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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 657
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/03/2006 | 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 |
| PT FELL WITH A DRINKING STRAW IN MOUTH AND PUNCTURE THE ROOF OF THE INS IDE OF MOUTH. DX MOUTH PUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2006 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| JABBED DRINKING STRAW IN MOUTH. DX MOUTH LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2006 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Unkown | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| FELL WITH STRAW IN MOUTH CONTUSION UNSPECIFIED SITE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2006 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| POKED IN EYE W/DRINKING STRAW, CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2006 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PT PUT STRAW IN EAR. DX: FB EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2006 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PT BURNED ON UPPER ARM WITH MELTING PLASTIC STRAW THROWN BY FRIEND AT H OME, STILL HAS PLASTIC STUCK TO SKIN; ARM BURN, PLASTIC REMOVED W/SOAKI |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2006 | Age: 6 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 |
| PT JAMMED PLASTIC STRAW INTO BACK OF MOUTH, CUTTING MOUTH DX: MOUTH LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2006 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PT POKED HERSELF IN THE EYE WITH A DRINKING STRAW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2006 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF THE MOUTH FROM A DRINKING STRAW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/02/2006 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| HOLE IN THROAT ; POPCICLE STRAW / STICK JAMMED INTO TOP OF PTS MOUTH AN D THROAT. D : LACERATION OF SOFT PALATE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2006 | 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 |
| JABBED STRAW IN BACK OF MOUTH/ LAC SOFT PALATE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/14/2006 | Age: 6 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 |
| PUNCTURED MOUTH WITH DRINKING STRAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2006 | Age: 8 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 |
| CUT MOUTH WITH STRAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2006 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| STRAW IN MOUTH & STRAW SCRAPED BACK OF THROAT, ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2006 | Age: 15 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 CUT IN MOUTH BY STRAW. DX: SOFT PALATE LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2006 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PT. ACCIDENTALLY JAMMED A STRAW IN THE BACK OF HIS THROAT. ABRASION, RI GHT PERITONSILLAR FOSSA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2006 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PT HAD A STRAW IN HER MOUTH, MOM BUMPED INTO HER JAMMING THE STRAW INTO THROAT. DX: PUNCTURE WOUND THROAT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2006 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PT FELL WITH A STRAW IN MOUTH AND PUN PALATE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2006 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| TONSIL AB-CAUSED BY A STRAW PT WAS CHEWING ON-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2006 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| DRINKING STRAW HIT BACK OF THROAT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 01/22/2006 | 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: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| LACERATION MOUTH - PATIENT PRESENTS WITH LACERATION TO INSIDE OF MOUTH - FELL WITH STRAW IN MOUTH 30 MINUTES AGO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2006 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| MOUTH CUT WHEN FELL WITH DRINKING STRAW IN MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2006 | 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 |
| POKED A STRAW IN THROAT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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