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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,706
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2004 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PTS WIFE WAS CLEANING HIS EAR WITH A TOOTHPICK WHEN A PIECE BROKE OFF A ND REMAINED IN EAR FOREIGN BODY EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/25/2004 | Age: 52 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 |
| STEPPED ON TOOTHPICK LAST PM DX FB L FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/22/2004 | Age: 55 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, Rugs or carpets |
| WAS CLEANING CABINETS, TOOTHPICKS FELL ON FLOOR, ONE GOT STUCK IN CARPET, PT STEPPED ON, DX; TOOTHPICK FB IN FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2004 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PW TO FOOT WHEN STEPPED ON A TOOTHPICK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/10/2004 | Age: 90 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 |
| 90 YO FEMALE STEPPED ON TOOTHPICK AND IT WENT THROUGH FOOT F/B LEFT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2004 | Age: 51 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 |
| SWALLOWED PLASTIC TOOTHPICK GI FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2004 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT STATES GRANDSON STUCK PATIENT IN HAND WITH TOOTHPICK CELLULITIS LT HAND DORSUM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2004 | Age: 84 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 |
| PT STEPPED ON A TOOTHPICK AND NOW HAS PAIN TO HER FOOT/ FOREIGN BODY TO FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2004 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PUNCTURE L FOOT, PT STEPPED ON A TOOTHPICK AT HOME, C/O MILD PAIN, SWEL LING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2004 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| USING TOOTHPICK TO CLEAN BETWEEN TEETH, TONGUE BLEEDING TONGUE LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2004 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| STEPPED ON A WOODEN TOOTHPICK FOREIGN BODY LEFT GREAT TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2004 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT ACCIDENTLY STEPPED ON A TOOHTPICK, INJURIED FOOT WHICH GOT INFECTED SUSTAINED" LT FOOT CELLULITIS" |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/20/2004 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 SUSTAINED " LT FOOT PUNCTURE WOUND" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2004 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT WAS POKED W/TOOTHPICK AT CHURCH. DX: PW L HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2004 | Age: 84 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 |
| FB INGESTION/84YOM RELATES HE MAY HAVE SWOLLOWED A SMALL PIECE OF A TOO THPICK AT ABOUT 5PM AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2004 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| 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 TOOTHPICK AT HOME THIS AM. C/O NUMBNESS TO RIGHT FOOT. DX: PUNCTURE WOUND WITH CELLULITIS RIGHT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2004 | Age: 63 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 |
| 63 YOM HAS PUNCTURE TO RIGHT FOOT FROM TOOTHPICK, NOW HAS DEEP VEIN THROMBOPHLEBITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/29/2004 | Age: 53 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 |
| 53 YO F BARE FOOTED STEPPED ON TOOTH PICK PUNCTURE FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/17/2004 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT DX FOREIGN BODY LT GREAT TOE - S/P BROKEN TOOTHPICK CAUGHT IN LT TOE AT HOME THIS AM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/07/2004 | Age: 89 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 |
| TOOTHPICK IN R FOOT X 2 NIGHTS DX; WOODEN FB R FOOT W/CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2004 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| 77 YO MALE HAD TOOTHPICK BREAK OFF ON BACK TOOTH F/B MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2004 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| 63 YO M STEPPED ON TOOTH PICK STUCK IN TOE FOREIGN BODY TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2004 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT STEPPED ON A TOOTHPICK 3-4 DAYS AGO. DX: CELLULITIS L FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2004 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| SWALLOWED A TOOTHPICK SHORTNESS OF BREATH THROAT SENSATION FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/20/2004 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| TYMPANIC MEMBRANE PUNCTURE - 59 YOF C/O RIGHT EAR PAIN AND DIMINISHED H EARING OUT OF RIGHT EAR AFTER POKING A TOOTH PICK IN HER EAR YESTERDAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2004 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| POSSIBLE TOOTHPICK IN THROAT, ATE CLUB SANDWICH DX: UPPER ESOPHAGEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2004 | Age: 60 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 |
| PT STEPPED ON TOOTHPICK; FB FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2004 | Age: 73 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 TOOTH PICK AT HOME SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE WOUND TO RIGHT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2004 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| TOOTHPICK STUCK IN FINGER - SWOLLEN FINGER CHANGED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2004 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | 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 WALKING BAREFOOT AT HOME STEPPED ON TOOTHPICK WHICH EMBEDDED IN LT F OOT. FB FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2004 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 SUST PUNCTURE TO FOOT STEPPED ON TOOTHPICK |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/14/2004 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| 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 TOOTHPICK, STUCK IN FOOT C/O BLEEDING DX: PUNCTURE WOUND TO FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2004 | Age: 69 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 TOOTH PICK IN FOOT. DX FOREIGN BODY REMOVED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2004 | Age: 77 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: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| FB R EAR/77YOM WAS CLEANING OUT EAR WITH A TOOTHPICK AND THE TIP BROKE OFF IN EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2004 | Age: 71 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT DX LT PLANTAR PUNCTURE WOUND - S/P STEPPED ON TOOTHPICK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2004 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT STATES WHILE EATING A SANDWICH THINKS SHE SWALLOWED PART OF A TOOTHP ICK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2004 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT HAD TOOTHPICK GET STUCK IN THROAT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2004 | Age: 66 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 |
| STEPPED ON TOOTHPICK. FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL RT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2004 | Age: 77 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 |
| 77 YOF GOT TOOTHPICK STUCK IN FINGER PW FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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