Accidents - Drinking straws - 6-15 years old - Year 2003 - Mouth

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 549
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/14/2003	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 MOUTH WHEN STUCK WITH STRAW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Drinking straws
PUNCTURED MOUTH WITH DRINKING STRAW SHOVED INTO MOUTH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2003	Age: 9 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 SLIPPED WITH A STRAW IN MOUTH AND INJURED MOUTH. DX MOUTH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2003	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
"JAMMED A STRAW IN HIS MOUTH" DX: MOUTH LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2003	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: Drinking straws
PATIENT STRUCK BACK OF THROAT WITH A DRINKING STRAW; POST PHARYNGEAL LA C.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2003	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws
CUT TO MOUTH. ICEY STRAW BUMPED INTO HER W/ CAR WINDOW. DX; LAC SOFT PALATE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2003	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws
CUT MOUTH ON DRINKING STRAW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Drinking straws
FELL WITH A STRAW IN MOUTH DX: PUNCTURE WOUND PALATE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/15/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Drinking straws
PT STABBED ROOF OF MOUTH WITH STRAW DX: PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2003	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Drinking straws, Doors
WALKED INTO SCREEN DOOR WITH STRAW IN MOUTH, STRAW JAMMED INTO SOFT PALLETTE/ PW POST PHARYNGITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws
PLAYING AT *** HAD STRAW IN HIS MOUTH WHEN HE FELL ANDSUSTAINED A MOUTH INJURY. DX. MOUTH INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Drinking straws
PT FELL WITH A STRAW IN MOUTH INJURING MOUTH. DX MOUTH LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2003	Age: 8 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
STUCK PLASTIC DRINKING STRAW IN THE BACK OF THROAT PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT PHARYNX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2003	Age: 15 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 JABBED MOUTH WITH A STRAW DX: LAC TO SOFT PALLAT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2003	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Drinking straws, Tables
PT STATES HE WAS DRINKING FROM A STRAW WHEN SOMEONE BUMPED HIS TABLEAND STRAW WENT INTO THROAT, PUNCTURE TO LEFT SOFT PALATE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2003	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Drinking straws
PT WAS SUCKING THROUGH A STRAW AND SUCKED UP A BEE - BEE BIT PT INSIDE OF MOUTH. D: SKIN RASH / INSECT BITE / LOCAL REACTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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