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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 580
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 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: 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: 10/08/2005 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| HAD TOOTHPICK PUNCTURE R PLAM OF HAND AT HOME DX R HAND CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2005 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| HIT HAND ON POINT OF TOOTHPICK DX: PUNC TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2005 | Age: 67 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: Other |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| STUCK HAND W/ TOOTHPICK LAST WEEK, C/O SWELLING, REDNESS TO BASE OF 4TH FINGER TO TIP DX: R HAND CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| 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: 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: 08/03/2002 | Age: 72 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PUNCTURE, CELLULITIS - 72 YOM STUCK SELF IN PALM OF LEFT HAND WITH A WO ODEN TOOTHPICK AFTER HAVING IT IN HIS MOUTH, HAPPENED WEDNESDAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2001 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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