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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 694
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/07/2006 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT FELL ONTO A PENCIL AND INJURED UPPER LEG. DX UPPER LEG FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2006 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| STABBED IN LEG WITH PENCIL/ LWT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 09/25/2006 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 16YOF PUNCTURE WOUND L THIGH HIT WITH PENCIL THROWN ACCROSS ROOM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2006 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PUNCTURE L THIGH BY FRIEND;S PENCIL WHILE @ CHURCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2006 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| FB LT UPPER LEG , PENCIL LED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2006 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT STUCK SELF IN THE UPPER LEG WITH A PENCIL. DX UPPER LEG FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2006 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT STUCK SELF IN THE UPPER LEG WITH A PENCIL AT SCHOOL - ACCIDENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2006 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| LEAD PENCIL BROKE OFF IN LT THIGH P.W. THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2006 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PW TO UPPER LEG FROM A PENCIL AT SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2006 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PATIENT IMPLALED IN THIGH WITH MECHANICAL PENCIL WHILE STANDING AT SCHO OL; GRAPHITE IN LEG, TATTOO OF SKIN BY PENCIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2006 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| STUCK W/ A PENCIL IN THIGH AT SCHOOL REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY LEFT THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2006 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PENCIL LEAD VS. L THIGH AT SCHOOL DX: PUNCTURE WOUND TO L THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2006 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT ACCIDENTLY JABBED UPPER LEG WITH A PENCIL.DX UPPER LEG FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2006 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| LAC L THIGH, PT ACCIDENTALLY STABBED HIMSELF W/A PENCIL IN THE SCHOOL, C/O BLEEDING, PAIN, NO FB EMBEDDED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2006 | Age: 32 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, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT SAT ON COUCH AND BALL POINT PEN WENT INTO PT'S THIGH DX: PUNTURE WOUND RIGHT THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2006 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT HAD PENCIL STUCK IN LEG; PW THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/11/2006 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils, Clothing |
| PATIENT FELL ON PENCIL WHICH WAS IN BACK POCKET, PENCIL NOT BROKEN; THI CH LAC./PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2006 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 14 YO FEMALE STABBED SELF IN UPPER LEG WITH PENCIL PUNCTURE WOUND UPPER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2006 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT FELL ONTO A PENCIL AND INJURED UPPER LEG.DX UPPER LEG PUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2006 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PENCIL WAS STICKING OUT OF DESK AT SCHOOL; ACCIDENTALLY STUCK IN HIS LE G. FOREIGN BODY, RIGHT THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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