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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 357
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/28/2004 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PARTIAL AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION - 5 YOM GOT A PIECE OF SOFT PLASTIC FROM OFF A PEN CAUGHT IN HIS THROAT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/14/2004 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE SWALLOWED A PENCIL. |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 08/08/2004 | Age: 9 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 9 MOM MAY HAVE SWALLED PEN CAP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/13/2004 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 4 YOM MAY HAVE SWALLOWED PEN OR PEN PAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2004 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| SWALLOWED A PEN CAP DX: INGESTED FOREIGN OBJECT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2004 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT. PLACED PEN CAP INTO NOSE, MOM STEPPED OUT OF ROOM TO GET TWEEZERS A ND CHILD PUSHED CAP INTO NOSE. DX. NASAL FB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2004 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PATIENT SWALLOWED PENCIL LEAD/PLASTIC TIP TO PENCIL, NO CHOKING OR BREA THING DIFFICULTY; FB INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2004 | Age: 10 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Pens and pencils, Floors or flooring materials |
| PATIENT CHOKED ON PENCIL TOP/ERASER HOLDER, DAD DID HEIMLICH AND PIECE FOUND ON FLOOR; CHOKING, ACCIDENTAL INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2004 | Age: 21 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PATIENT WITH BLUE TIP OF PEN CAP IN NOSE; FB REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2004 | Age: 8 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT-INGESTED TIP OF *** (WATER SOLUABLE), DX INGESTED FOREIGN OBJECT DX INGESTED FOREIGN OBJECT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2004 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT. SWALLOWED THE END OF A PEN ONE HR PTA. DX. FB INGESTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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