Accidents - Pens and pencils - 0-5 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Neck

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,094
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2000:	138
Year 2001:	6
Year 2002:	90
Year 2003:	136
Year 2004:	99
Year 2005:	98
Year 2006:	124
Year 2007:	142
Year 2008:	66
Year 2009:	6
Year 2010:	185

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/29/2010	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pens and pencils
3 YO FEMALE WITH A THROAT INJURY FROM A PEN THAT WAS IN MOUTH. DX THRO AT INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2010	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils
5YOF; PT WAS RUNNING WITH A PEN IN HER MOUTH AND FELL, CUT BACK OF HER THROAT. D: LEFT TONSILLAR PILLAR LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2010	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
4YOM FELL AND PUNCTURED NECK WITH PENCIL AT HOME PUNCTURE WOUND OF NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2010	Age: 15 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pens and pencils
15 MOF RAN INTO HER 3 YO SISTER, WHO WAS CARRYING A PEN, & IT JABBED HER IN THE BACK OF HER THROAT. DX; ABRASION TO BACK OF THROAT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2010	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils
A 5 YOM STATES A COLORED PENCIL WAS STUCK IN NECK, LACERATION TO NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2010	Age: 7 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
TONSILAR PILLAR PUNCT. WOUND: 7MOM PT HAD PENCIL IN MOUTH, PUNCT. WOUND NOTED TO RT THROAT W/ NO ACTIVE BLEEDING
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 03/11/2010	Age: 14 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils, Floors or flooring materials
14MOM- SIBLING WAS PLAYING WITH PENCILS ON THE FLOOR, PT IS LEARNING TO WALK FELL ONTO TIP OF PENCILS THAT STUCK INTO NECK. DX LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2009	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pens and pencils
ANOTHER CHILD PUT A PEN IN PTS THROAT. NOW SPITTING UP BLOOD. DX THRO AT ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2008	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pens and pencils
CHILD PLAYING WITH SISTER WHILE HOLDING A PENCIL IN MOUTH. ACCIDENTALLY POKED PENCIL INTO BHACK OF THROAT. D:SOFT TISSUE INJURY, THROAT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2008	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pens and pencils
FELL WITH PENCIL IN MOUTH AND SCRAPED BACK OF THROAT. DX ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2007	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pens and pencils
PT W/THROAT PAIN AFTER SHE PUT A PEN TOO FAR BACK IN MOUTH, POSS SWALLO WED SOME INK; THROAT PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2007	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils
PATIENT FELL WITH PEN IN MOUTH YESTERDAY, NOW WITH STIFF NECK, REFUSING TO MOVE NECK D/T PAIN; PREVERTEBRAL LAC.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/03/2007	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pens and pencils
PT FELL AT HOME WITH A PENCIL IN MOUTH INURYING NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/08/2007	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
TODDLER TRIPPED WHILE CARRYING SMALL CLICKER TYPE PENCIL. PENCIL IMPALE D IN NECK. D:PUNCTURE WOUND, NECK. ADMIT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/17/2006	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils, Trampolines
PATIENT HURT WHILE JUMPING ON TRAMPOLINE WITH PEN OR PENCIL AT HOME. DX: PUNCTURE WOUND TO RT SIDE OF NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2006	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PT WAS STABBED BY PEN BY ANOTHER CHILD/ UNKNOWN IF ACCIDENTAL OR NOT D: PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2006	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PT WAS CHEWING ON A PENCIL AND SWALLOWED PART OF IT. DX: ESOPHOGEAL FB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2006	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PT POKED SELF IN NECK W/ PENCIL WHILE PLAYING OUTSIDE DX: NECK PUNCTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/26/2005	Age: 15 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
15MO OLD RUNNING W/PENCIL FELL STUCK NECK W/PENCIL PUNCTURE WOUND NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2005	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pens and pencils
2YOM INJURED HIS THROAT WHEN HE FELL FORWARD W/ A PENCIL IN HIS MOUTH,+ BLEEDING FROM THROAT,? IF JABBED BY POINT OR ERASER;PHARYNGEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2005	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils, Dancing
PENCIL POKED NECK WHILE DANCING DX: NECK LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2005	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pens and pencils
PT IMPALED HERSELF WITH A PENCIL, AFTER SHE FELL WITH IT IN HER MOUTH D X: ABRASION TO RT TONSIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2005	Age: 16 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pens and pencils
15:00 CARRYING PENCIL, FELL, PENCIL WENT IN MOUTH. DX: THROAT PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2005	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils, Riding toys
FELL OVER A TOY CAR WHILE HOLDING A PENCIL CUT NECK DX: NECK LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils
CHEWING A PEN STUCK HER IN THROAT ORAL LACER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2004	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pens and pencils
2YOM GRABBED A PENCIL THIS MORNING AND JAMMED ERASER END INTO BACK OF T HROAT. SOME BLOOD. DROOLING, PAIN, SWELLING- DX PHARYNGEAL CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2004	Age: 23 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pens and pencils
PATIENT WALKING WHILE HOLDING A PEN, FELL TO GROUND WITH "***" TYPE PEN PUNCTURING NECK, SISTER PULLED OUT PEN, BLEEDING; NECK CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils
PT C/O LAC. PT CUT BACK OF THROAT WITH PENCIL. DX MUCOSAL LACERATION. .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pens and pencils
FELL WITH PEN IN MOUTH/ SOFT TISSUE TRAUMA TO PHARYNX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2002	Age: 14 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PT POKED HIS MOUTH WITH A PEN. DX THROAT PUNCTURE WOUND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2002	Age: 19 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils
PATIENT FELL WHEN RUNNING WITH PENCIL IN MOUTH AT HOME, PENCIL POKED IN TO BACK OF THROAT; THROAT LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2002	Age: 9 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PENCIL IN MOUTH. OTHER KIDS EATING CANDY. PT STARTED CHOKING. MOTH ER THINKS FB IN THROAT DIAG. CHOKING EPISODE. DO NOT CONTACT PT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2001	Age: 9 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/2000	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2000	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pens and pencils
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2000	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2000	Age: 12 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

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