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Accidents - Pens and pencils - 6-15 years old - Year 2008 - Upper Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 196
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Date: 04/24/2008Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PATIENT WAS JABBED IN LEFT UPPER ARM WITH PENCIL FROM RE-USABLE PENCIL, FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/15/2008Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PATIENT STUCK IN UPPER ARM WITH PENCIL YESTERDAY, LEAD IN ARM; FB REMOV ED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/07/2008Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
STABBED WITH PENCIL, FOREIGN BODY IN SHOULDER,CELLULITUS OF ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/09/2008Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper ArmDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pens and pencils, Stairs or steps
PT WITH FRACTURED ARM, SLIPPED ON A PENCIL ALL THE WAY DOWN STAIRS AT SCHOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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