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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 353
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/03/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT WAS AT SCHOOL AND LEANED OVER GETTING 3 PUNCTURE WOUNDS TO UPPER THORACIC FROM SHARPENED PENCILS DX: PUNCTURE WOUND CHEST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT DX CHEST LACERATION - S/P PT FELL ONTO BALL PINT PEN AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| LITTLE BROTHER STABBED IN CHEST WITH PEN AT HOME. DX SUPERFICIAL PUNC TURE WOUND TO CHEST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT WAS AT HOME, FIGHTING OVER A PENCIL, GOT PENCIL LED STUCK IN CHEST. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/26/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT WAS STABBED WITH A PENCIL ON THE BACK. D: CELLULITIS / ABSCESS UPP ER BACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2008 | Age: 10 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 |
| HOLDING A PENCIL IN HAND&RUNNING,FELL IMPALING SELF WITH THEN PENCILT I NTO LEFT CHEST WALL>>PENTERATING INJUREY TO CHEST WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/06/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT WAS STUCK W/A PENCIL IN HIS BACK EARLIER TONIGHT. DX. FB BACK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/29/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT WAS WRESTLING WITH BROTHER FALLING ONTO BALL POINT PEN NOW W/ LACERATION TO UPPER BACK. DX RIGHT SCAPULA LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2008 | 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 Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| C/O SUDDEN ONSET OF NON RADIATING CHEST PAIN WHILE WRITING IN A CLASS >> MUSCLE STRAIN/COSTOCHONDRITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2008 | Age: 10 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 DX PENETRATING WOUND LT CHEST - FELL WITH PENCIL IN HAND TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2008 | 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| MAD AT ANOTHER STUDENT AT SCHOOL, TRIED TO STAB STUDENT WITH PEN,DECIDE D BETTER IF HE WASN'T AROUND SO STABBED SELF W/PEN;CHEST/WRIST CONTUSIO |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2008 | Age: 11 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 |
| STABBED WITH PENCIL;DX PUNCTURED UPPER TRUNK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2008 | Age: 13 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 |
| PAT SUS PUNCTURE TO UPPER TRUNK AT SCHOOL WHEN PENCIL STUCK INTO BACK% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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