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Accidents - Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks - 50+ years old - Year 2010

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,389
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Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:
Foot:1,161Internal:401
Toe:310Finger:199
Mouth:179Lower Trunk:71
Ear:63

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/28/2010Age: 86 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
86 YOM DOZED OFF ON COUCH & MAY HAVE SWALLOWED A TOOTHPICK DX: POSS ESOPHAGEAL FB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/26/2010Age: 71 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
71YOWF PT STATES SHE STEPPED ON A TOOTHPICK LAST NIGHT, GREAT TOE ON L FOOT SWOLLEN. PART OF TOOTHPICK IN TOE. DX. FB L GREAT TOE, REMOVED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/20/2010Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
58YOM SWALLOWED A TOOTHPICK DX: ESOPHAGEAL FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/20/2010Age: 60 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
60YOF STEPPED ON A TOOTHPICK A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO HAVING FOOT PAIN ? FB IN FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/15/2010Age: 57 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
57YOM STEPPED ON TOOTHPICK/ LT PLANTAR PW WITH RETAINED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/05/2010Age: 67 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
67 Y/O/F SWALLOWED A TOOTHPICK AT HOME TODAY DX/ SWALLOWED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/28/2010Age: 68 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Other
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
68 YOF, STEPPED ON TOOTHPICK 1 1/2 WKS AGO,PULLED OUT BY SISTER, STILL PAIN,POSS FB DX: CELLULITIS FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/22/2010Age: 70 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: EarDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
70YOM HAS TOOTHPICK STUCK IN LT EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/15/2010Age: 56 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks, Rugs or carpets
A 56 YOF GOT TOOTHPICK WEDGED IN FOOT WHILE WALKING ON RUG, FB FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/14/2010Age: 56 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
56YOF STEPPED ONTO TOOTHPICK DX: PUNC TO FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/07/2010Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Other
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
59 YOM-STATES STEPPED ON A WOODEN TOOTHPICK W/FOOT WHICH HE PULLED OUT- PUT ON *** FOR PAIN DX CELLULITIS FOOT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 11/06/2010Age: 56 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
56 Y/O F STEPPED ON TOOTHPICK FB TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/26/2010Age: 62 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Other
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
62YOF STEPPED ON A TOOTHPICK AT HOME, CELLULITIS OF RIGHT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/14/2010Age: 68 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Other
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
68 YOM USING A TOOTHPICK TO DIG AT THE SIDE OF TOENAIL RESULTING IN TOE INFLAMMATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/01/2010Age: 74 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Asian
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
74 Y/O F STEP ON TOOTHPICK PUNCT FOOT, CELLUITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/28/2010Age: 82 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks, Floors or flooring materials
82 YOM WAS AMBULATING WITH TOOTHPICK IN HIS MOUTH - SLIPPED; FELL TO FL OOR. FOREIGN BODY IN TONGUE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/27/2010Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
51YO M PT WAS EATING A PIECE OF STEAK WRAPPPED W/BACON THAT HAD A TOOT HPICK IT IN AND SWALLOWED TOOTHPICK. DX. FB THROAT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/12/2010Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
58YOM SUSTAINED FOOT PUNCTURE WHEN ACCIDENTALLY FELL ON A TOOTHPICK@
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/06/2010Age: 77 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
77 YOF GOT A PLASTIC TOOTHPICK STUCK IN TOE F/B FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/04/2010Age: 71 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
71YOF,EATING FISH WITH TOOTHPICK EARLIER&LATER DEV. THROAT FB SENSATION >>ESOPHAGEAL FOOD IMPACTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/11/2010Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
63 Y/O B/M RECEIVED FOREIGN BODY IN FOOT WHEN STEPPED ON TOOTHPICK AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/09/2010Age: 79 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
DX PUNCTURE WD R FOOT/CELLULITIS FOOT: 79YOF PN, SWELL' @ PLANTAR ASPECT OF R FOREFOOT, STEP' ON TOOTHPICK. PULL' OUT WOOD FRAGMENT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/28/2010Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
51YOM, C/O LT FOOT SWELLING S/P RETAINED TOOTHPICK&ALSO C/O LT HAND SWE LLING>>CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 07/19/2010Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
55YOM WALKING BAREFOOT AT HOME AND STEPPED ON A TOOTHPICK IT GOT LODGED IN RIGHT FOOT BROKE OFF FB FOOT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 07/09/2010Age: 83 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
83 YOM SWALLOWED A PIECE OF TOOTHPICK FROM SANDWICH FOREIGN BODY THROAT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/07/2010Age: 63 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks, Floors or flooring materials
PAIN,SWELLING L FOOT,RETAINED F.B.: 63YOM WALKING ACROSS CARPETED FLOOR STEPPED ON A TOOTHPICK, C/O PAIN, SWELLING, FOOT, @ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/02/2010Age: 56 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
56YOF,PRICKED FINGER WITH A TOOTHPICK 4 WKS AGO WOUND TO RT. THUMB AND INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/30/2010Age: 86 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
86YOM HAS TOOTHPICK STUCK IN (L) PLANTAR FOOT DX;# PLANTAR PUNCTURE WOUND (L) FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/23/2010Age: 81 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
81YOF HAS PART OF TOOTHPICK STUCK IN UPPER (L) MOLAR DX;# DENTAL FB EXTRACTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/14/2010Age: 66 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
66YOF EATING A SANDWHICH THAT HAD A TOOTHPICK IN IT SWEALLOWED THE TOOT HPICK FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/12/2010Age: 57 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
57YOF SWALLOWED A TOOTHPICK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/17/2010Age: 59 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
59 YO F SWALLOWED A CORNHOLDER. DX ABD FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/13/2010Age: 67 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Other
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
67YOF JABBED FOOT WITH TOOTHPICK/ RT FOOT CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/10/2010Age: 64 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
64 YO WF HAS TOOTH PICK IN FOOT FB TOOTH PICK IN RT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/10/2010Age: 63 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Other
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
63 YO F STUCK FINGER WITH A TOOTHPICK 1 WEEK AGO NOW W/ SWELLING AND PU S DX FINGER CELLULITIS***
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 05/08/2010Age: 72 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
72YOF TOOTHPICK EMBEDDED IN FINGER/ FB REMOVAL RT 5TH DIGIT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/22/2010Age: 71 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
71YOF STEPPED ON A TOOTHPICK ONE MONTH AGO FOREIGN BODY TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/25/2010Age: 84 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower TrunkDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks, Floors or flooring materials
84 YOF-PT LOWER ABD PAIN-HURT AFTER BENDING OVER TO PICK UP SOME TOOTHP ICKS FROM FLOOR DX THORACIC STRAIN T5 COMPRESSION FX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/13/2010Age: 63 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
63 YR OLD BLACK FEMALE DX RESIDUAL FOREIGN BODY IN SOFT TISSUE - S/P TOOTHPICK IN LT FOOT PTA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/10/2010Age: 55 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
55 YOM STEPPED ON TOOTHPICK AND ITS STUCK IN FOOT FOREIGN BODY IN FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/23/2010Age: 81 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
81YOF, ACC STEPPED ON A TOOTHPICK THAT WENT THRU THE TOE, +TOTALLY REMO VED>>PW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/19/2010Age: 59 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
59YOM-HAS HAD A TOOTHPICK STUCK IN HIS RIGHT FOOT SINCE WEDNESDAY. DX: FOREIGN BODY TO RIGHT FOOT*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/06/2010Age: 87 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
87YOM, ACC STEPPED ON A TOOTHPICK THAT WENT THRU THE LT 4TH TOE,NOT ABL EL TO REMOVE IT>>FB REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/30/2010Age: 60 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: ToeDiagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
60YOM, C/O TOE PAIN&SWELLING AFTER ACC STEPPED ONTO TOOTPICK THRU THE T OE>>HEMATOMA/CONTS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/21/2010Age: 73 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
73YOM STATES HE FELL ASLEEP WITH A PLASTIC TOOTH PICK IN MOUTH DX- F/ B SWALLOWED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/19/2010Age: 52 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
52YOF STEPPED ON TOOTHPICK, STILL IN FOOT DX;* FB (TOOTHPICK) (R) FO OT REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/13/2010Age: 69 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FootDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks, Floors or flooring materials
69 YOM WAS WALKING BAREFOOT ON CARPETED FLOOR AT HOME STEPPED ON A TOOTHPICK. DX-FOREIGN BODY FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/10/2010Age: 66 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: MouthDiagnosis: Other
Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks
66YOF, HAS SWOLLEN LIP AFTER USING CINNAMON TOOTHPICK, SWOLLEN LIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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