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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,482
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/06/2002 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| SOFT TISSUE INJ RT FOOT-STEPPED ON TOOTHPICK 2 NIGHTS AGO. NOW C/O PAIN AND SWELLING. COULDN'T SLEEP LAST NIGHT DUE TO PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2002 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| RT FOOT FOREIGN BODY-STEPPED ON A TOOTHPICK EARLIER THIS A.M. SMALL PUN CTURE WOUND ON PLANTER ASPECT OF RT FOOT. FOREIGN BODY IN WOUND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE SWALLOWED A PLASTIC TOOTHPICK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2002 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| DX LEFT FOOT FOREIGN BODY: STEPPED ON TOOTHPICK AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2002 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| STEPPED ON A TOOTHPICK. FOOT RED AND SWOLLEN. DIAGNOSIS WAS CELLULITIS /INFECTED WOUND RIGHT FOOT. DO NOT CONTACT PATIENT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2002 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PATIENT POKED FINGER WITH TOOTHPICK. D: PUNCTURE WOUND, FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT.C/O PAIN & TENDERNESS TO RT.FOOT SUSTAIN WHEN STEPPED ON TOOTHPICK AT HOME. DX-FOREIGN BODY RT.FOOT S/P IED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2002 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| STEPPED ON A LONG TOOTHPICK & PUNCTURED RIGHT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2002 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| STEPPED ON A TOOTHPICK DX: PUNCTURE WOUND R FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2002 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT. PUNCTURED HER RT. WRIST WITH A TOOTHPICK THIS AM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| FOREIGN BODY RT FOOT-STEPPED ON A TOOTHPICK AT HOME. UNABLE TO REMOVE I T. STUCK IN RT FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2002 | Age: 86 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| SWALLOW A TOOTHPICK SWALLOW FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2002 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks, Footwear |
| PATIENT SLIPPED HER FOOT INTO HER SLIPPERS AND A TOOTH PICK WAS IN ONE OF THEM STICKING INTO HER FOOT. DX-FOREIGN BODY LEFT FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| STEPPED ON TOOTHPICK 2 WEEKS AGO DX: ABCESS LT FOOT WITH CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/03/2002 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PUNCTURE, CELLULITIS - 72 YOM STUCK SELF IN PALM OF LEFT HAND WITH A WO ODEN TOOTHPICK AFTER HAVING IT IN HIS MOUTH, HAPPENED WEDNESDAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2002 | 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: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT STEPPED ON A TOOTHPICK DX PW.FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| FOERIGN BODY LEFT HEEL - STEPPED ON A TOOTH PICK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT SUST FOREIGN BODY (TOOTHPICK) TO FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2002 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PATIENT GOT A WOODEN TOOTHPICK IN HER FOOT AT HOME. DX-FOREIGN BODY FOOT, NOW INFECTED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2002 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT. STEPPED ON A TOOTHPICK THIS AM AND PART STUCK IN L FOOT. DX. PLANT AR PUNCTURE WOUND L. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2002 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| DX LEFT FOOT PUNCTURE WOUND: STEPPED ON TOOTHPICK AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| SWALLOWED A TOOTHPICK DX. INGESTED FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2002 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks, Rugs or carpets |
| VPT WALKING ACROSS CARPET & STEPPED ON A TOOTH PICK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| 52 YOF C/O PAIN AND SWELLING TO L. FOOT 2ND DIGIT DUE TO STEPPING ON T OOTHPICK DX: LT 2ND TOE ABCESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2002 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| STEPPED ON A TOOTHPICKFOREIGN BODY LEFT FOOT -REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2002 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| ESOPHAGEAL FB.PT SWALLOWED A TOOTHPICK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2002 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| STEP ON TOOTHPICKFOOT PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| DX FOREIGN BODY RIGHT POINTER FINGER: GOT TOOTHPICK STUCK IN FINGER AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2002 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT WALKING BAREFOOT AT HOME STEPPED ON A TOOTHPICK PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2002 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT WALKING BAREFOOT WHEN SHE STEPPED ON A TOOTHPICK GOT EMBEDDED INTO L EFT FOOT FOREIGN BODY FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2002 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT STEPPED ON A TOOTHPICK SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE WOUND TO LEFT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2002 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| EATING STEAK WITH MEAT ON TOOTHPICK, INGESTED TOOTHPICK DX: FB IN THROAT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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