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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 32
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/20/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT PLAYING AROUND AT SCHOOL. BROKE OPEN A BALL POINT PEN. PT INGESTED S OME OF THE INK ON A DARE. NO SYMP. MOUTH BLUE. DX INK INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/08/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| SWALLOWED INK FROM PEN;DX POSSIBLE POISONING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT CHEWING ON PEN WHILE AT SCHOOL & IT EXPLODED IN MOUTH, NOW W/ABD PAI N, EMS FOUND PT LETHARGIC W/DECREASED ACTIVITY, +LOC; POISONING |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 04/12/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| COLORED TONGUE WITH A BLUE *** MARKER. DX POISONING |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 03/16/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT CHEWING ON AN INK PEN AND IT BURST. PT SWALLOWED SOME INK. DX POIS ONING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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