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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 191
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/17/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 6YOM PUNCTURE WOUND TO PALATE PLAYING WITH STRAW WAS PUSHED TO BACK OF MOUTH HAD MODERATE BLEEDING THAT STOPPED DAD SEEN PUNCTURE WHEN LOOKED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/17/2010 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 9YOF FELL WHILE WALKING WITH A DRINKING STRAW IN MOUTH SUSTAINED A PW T O OROPHARYNX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2010 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 9YOF- PT WAS DRINKING A *** WHEN BROTHER ACCIDENTLY STRUCK THESTRAW TO PALATE. DX ABRASION OF THE SOFT PALATE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2010 | Age: 6 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: Puncture |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 6YOM- PT WAS DRINKING W/ A FLEXIABLE STRAW WHEN FRIEND ACCIDENTLLY HIT STRAW WHICH PUNCTURED PALATE. DX SOFT PALATE INJURY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2010 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 10YOM HAD STRAW IN MOUTH AT SCHOOL, ANOTHER PERSON SHOVED STRAW, SCRAPE D SOFT PALATE; SOFT PALATE ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/21/2010 | Age: 10 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 |
| 10YOM PUNCTURE WOUND TO ROOF OF MOUTH RUNNING WITH STRAW IN MOUTH AND F ELL* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2010 | Age: 6 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 |
| 6YOM, HOLDING A CUP WITH A STRAW TO THE MOUTH&CLOSED THE CAR DOOR THRUS TING THE STRAW INTO THE SOFTPALATE>>LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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