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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,776
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/23/2010 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Flatware |
| 8 YOM CONTUSION TO MOUTH WHEN FELL WITH SPOON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2010 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dental Injury |
| Product: Flatware |
| 14YOF D'TAL INJ ON FORK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2010 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| P.W. L MOUTH;THROAT/9YOM WAS RUNNING WITH PLASTIC FORK IN HIS MOUTH WHI LE CAMPING@AROUND 9:30P-10P, FELL JAMMING FORK TO BACK OF MOUTH. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 07/28/2010 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flatware |
| 13 YOF PLAYING AROUND W/GF WITH FORK IN MOUTH; LAC BACK OF MOUTH DX: INTRAORAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2010 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dental Injury |
| Product: Flatware |
| 10 YR M BUMPED METAL SPOON WHEN IN HIS MOUTH;DX DENTAL INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2010 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Flatware |
| 7 YR F GOT PIECE OF PLASTIC FORK STUCK IN MOUTH ;DX FOREIGN BODY MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2009 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flatware |
| RUNNING WITH SPOON IN MOUTH AND FELL;DX LACERATED MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2009 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Flatware |
| ACCIDENTALLY STABBED BACK OF THROAT WITH A FORK. DX TONSIL INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2008 | Age: 10 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: Dental Injury |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT WAS RUNNING WITH A SPOON IN HIS MOUTH AND FELL. HAS BROKEN TOOTH . D X DENTAL TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flatware |
| PUTTING A FORK ON HER TONGUE LACERATION TONGUE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2007 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| FELL ONTO FORK PUNCTURE WOUNDS MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2007 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Flatware, Can openers |
| STAFF IN RESIDENTIAL INSTITUTION WITNESSED PT STICKING SILVERWEAR & CA N OPENERS IN MOUTH-STAFF WORRIED HAS INJURED TOOTH-NO INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2006 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT WAS RUNNING WITH A SPOON IN MOUTH AND FELL DX: MOUTH LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2006 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Flatware, Foods |
| PATIENT WAS ROASTING MARSHMELLOW ON FORK AT HOME, TOOK BITE OFF FORK BU RNING LIP, OR ON HOT FOIL; LIP 2ND DEGREE BURN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2006 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dental Injury |
| Product: Flatware |
| HIT SELF IN MOUTH W/SPOON WHILE EATING, CHIPPED/BROKE OFF MIDDLE UPPER FRONT TOOTH/NEW TOOTH ERUPTING UNDER IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2006 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flatware, Football |
| PT HIT IN LIP WITH SPOON ALSO HIT IN CHEST PLAYING FOOTBALL @ SCHOOL UPPER LIP LAC, CONTUSION STERNUM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2005 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flatware |
| EATING W/METAL SPOON & BROTHER HIT HER & SPOON WENT INTO HER THROAT, LA CERATION MOUTH @ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2005 | Age: 9 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: Flatware |
| RUNNING WITH SPOON IN MOUTH DX: PUNCTURE WOUND TO MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/30/2004 | 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: Laceration |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT TRIPPED&FELL C A PLASTIC KNIFE IN THE MOUTH, SUSTAINED ' SOFT PALATEL LACERATION" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2004 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flatware |
| SCRATCHED THROAT WITH TEASPOON PALATE LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/06/2004 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Flatware |
| POKED HERSELF WITH FORK 2 DAYS PTA, DOES NOT BRUSH TEETH REGULARLY; GINGIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2004 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flatware, Blankets |
| TRIPPED ON BLANKET WITH SPOON IN MOUTH DX. ORAL LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2004 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT EATING WITH PLASTIC FORK WHEN BUMPED POKED BACK OF MOUTH DX: MUCOSAL TEAR SOFT PALETE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2004 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| POKED SELF IN ROOF OF MOUTH W/ PLASTIC FORK. ACUTE PUNCTURE WOUND SOFTP ALATE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2004 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flatware |
| PATIENT STUCK A PLASTIC FORK IN HER MOUTH AND SUSTAINED A 1CM PALATE LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| PUNCTURED MOUTH ON FORK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2003 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Flatware |
| 12 YO BF - R TONSIL ABRAISION - PLAYING WITH PLASTIC FORK AND JABBED SELF IN BACK OF MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2003 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Flatware, Bags |
| 14 YEAR OLD FEMALE HIT IN THE LIP WITH A BAG OF FORKS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2003 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flatware |
| DX LIP LACERATION: STABBED SELF WITH FORK WHILE EATING AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2003 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flatware |
| 15 YO MALE HIT LOWER LIP WITH FORK ACCIDENTALLY LACERATION LIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY STABBED HIMSELF W/A FORK WHILE EATING - DX LACERATION OF UPPER PALATE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware, Elevators or other lifts |
| PT SUSTAINED PUNCTURE WOUND TO POSTERIOR PHARYNX "I GOT MY MOUTH CUT" HE GOT IN THE ELEVATOR AND FELL WITH FORK IN HIS MOUTH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| PATIENT POKED HERSELF IN MOUTH WITH A FORK; PUNCTURE WOUND INSIDE MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dental Injury |
| Product: Flatware |
| PT CHIPPED TOOTH ON FORK, CHIPPED TOOTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flatware |
| PTS BROTHER THREW A SPOON AT HOME W SPOON HITTING PT IN IN LIP CAUSING LACERATION DX LACERATION UPPER LIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2002 | Age: 12 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: Flatware |
| CUT INSIDE OF LIP WITH SPOON LAC ORAL MUCOSA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flatware |
| PATIENT HIT ROOF OF MOUTH WITH SPOON; MOUTH LAC, ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2001 | Age: 6 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: Flatware |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2001 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flatware |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2001 | Age: 15 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: Flatware |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2000 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2000 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flatware |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/1999 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flatware |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/1998 | Age: 12 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: Flatware |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/26/1998 | Age: 7 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: Flatware |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/1998 | Age: 11 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: Flatware |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/1998 | Age: 6 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: Flatware |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/1997 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/1997 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Flatware |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/1997 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Flatware |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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