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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 304
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/28/2007 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils, Book bags or back carriers |
| BENT OVER AND PENCIL STICKING OUT OF BOOK BAG JABBED LOWER LEG, C/O PAI N/SWELLING/REDNESS, FB-PENCIL LEAD CALF AREA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/11/2007 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT STUCK IN THE LEFT LOWER LEG WITH A PENCIL LEAD REMAINED IN LEG FB LE G |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2007 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PENCIL LEAD IN LEG DX: F.B. (PECIL LEAD) IN R CALF--REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2007 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| SLIPPED ON A PEN @ SCHOOL&FELL HITTING KNEE, NOW C PAIN FROM KNEE DOWN TO THE LEG >> LEG PAIN S/P FALL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/17/2007 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| SAT DOWN ON PENCIL, BROKE PENCIL, SMALL PUNCTURE WOUND LEG, NO LEAD IN WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2007 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| STABBED IN LOWER LEG BY A PENCIL 2 DAYS AGO DX- PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2007 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PATIENT FELL ON PENCIL @ HOME-LAC RIGHT LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/12/2007 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT FELL STRIKING LEFT LOWER LEG ON A PENCIL SUSTAINED A PW TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2007 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT STATES THAT " *** KICKED PT AND STABBED HIM ON HIS LEG WITH A PENCI L" D: ASSAULT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2007 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT FELL AT SCHOOL AND CUT LEG WITH HIS PENCIL. D: LACERATION RIGHT LO WER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2007 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PENCIL LEAD STUCK IN LEG. DX FB LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2007 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PEN CAP GOT STUCK IN PT'S CAST POSSIBLY WHEN SOMEONE WAS SIGNING CAST - REMOVED THIS ITEM FROM CAST OF FX LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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