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Accidents - Pens and pencils - 0-5 years old - Year 2002 - Internal

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 384
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Date: 12/03/2002Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Pens and pencils
PT SWALLOWED MARKER CAP. D: POSSIBLE ASPIRATED FOREIGN BODY - NEW ONS ET WHEEZING
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 11/26/2002Age: 16 monthsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils
SWALLOWED PEN CAP.
Disposition: Held for observation


Date: 10/16/2002Age: 22 monthsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Pens and pencils
CHILD CHEWING ON PLASTIC PEN END AND HAD CHOKING EPISODE. D: CHOKING EPISODE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/11/2002Age: 21 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils
PT SWALLOWED PEN CAP IN THROAT REMOVED BY MOM, FB/INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/11/2002Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils
PT SWALLOWED PART OF A PENCIL DX: FB INGESTED (ERASER) +
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/23/2002Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils
3 YOF INGESTED LEAD FROM A PENCIL. INGESTION OF FOREIGN BODY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/06/2002Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils
SWALLOWED TIP OF PEN; F/B INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/18/2002Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils
INGESTION OF F.B., FATHER STS PT INGESTED A CAP FROM A PEN AT HOME, NOP AIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/14/2002Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils
AT HOME SWALLOWED PART OF PLASTIC PEN NO CHOKING NO SOB NO DROOLING DX INGESTED F.B.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/07/2002Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils
SWALLOWED PART OF INK PEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/06/2002Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Pens and pencils
PATIENT PUT PLASTIC PEN CAP INTO NOSE; FB REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/02/2002Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: InternalDiagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils
PATIENT INGESTED PLASTIC PEN CAP, NO CHOKING OR DIFFICULTY BREATHING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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