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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 373
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/08/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| SWALLOWED PART OF A PENCIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT SWALLOWED A SPRING FROM A PEN AT SCHOOL TODAY DX/ FB SWALLOWED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2008 | 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: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| ACCIDENTALLY SWOLLOWED PLASTIC PEN CAP NOW WITH THROAT FOREIGN BODY SEN SATION>> R/O THROAT FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| TODAY WHILE @ SCHOOL ACCIDENTALLY SWOLLOWED PLASTIC PECIL CAP VERSUS PE N TIP >>INGESTED FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2008 | 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: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PRESENTS WITH COUGHING&WHEEZING STATUS POST ACCIDENTALLY INHALAED A SMA LL PLASTIC TIP OF A PEN>>LUNG FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/09/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| LT LOWER LEG PAIN, X-RAY SHOWED WHAT LOOKED LIKE A PEN, IN RT LOWER ABD DX: ABD. FOREIGN BODY- TO THE O.R. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/27/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| FB TO STOMACH, PT @ HOME CHEWING ON PEN CAP AND ACCIDENTALLY SWALLOWED IT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PATIENT BROKE WOODEN PENCIL INTO 3 SMALL PIECES AND SWALLOWED THEM, PIE CES MEASURED 2 CM EACH, ATE PIECES "JUST BECAUSE"; FRAGMNTS IN STOMACH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT WAS CHEWING ON A PEN CAP WHEN HE ACCIDENTALLY SWALLOWED IT. PEN CAP IS IN THE BRONCHUS. NEEDS SCOPED. DX ASPIRATED FB |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 04/07/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| SWALLOWED PEN TOP;DX INGESTED OBJECT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| CHILD SWALLOWED METAL CAP OF MECHANICAL PENICIL 7 HOURS AGO. FEELS WELL . FOREIGN BODY IN INTESTINE. D: FOREIGN BODY INGESTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| DX LWBS: PT STATES SWALLOWED END OF PENCIL |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 02/21/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| FB INGESTION-SWALLOWED PLASTIC CAP TO PEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| SWALLOWED PLASTIC PIECE OF MECHANICAL PENCIL, FB SHOULD BE ELIMINATED I N FEW DAYS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| SWALLOWED PEN CAP @ SCHOOL DX FB INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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