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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 430
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/30/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PT WAS RUNNING WITH A DRINKING STRAW IN MOUTH - FELL DOWN AND HAS LACER ATION TO UPPER PALATE OF MOUTH. D: PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| POKED THROAT WITH DRINKING STRAW CONTUSION & SUPERFICIAL LAC SOFT PALATE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| AT HOME AT 1720 HAD A STRAW IN HER MOUTH AND RAN INTO HER SISTER CAUSIN G AN INJURY TO INSIDE OF RIGHT CHEEK. DX CONTUSION RIGHT BUCCAL MUCOSA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| LACERATION MOUTH - 6 YOF JUMPING AND FELL WHILE A STRAW WAS IN MOUTH, L ACERATION TO BACK OF MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| CUT MOUTH WITH STRAW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PT SHOVED DRINKING STRAW FROM *** INTO BACK OF THROAT. DX: LACERATION TO POSTERIOR PHARNYX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PT RUNNING WITH PLASTIC STRAW IN MOUTH,STRAW PUSHED BACK AND LACERATED SOFT PALATE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PT. WAS SUCKING ON A STRAW AND FELL AND LAC. MOUTH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/08/2002 | Age: 15 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: Drinking straws |
| STRAW CUT THROAT WHILE USING TO DRINK WITH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PUNCTURE SOFT PALATE AREA, PT SUST INJURY WITH A PLASTIC STRAW AT HOME, C/O BLEEDING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| CUT SOFT PALATE OF MOUTH WITH STRAW |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 02/24/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 9 YOF FELL W/ STRAW IN MOUTH PUNCTURE MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/15/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| JAMMED STRAW IN BACK OF MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PT CUT MOUTH WITH SLURPEE STRAW DX : LAC MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| TONGUE ABRASION, PT SUST INJURY WITH A DRINKING STRAW AT HOME, C/O PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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