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

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 612
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Date: 10/29/2010Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
5YOF FELL WITH A PENCIL IN HAND AND INJURED THIGH DX RT THIGH PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/23/2010Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
4YOM, JUMPING ONTO COUCH&FELL ONTO PENCIL STABBIGN POST THIGH >>PW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/11/2010Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
3 YOF PUNCTURE WOUND THIGH, PARENTS STATES HER BROTHER STUCK HER WITH A PENCIL, NO RESIDUE LEFT NO FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/05/2009Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
POKED UPPER LEG WITH PENCIL;DX FOREIGN BODY UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/09/2008Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
RUNNING IN THE CHURCH WITH PENCIL IN THE HAND THEN FELL STABBING THIGH WITH THE PENCIL THAT ITS TIP BROKE OFF IN VERSUS GOT STABBED>>PW/FB REM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/28/2008Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PLAYING AT SCHOOL,FELL AND PENCIL STUCK IN LEFT THIGH FB LT THIGH *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/13/2008Age: 3 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PT ACCID. STABBED HERSELF IN THE R THIGH W/ A PENCIL AT HOME. HAS PUNCT . MARK W. GRAPHITE AROUND IT. NO FB. DX R UPPER LEG PUNCTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/20/2008Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
5 YOF GOT POKED IN RT LEG BY A PENCIL- SMALL PUNCTURE WOUND TO RT THIGH DX: PUNCTURE WOUND TO RT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/10/2007Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT THIGH-BROTHER STABBED WITH A PEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/17/2007Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PT STABBED THIGH W/PENCIL YEST WHEN MOM TRIED TO TAKE PENCIL, NOW W/RED NESS SWELLING TO PUNCTURE WOUND; RESIDUAL FOREIGN BODY IN SOFT TISSUE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/12/2006Age: 4 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PT STUCK SELF IN THE UPPER LEG WITH A PENCIL. DX UPPER LEG FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/14/2006Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PT FELL ONTO A PENCIL AND INJURED UPPER LEG.DX UPPER LEG PUN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/09/2005Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
5 YO FEMALE HAS PENCIL IN RIGHT THIGH PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/21/2005Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
STABBED W/ PENCIL IN R THIGH BY ANOTHER CHILD PUNCTURE WOUND UPPER THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/04/2005Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PATIENT JABBED HERSELF IN RT THIGH WITH PENCIL AT SCHOOL, GRAPHITE STIC KING OUT FROM LEG, PULLED SOME OUT; FB REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/02/2005Age: 17 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PUNCTURE R THIGH, MOTHER STS PT PLAYING W/SIBLING & STABBED WITH A PENCIL AT HOME, C/O PAIN, SCRATCHES, NO FB EMBEDDED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 12/07/2004Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PT HAS PW TO UPPER LEG WHEN STUCK BY A PENCIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/12/2003Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
LANDED ON A PENCIL - TIP IN LEG PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT UPPER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/14/2003Age: 2 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Pens and pencils
PT FELL ON A PENCIL AND LANDED ON TIP - MOM PULLED OUT THE PENCIL LEAD. D: MINOR TRAUMA TO LEFT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/27/2003Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PT ACCD STUCK PENCIL POINT INTO RT THIGH WHEN DOG JUMPED ON PT WHILE SH E WAS HOLDING PENCIL, PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/25/2002Age: 11 monthsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PATIENT ROLLED OVER ONTO PENCIL AT HOME, LEAD STUCK IN THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/26/2001Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/08/2000Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/24/2000Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/06/2000Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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