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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 252
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 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: 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: 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: 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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