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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 479
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/24/2010 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 9YO HISP MALE STS STUCK A DRINKING STRAW IN R EAR WEEK AGO, C/O PAIN DX OTITIS EXTERNA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2010 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 11YOM; PT POKED SELF IN HIS EAR WITH A STRAW. D: RIGHT EAR INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/09/2009 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PUT DRINKING STRAW IN EAR. DX- FOREIGN BODY R EAR. # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2008 | Age: 13 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: Laceration |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| DX LAC/PERF LT TM, CONTU L EAR:ACCIDENTALLY POKED IN HIS EAR WITH A DRINKING STRAW |
| 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: 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: 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: 03/14/2005 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| ONE YEAR OLD COUSIN STABBED PT IN THE EAR WITH A STRAW. D: PREFORATED TM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2004 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PT'S SISTER STUCK A STRAW IN PT'S EAR. DX: R EXTERNAL EAR CANAL ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/11/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| EAR PAIN 6 YO BM HURT EAR WHEN STUCK STRAW IN IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PT C/O "A BOY STUCK A STRAW IN MY EAR IN AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 9 Y.O. B MALE W/FB REMOVAL TO EAR. PT GOT A PIECE OF A STRAW STRUCK IN HIS EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Hematoma |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 10 YO MALE WAS ACCIDENTLY STRUCK IN LT EAR WITH PLASTIC STRAW HEMATOMA LT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| DX RIGHT EAR PUNCTURE WOUND: STUCK STRAW INTO EAR AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2001 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2001 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2000 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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