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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 303
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/12/2010 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Matches |
| 68 YOF CLEANED EAR WITH MATCHSTICK EAR PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2010 | Age: 60 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Matches |
| 60 YOF FOREIGN BODY EAR, REPORTS USING A MATCH TO SCRATCH INSIDE HER EA R AND FELT LIKE A PIECE BROKE OFF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2007 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Matches |
| A MATCH BROKE OFF IN PTS EAR WHILE PT WAS TRYING TO SCRATCH EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2007 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Matches |
| PT DX EARACHE - PT STATES SHE WAS TRYING TO CLEAN HER EAR AND KITCHEN MATCHES STICK TO EAR LAST NIGHT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2007 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Matches |
| PT DX RT EAR FOREIGN BODY - C/O A PIECE OF MATCH STICK IN EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2007 | Age: 51 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: Matches |
| PT DX LT EAR FOREIGN BODY - C/O " A MATCH IS STUCK IN MY LT EAR" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2004 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Matches |
| 58 YO MALE PUT MATCH IN EAR AND IT BROKE OFF LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 10/11/2004 | Age: 79 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: Matches |
| MATCH STUCK IN EAR WHILE TRYING TO CLEAN OUT WAX. DX. BILATERAL CERUMIN OSIS, FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL L EAR CANAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2001 | Age: 53 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: Matches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2000 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Matches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2000 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Matches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/1999 | Age: 67 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: Matches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/1997 | Age: 59 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: Matches |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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