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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 179
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/31/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| DX CORNEAL INJ: AWOKE W FB SENSAT'N TO 10:00 POSITION OF R EYE, STATES "FEELS LIKE SOMETHING IN THERE" ATTEMPTED SCATCH'G IT OFF...W TOOTHPICK |
| 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: 10/21/2006 | Age: 70 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 |
| ACCIDENTALLY STUCK TOOTHPICK IN EYE CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2003 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| 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 |
| L CORNEAL ABRAS/76YOF CLEANING TEETH WITH TOOTHPICK AND PICK BROKE OFF AND HIT EYE. EYE WATERING. FELLS SCRATCHY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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