIN WITH A PLASTIC STRAW IN MOUTH SUSTAINED PUNCTUR E WOUND TO THROAT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/14/2005	Age: 7 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
PLASTIC STRAW WENT DOWN THROAT DX. THROAT ABR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2005	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws
PT HAD A DRINK STRAW IN MOUTH AND KNEE KNOKED STRAW INTO BACK OF MOUTH CUT THRAOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2005	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Drinking straws
PT RUNNING WITH STRAW & FELL, IMPALING L TONSIL. DX: PUNCTURE WOUND TONSIL, ABRASION PALATE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2005	Age: 20 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws
SUPREFICIAL WOUND THROAT; PT FELL WITH DRINKING STRAW IN MOUTH, PER MOM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2005	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws
WRESTLING WITH A STRAW IN MOUTH. STRAW POKED PT IN BACK OF THROAT. DX: LAC THROAT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2004	Age: 19 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
PT WAS DRINKING *** AND POKED HERSELF IN THE BACK OF THE THROAT WITH TH E STRAW SUSTAINED AN ABRASION TO THROAT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws, Doors
PT WAS RUNNING IN THE HOUSE WITH A STRAW IN HER MOUTH - RAN INTO A DOOR AND STRAW HIT BACK OF THROAT. D: TRAUMA TO MOUTH ; BRUISING TO THROA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2004	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Drinking straws
STUCK STRAW INTO BACK OF THROAT, PAINDX PUNCTURE WOUND OROPHARYNX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2004	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Drinking straws
STRAW JAMMED IN BACK OF THROAT, BLEEDING INITIALLY. WAS RIDING IN CAR. DX. PW R TONSILLAR AREA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2004	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: Neck		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
CHILD FELL FORWARD WHILE SUCKING ON A STRAW. STRAW HIT BACK OF THROAT. D: PHARYNGEAL MUCOSAL ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2003	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws
HAD STRAW IN MOUTH, STRAW WAS ACCIDENTALLY HIT BY SOMEONE DX: LACERATION TO BACK OF THROAT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Drinking straws
HISTORY OF PARALYSIS BELOW WAIST, RESOLVED, OPENING STRAW OR CANDY WITH WITH TEETH AT HOME, HEAD JERKED BACK, NECK PAIN; CERVICAL STRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2003	Age: 7 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
7 YO F FELL WITH STRAW POKED HOLE IN THROAT PUNCTURE WOUND THROAT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Drinking straws
TRAUMA THROAT AREA, MOTHER PT HAD A STRAW IN HIS MOUTH, SOMEONE ACCIDEN TALLY PUSHED INTO HIS THROAT, C/O PAIN, NO ACTIVE BLEEDING, NO DENTAL I
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2002	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
3YOF WALKING W/STRAW IN MOUTH RAN INTO MOM, STRAW CUT BACK OF THROATDX: MINOR ABRASION TO POSTERIOR ORAL PHARYNIX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2002	Age: 2 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Drinking straws
MOM FOUND 2 YR. OLD PUSHING A STRAW INTO PATIENT'S MOUTH, PT. NOW NOT E ATING; THROAT INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2001	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Drinking straws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/10/2001	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2001	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2001	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Drinking straws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2001	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2001	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Drinking straws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/13/2000	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Drinking straws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2000	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Drinking straws
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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