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Accidents - Pens and pencils - Year 2002 - Upper Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 128
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Date: 11/10/2002Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PATIENT STABBED IN UPPER ARM WITH PENCIL AT SCHOOL; LEAD IN ARM, OPEN P UNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/13/2002Age: 10 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils
PT SUSTAINED LAC TO ARM FROM A PEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/04/2002Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PT C/O PUNCTURE WOUND TO LT UPPER ARM W/A PENCIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/25/2002Age: 46 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
RECENT SURGERY ON ARM. WAS SCRATCHING ON INSIDE OF CAST WITH A PEN.BOTT OM HALF OF PEN BROKE. REMOVAL FB FROM CAST. DO NOT CONTACT PATIENT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/03/2002Age: 19 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
STABBED W/ PENCIL UPPER RT ARM DX: PW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/03/2002Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PEN CAP STUCK IN CAST- CAST ON RIGHT ELBOW DX: PEN CAP STUCK IN CAST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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