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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 274
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/30/2002 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils, Razors or shavers |
| SHAVING AND FELL ON MECHANICAL PENCIL..DX. LAC. TO KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| SHE FELL AT HOME ONTO A PENCIL AT 1615, HAS THE PENCIL STICKING THROUGH SKIN OF HER LEFT KNEE. DX FOREIGN BODY LEFT KNEE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 6 YO M GOT A PENCIL LEAD JABBED IN KNEE FOREIGN BODY KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT.REPORTED RT.KNEE PUNCTURE WOUND SUSTAIN WITH PENCIL AT SCHOOL DX-PUNCTURE WOUND W/2% INFECTION RT.KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT GETTING INTO THE CAR WHEN HE KNELT ON A PENCIL THE LEAD WENT INTO RI GHT KNEE FOREIGN BODY KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT. COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER CHILD AND SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE WOUND FROM A P ENCIL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2002 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT CUT LEFT KNEE, POSSIBLY WITH A PEN. D: LACERATION LEFT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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