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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 144
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/13/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PT. SWALLOWED SMALL PLASTIC STRAW WHILE SHOOTING SPITBALLS- STUCK IN THROAT; FROM A GROUP HOME. DX: FOREIGN BODY IN AIRWAY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/21/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| POSSIBLE INGESTION OF STRAW FROM JUICE BOX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| SWALLOWED SOMETHING SMALL THROUGH A STRAW DX: INGESTED FOREIGN OBJECT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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