Accidents - Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks - 6-15 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 21
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 05/17/2007	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
PT REPORTS THAT HE WAS STUCK W/A TOOTHPICK AT SCHOOL TODAY. DX SMALL PUNCTURE WOUND RT LOWER ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2007	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
FELL ON MODEL FORT MADE OUT OF TOOTHPICKS DX: F.B. (TOOTHPICKS) IN ARM--REMOVED, L FOREARM ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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