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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 314
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/21/2004 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PUNCTURE CHEST AREA, GMOTHER STS PT PLAYING W/A PENCIL, FELL DOWN & SUS T INJURY AT HOME, C/O PAIN, NO ACTIVE BLEEDING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2004 | Age: 9 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 |
| PW TO CHEST WHEN STUCK SELF WITH A PENCIL AT SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2004 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT WAS STABBED IN THE CHEST W/A PENCIL TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2004 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT STABBED WITH PENCIL THROUGH SCHOOL UNIFORM X 1 WK AGO THROUGH BREAS T/CHEST WALL, PUNCTURE WOUND/SW INVOLVED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 10/21/2004 | 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| A PENCIL ACCIDENTLY STUCK IN CHEST AT SCHOOL FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2004 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| ANOTHER STUDENT JABBED A PENCIL IN HER BACK AT SCHOOL REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY MID BACK ASSAULTED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2004 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT FELL RUNNING WITH PENCIL IN HAND AND STABBED HERSELF IN THE STOMACH. DX UPPER TRUNK FB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2004 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PUNCTURE WOUND - 6 YOM FELL ONTO A PENCIL AT SCHOOL SUSTAINING A PUNCTU RE WOUND TO THE UPPER RIGHT SIDE OF HIS CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2004 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT SUST PUNCTURE TO CHEST FROM PENCIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2004 | Age: 6 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 |
| PT C/O BEING STRUCK TO THE CHEST W/A PENCIL BY CLASSMATE IN SCHOOL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2004 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT SUSTAINED PUNCTURE WOUND TO BACK FROM PEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2004 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PUNCTURED UPPER BACK WITH PENCIL |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 04/16/2004 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| STRAINED CHEST WHEN PICKING UP PENCIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2004 | Age: 7 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 |
| STUCK SELF IN CHEST WITH PENCIL AND RETAINED TIP UNDER SKIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2004 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 12 YO PATIENT STABBED IN ARMPIT WITH PENCIL BY ANOTHER STUDENT AT SCHOO L, INTENT NOT STATED;AXILLA LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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