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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 115
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/06/2008 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT DX ABCESS AND INFECTION OF RT THIGH - AFTER A TOOTHPICK PUNCTURE WENT INTO RT THIGH X5 DAYS AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2006 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| PT. SAT ON A TOOTHPICK AND EMBEDDED IN HER L UPPER THIGH. DX. FX L THI GH - REMOVED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2006 | 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: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Toothpicks or hor d'oeuvres picks |
| SAT ON A VERY LONG TOOTHPICK PUNCTURE WOUND THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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