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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 526
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2003 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils, Day wear |
| PT WALKING AT HOME WITH A *** PEN IN HIS POCKET AND FELL ONTO CHEST PEN PENETRATED CHEST PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/12/2003 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Farm/ranch | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| STUCK IN SIDE WITH PENCIL DX PUNCTURE WOUND TRUNK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/05/2003 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT ACCIDENTLY STUCK IN THE CHEST WITH A PENCIL AT SCHOOL PIECE OF THE L EAD REMAINED IN CHEST FOREIGN BODY CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils, Book bags or back carriers |
| PT WAS WALKING HOME WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL CAUSING THE PENCIL IN HIS BACK PACK TO MAKE A PUNCTURE WOUND TO HIS UPPER BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2003 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT C/O CHEST PAIN AFTER CLASSMATE POKED HER IN THE CHEST W/A PENCIL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2003 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| RUNNING WITH A PENCIL & FELL PENCIL TIP EMBEDDED IN CHEST DX: FOREIGN BODY REMOVED / PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| ACCIDENTALLY POKED W/PENCIL, LEAD BROKE OFF, CHEST WALL DX: FB L CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| STABBED SELF IN CHEST WITH PENCIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2003 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT CHILD HAS PUNCTURE WOUND TO BACK WITH PENCIL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT C/O BEING "STABBED" IN THE BACK W/A PENCIL WHILE IN SCHOOL TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2003 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| CONTUSED CHEST WHEN POKED HIMSELF WITH PENCIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL ON PENCIL IN SCHOOL - LEFT CHEST PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2003 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| BENT OVER TO PICK UP A MARKER AND FELL DX. RIB FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| STRUCK SELF W/ A PENCIL AT SCHOOL CHEST WALL PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/29/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| POKED WITH PENCIL-DX-ACUTE PUNCTURE WOUND L CHEST WALL WITH EARLY CELLU LITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2003 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PENCIL LEAD IN CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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