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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 704
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2010 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 48 YOM NEPHEW ACCIDENTALLY STABBED THIGH WITH PENCIL PUNCTURE WOUND THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2010 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 9YOHM PT ACCIDENTALLY SAT ON HIS PENCIL AT SCHOOL TOAND NOT SURE IF L EAD IS STILL IN UPPER R THIGH. DX. MILD PUNCTURE WOUND R THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2010 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 8 YOF SUS PUNCTURE TO THIGH AFTER SITTING ON A PENCIL% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2010 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 5YOF FELL WITH A PENCIL IN HAND AND INJURED THIGH DX RT THIGH PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2010 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | 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, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| 13YOM PT PENCIL ROLLED OFF DESK AT SCHOOL, PT GRABBED IT AND IT ACCID P OKED HIM IN R THIGH. HAS SMALL PUNCT. DX R UPPER LEG PUNCT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2010 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 10 YOM POKED L THIGH W/PENCIL DX: PW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2010 | Age: 10 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 |
| 10YOF PUNCTUER WOUND TO THIGH STABBED WITH A PEN BY HER SISTER WHILE PA LYING AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2010 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 8 YR M FELL ON PENCIL;DX PUNCTURED UPPER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2010 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 9YOM- PT USING A PENCIL CUTTING RIGHT THIGH AREA MOM BROUGHT IN FOR PSYCH EVAL. DX PUNCTURE WOUND TO RIGHT THIGH AREA. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/18/2010 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 13YOF; PT PUNCTURED LEFT LEG WITH A PENCIL WHILE GETTING OUT OF TRU CK. D: FOREIGN BODY TO HIP/LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2010 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 41YOM ACCID STABBED SELF IN LEG W/PENCIL WHILE GETTING INTO CAR. DX: FB R THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2010 | 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, Chairs |
| 32 YOF PUNCTURE WOUND THIGH, REPORTS SHE THREW HER BACKPACK DOWN AND DI D NOT SEE A PENCIL COME OUT, SAT ON A CHAIR AND THE PENCIL STUCK HER LE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/27/2010 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 6YOM ACCID STABBED HIMSELF IN THE R THIGH W/ A PENCIL IN SCHOOL HAS PUN CT WOUND. DX PUNCT R UPPER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2010 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 16 YOM W/PW TO LT THIGH FROM A PENCIL. DX: PW/ FB LT THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2010 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | 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 |
| 4YOM, JUMPING ONTO COUCH&FELL ONTO PENCIL STABBIGN POST THIGH >>PW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2010 | Age: 50 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 |
| 50YOF ACCIDENTLY WALKED INTO A DOOR WALL AND WAS JABBED WITH HER PEN IN THIGH DX: PUNCTURE WOUND THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2010 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils, Day wear |
| 9 YR M POKED LEG WITH PENCIL WHEN RUNNING AND IT WAS IN HIS POCKET;DX L ACERATED UPPER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2010 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | 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, Outerwear |
| 12 YOM WAS WALKING WITH PENCIL IN COAT POCKET AND IT POKED THROUGH COAT POCKET THROUGH PANTS AND INTO THIGH. DX: PUNTURE THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2010 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils, Beds or bedframes |
| 9 YR OLD BLACK FEMALE DX PUNCTURE WOUND TO LT THIGH AFTER ROLLING OVER ON BED WHEN PENCIL LEAD PUNCTURED HER THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2010 | Age: 3 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 |
| 3 YOF PUNCTURE WOUND THIGH, PARENTS STATES HER BROTHER STUCK HER WITH A PENCIL, NO RESIDUE LEFT NO FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2010 | Age: 8 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 |
| 8 YO F POKED IN LEG WITH PENCILO PUNCTURE WOUND THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2010 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 7YOM PT ACCID STABBED IN THIGH W/ A PENCIL BY A CLASSMATE AT SCHOOL. PT HAS SMALL PIECE OF PENCIL IN THIGH. DX UPPER LEG FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2010 | Age: 8 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 |
| 8 Y/0 W/FM RECEIVED PUNCTURE WOUND TO THIGH WHEN STUCK WITH A PENCIL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2010 | Age: 12 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 |
| 12YOF FELL AT SCHOOL AND PENCIL POKED THIGH, NOW W/PENCIL GRAPHITE IN I NNER THIGH, FB REMOVED IN ED; FOREIGN BODY IN SKIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2010 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils, Day wear |
| 12YOM ON THE SCHOOL BUS PLAYIGN WITH A PENCIL WHEN HE WAS POKED IN THE LEFT THIGH THROUGH HIS JEANS PIECE OF LEAD IN THIGH FB THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2010 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 13 YOF-SAT ON A PENCIL-R UPPER POST THIGHDX FB R THIGH * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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