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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 862
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/11/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 6 YOF LAC TO THROAT W/STRAW DX; THROAT LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2010 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 7YOF SWALLOWED A PLASTIC STRAW YESTERDAY, MOM PULLED IT OUT, NOW WITH P AIN IN THROAT; THROAT ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2010 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 11YOF DRINKING OUT OF A STRAW, SISTER BUMPED STRAW & JABBED ROOF OF MOU TH IN BACK, THROAT PAIN NOW;THROAT PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2010 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 8YOM ABRASION TO RIGHT SOFT PALATE - THROAT HURTS DUE TO PUSHING A STRAW DOWN IN IT YESTERDAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PT DRINKING JUICE W STRAW, STRAW POKED HIM IN BACK OF THROAT DX: CONTU SION IN THE THROAT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| ABR TO THROAT FROM STRAW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2008 | Age: 9 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 CUT BACK OF THROAT WITH A DRINKING STRAW DX// ABRASION THROAT |
| 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: 08/28/2005 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Drinking straws, Boxing |
| PT BOXING WITH COUSIN WITH A PLASTIC STRAW IN MOUTH SUSTAINED PUNCTUR E WOUND TO THROAT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2005 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| PT HAD A DRINK STRAW IN MOUTH AND KNEE KNOKED STRAW INTO BACK OF MOUTH CUT THRAOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2005 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| WRESTLING WITH A STRAW IN MOUTH. STRAW POKED PT IN BACK OF THROAT. DX: LAC THROAT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2004 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| STUCK STRAW INTO BACK OF THROAT, PAINDX PUNCTURE WOUND OROPHARYNX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2004 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| STRAW JAMMED IN BACK OF THROAT, BLEEDING INITIALLY. WAS RIDING IN CAR. DX. PW R TONSILLAR AREA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2003 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| HAD STRAW IN MOUTH, STRAW WAS ACCIDENTALLY HIT BY SOMEONE DX: LACERATION TO BACK OF THROAT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| HISTORY OF PARALYSIS BELOW WAIST, RESOLVED, OPENING STRAW OR CANDY WITH WITH TEETH AT HOME, HEAD JERKED BACK, NECK PAIN; CERVICAL STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| 7 YO F FELL WITH STRAW POKED HOLE IN THROAT PUNCTURE WOUND THROAT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| TRAUMA THROAT AREA, MOTHER PT HAD A STRAW IN HIS MOUTH, SOMEONE ACCIDEN TALLY PUSHED INTO HIS THROAT, C/O PAIN, NO ACTIVE BLEEDING, NO DENTAL I |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2001 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2001 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2001 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2001 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2000 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Drinking straws |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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