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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 381
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/11/2007 | Age: 9 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 |
| LACERATION TO MOUTH WITH DRINKING STRAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2007 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| TWIRLING PLASTIC STRAW, STRUCK EYE DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/06/2007 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PT DX NOSEBLEED - PT PUT PLASTIC STRAW UP HER NOSE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2007 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| FRIEND STUCK STRAW IN PT EAR @ SCHOOL DX PERFORATED EAR DRUM 2ND TO TRAUMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2007 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Drinking straws, Foods |
| PT DX SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY - S/P PT WAS CHEWING ON A STRAW THAT GIVEN TO HIM WITH JUICE BOX.PT CHEWED IT AND SWALLOWED IT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2007 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 WITH A STRAW. DX CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2007 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| DRINKING STRAW CUT BACK OF MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2007 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PATIENT HURT WHEN SWALLOWED A STRAW INTO THROAT DX: ASPIRATION OBJECT INTO THROAT. NOW HAS A FB SENSATION. PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2007 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PUT STRAW INTO EAR/PUNCTURED TM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/11/2007 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | 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, Basketball |
| HAVING A STRAW IN THE MOUTH, PLAYING B-BALL, PUSHED&FELL, STRAW WENT TH RU PHARYNX " PW'' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2007 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PT CHEWING ON THE END OF A PLASTIC STRAW AND A PIECE OF THE END GOT LOD GED IN THROAT CHOKING FB ASPIRATION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/17/2007 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| CUT MOUTH WITH DRINKING STRAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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