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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 436
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/16/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| SAT ON A PENCIL PW TO THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| CHILD SAT ON PENCIL THIS EVENING. D: FOREIGN BODY PENCIL LEAD, THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| STUCK IN LEG WITH PENCIL DX: PUNCTURE TO WOUND TO LEG WITH INFECTION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/08/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT STABBED W/ PENCIL (L) THIGH TODAY ON SCHOOL BUS. DX: SUPERFICIAL PUNCTURE (L) THIGH, SUPERFICIAL SCRATCH (R) THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PENCIL LEAD STUCK IN THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2002 | Age: 11 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: 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: 08/09/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT GOT A PENCIL STUCK IN THIGH P.W. THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| STATES SAT ON A LEAD PENCIL THIS AM, PULLED IT OUT BY SELF. DX. LAC R UPPER THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils, Stairs or steps |
| PT PENCIL WAS IN SIDE POCKET HIT HER IN THE BACK OF RT LEG WHILE CLIMBI NG STAIRS A HOME FB RT LEG/PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| INJURED SELF WITH PENCIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY STABBED HIMSELF IN THE LEG WITH A PENCIL & THE POINT BR OKE OFF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/05/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| ACCIDENTLY PUNCTURED THIGH W/ A PENICL PENCIL LEAD TIP IN THIGH PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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