Accidents - Food skewers - 6-15 years old - Years 1997-2010

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 741
See also: Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	19
Year 2000:	196
Year 2001:	23
Year 2002:	66
Year 2003:	80
Year 2004:	16
Year 2005:	115
Year 2006:	6
Year 2007:	101
Year 2008:	44
Year 2009:	6
Year 2010:	64

Accidents - Body Parts:

Mouth:	159	Foot:	131
Face:	115	Hand:	95
Neck:	67	Lower Leg:	60
Eyeball:	53	Finger:	37
Ear:	12	Head:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 08/20/2010	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Asian
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Food skewers
6 YOF TRIPPED WHILE WALKING IN DARK W/WOODEN SKEWER. DX: PW L NOSE & ORBIT, FB RETAINED L ORBIT, UNCONTROLLED HTN.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 07/05/2010	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Place of recreation or sports		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Food skewers
DX 2ND DEGREE BURNS: 8YOF ROASTING MARSHMALLOWS OVER CAMP FIRE, INADVERTENTLY PLACED HAND ON HOT SKEWER. L HAND BURN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2010	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Food skewers
11YOF WITH LAC TO MOUTH, HAD A SKEWER IN MOUTH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2009	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Food skewers
PUT SKEWERS IN EARS CAUSING PUNCTURE WOUNDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2008	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Food skewers
GRABBED SKEWER&MOM WENT TO TAKE IT AWAYA&IT SLICED PT'S FINGER >> LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2008	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Food skewers
STEPPED ON BARBECUE SKEWER/FOOT LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2008	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Food skewers
10 YOM STEPPED ON WOODEN FOOD SKEWERS AND PRESENTS WITH PIECES STUCK IN BOTH FEET
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2007	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Food skewers
8 YOM WAS RUNNING & STEPPED ON A SHSH-KABOB SKEWER, HE WAS BAREFOOTED A PIECE OF THE SKEWER IS IN HIS FOOT. DX; FOREIGN BODY IN FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2007	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Food skewers
13 YO M FOREIGN BODY IN HAND PT FELL IN KITCHEN GOT WOODEN SKEWER IN HAND*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/2007	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Food skewers
STRUCK ONTO EYE C BAMBOO SCEWER WHILE PLAYING CATCH C SISTER >CORNEAL ABR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2006	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Food skewers
PT STEPPED ON A WOODEN SKEWER AND IT GOT STUCK ON FOOT.DX FOOT FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/2005	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Food skewers
PUNCTURE TONGUE, PT EATING A KEBOB & SUST INJURY W/THE STICK AT HOME, C/O BLEEDING, PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/11/2005	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Food skewers
TOUCHED FACE WITH SKEWER DX. FACIAL BURN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2005	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Food skewers
PATIENT WAS EATING CHICKEN OFF A SKEWER, NOW FEELS LIKE THERE IS A SPLINTER STUCK IN HIS THROAT. DX - FOREIGN BODY SENSATION IN PHARYNX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2005	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Food skewers
PT WAS ACCIDENTLY STABBED IN THE HEAD WITH A SKEWER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2005	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Food skewers
DX: L EAR CANAL ABRASION WHEN USED A COCKTAIL SKEWER AS A SWORD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2005	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Food skewers
PATIENT STEPPED ON WOODEN SKEWER USED FOR COOKING CHICKEN AT HOME 4 DAY S AGO, PAIN X2 DAYS, NAUSEA,FEVER; FOOT ABSCESS/CELLULITIS AFTER LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2005	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Food skewers, Beds or bedframes
SOFT PALATE PUNCTURE, HAD WOODEN FOOD SKEWER IN MOUTH WHILE LAYING ON B ED, ROLLED OVER AND SKEWER HIT BED AND PUNCTURED SOFT PALATE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2004	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Food skewers
12 Y.O. W FEMALE W/FB REMOVAL TO FOOT. PT STEPPED ON A WOODEN SHISH-KAB OB SKEWER @ HOME. E9208
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Food skewers
FACE LAC-HIT FACE W/A METAL HOT DOG STICK-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Food skewers
LT FOOT FB-4" WOODEN SKEWER ACCIDENTLY SHOVED INTO BALL OF FOOT-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2003	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Food skewers
STUCK SELF WITH FONDUE SKEWER DX. THROAT LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/19/2003	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Food skewers
PT STOOD ON KEBOB STICK. DX: FB L FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Food skewers
CHILD SUSTAINED PUNCTURE WOUND TO CALF FROM METAL SKEWER. D:PUNCTURE WOUND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Food skewers
PATIENT POKED IN EYE WITH BAMBOO SKEWER AT HOME LAST NIGHT; CORNEAL ABR ASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2001	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Food skewers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2001	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Food skewers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2000	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Food skewers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2000	Age: 8 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: Food skewers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2000	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury
Product: Food skewers, Floors or flooring materials
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/1997	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: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Food skewers
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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