Accidents - Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks - 50+ years old - Year 2007

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,828
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Foot:	701	Internal:	370
Hand:	231	Toe:	228
Eyeball:	80	Neck:	70
Mouth:	69	Ear:	61
Ankle:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/31/2007	Age: 64 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
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 SWALLOWED A TOOTHPICK FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2007	Age: 93 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks, Clothing
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A HAND FROM A TOOTHPICK WHILE STICKING HAN D INTO CLOTHING POCKET.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/11/2007	Age: 53 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 & IT BROKE OFF INTO RT FOOT AT HOME. DX - PUNCTURE WOUND, RT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2007	Age: 71 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 STEPPED ON A TOOTHPICK DX: FB HEEL, CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2007	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	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, EMBEDDED IN FOOT/ FB REMOVED RT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2007	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: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
PT SWALLOWED A TOOTH PICK FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/17/2007	Age: 83 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
PT STEPPED ON A TOOTHPICK, PUNCTURE WOUND TO LEFT 3RD TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2007	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
60 YO MALE HAS PUNCTURE WOUND FROM TOOTHPICK TO ANKLE LAST WEEK LEFT ANKLE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2007	Age: 52 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
STEPPED ONTO TOOTHPICK DX: PUNC TO FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2007	Age: 60 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
60 YO FEMALE STEPPED ON TOOTHPICK F/B FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2007	Age: 71 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
CORNEAL ABRASION LEFT EYE-SUS INJ WHEN SHE ACCIDENTALLY STUCK HERSELF I N THE EYE WITH A TOOTHPICK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2007	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks, Foods
PATIENT HAS A FOREIGN BODY SENSATION AFTER SWALLOWING PART OF A TOOTH- PICK WHILE EATING A TAQUITO. DX-ESOPHAGEAL PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2007	Age: 53 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
FB R FOOT REMOVED/53YOM AT HOME LAST PM STEPPED ON A TOOTHPICK. C/O PAI N R FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2007	Age: 58 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
PATIENT C/O SWALLOWING HALF OF A TOOTHPICK THAT WAS STUCK IN A PIECE OF CUPCAKE ABOUT 1 TO 2 HRS PRIOR. DX-PARTIAL TOOTHPICK INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2007	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, Foods
PT SWALLOWED TOOTH PICK WHEN EATING SANDWICH DX: INJESTED FROEIGN OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/03/2007	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
STEPPED ON TOOTHPICK @ HOME DX FB FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2007	Age: 57 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
PT HAS FOREIGN BODY (TOOTHPICK) EMBEDDED IN BOTTOM OF R FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/23/2007	Age: 57 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: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
PT STS STEPPED ON TOOTHPICK WEEK AGO,C/O PAIN & SWELLING R FOOT, DX FOREIGN BODY REMOVED R FOOT,HYPERTENSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2007	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks, Alcohol
PT HAVING MARTINI, ACCIDENTLY SHOVED TOOTHPICK TO HAND, DX; HAND PUNCTU RE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2007	Age: 72 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
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
TOOTHPICK STUCK IN TOOTH. DX. DENTAL FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2007	Age: 74 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
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 SWALLOWED A PARTIALLY CHEWED TOOTHPICK AND IT GOT CAUGHT IN THRPAT STARTED TO GAG AND CHOKE FB ASPIRATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2007	Age: 60 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks, Televisions
SITTING IN CHAIR WATCHING TV WITH TOOTHPICK IN MOUTH, COUCHED, MAY HAVE SWALLOWED TOOTHPICK. DX: PHARYNGEAL FOREIGN BODY.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 05/19/2007	Age: 52 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
STEP ON TOOTHPICK PUNCTURE WOUND FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2007	Age: 90 years	Sex: Female	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
PT STEPPED ON A TOOTHPICK AND IT WENT INTO THE BOTTOM OF RIGHT GREAT TO E FB TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2007	Age: 59 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 A TOOTHPICK DX: LEFT FOOT PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2007	Age: 81 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
AT HOME PT STEPPED ON TOOTHPICK,IT BROKE OFF,C/O R FOOT PAIN DX FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL,R FOOT PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2007	Age: 55 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
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
ACC SWOLLOWED A TOOTHPICK, NOW C FBS " ESOPHAGEAL FB REMOVAL''
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2007	Age: 56 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
PT STS STEPPED ON A TOOTHPICK WEEK AGO,THINKS PIECE IN R FOOT DX FOOT CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2007	Age: 69 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 A TOOTHPICK DX: PUNCTURE WOUND RT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2007	Age: 56 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
TOOTHPICK STUCK IN R HEEL FX; FB REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2007	Age: 79 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
79YFC DRINKING TEA AND SWALLOWED PIECE OF TOOTHPICK C/O THROAT PAIN ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2007	Age: 53 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: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
PT STEPPED ON TOOTHPICK. REMOVED FROM TOE BUT MAY STILL HAVE A PIECE IN TOE. LPTMS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 01/25/2007	Age: 76 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		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/INGESTED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2007	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
POKED WITH TOOTHPICK DX: PUNCTURE WOUND HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2007	Age: 76 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: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
76YRS MALE, FB L EAR, PT CLEANING EAR W/A TOOTHPICK, IT BROKE INSIDE AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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