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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 995
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/10/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| HIT MOUTH ON PENCIL;DX PUNCTURED MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| CUT ON CRAYOLA MARKER PEN DX: UPPER LIP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT WITH PUNCTURE TO ROOF OF MOUTH AFTER RUNNING WITH PENCIL IN MOUTH AN D FALLING CAUSING PENCIL TO PUNCTURE ROOF OF MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/17/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| RUNNING WITH A PEN, FELL AND PEN WENT THROUGH ROOF OF MOUTH. DX LACERA TION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/01/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PENCIL IN MOUTH WHEN PIECE OF GRAPHITE GOT STUCK IN GUM BEHIND LOWER TE ETH. WAS A MECHANICAL PENCIL DX: GRAPHITE STUCK IN GUMS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/26/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pens and pencils, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PATIENT RUNNING WITH PENCIL AND RAN INTO COUCH PUSHING PENCIL IN MOUTH, STABBED SOFT PALATE; SOFT PALATE ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2008 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| FELL WITH PEN IN MOUTH AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| POKED SELF IN MOUTH WITH A PEN. DX MOUTH LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/09/2008 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PLAYING W/ A PEN IN MOUTH, SPEARED BACK OF THROAT; BLEEDING. CONTUSION ORAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2008 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT SUS LACERATION TO MOUTH AFTER STICKING A PEN IN MOUTH% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2008 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 23 MOF CHEWING ON A PENCIL, MADE SUDDEN MOVEMENT AND FELL SUSTAINING A SMALL LACERATION IN THE UPPER PALATE OF MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT WAS HOLDING PENCIL IN SIBLING BUMPED HER HAND AND PENCIL PUNCTURED THE ROOF OF HER MOUTH. DX LACERATION TO SOFT PALATE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT DX PALATE LACERATION - S/P JUMPING W/PENCIL ON COUCH,FELL AND ALSO WAS RUNNING W/PENCIL IN MOUTH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PTS MOM STATES CHILD WAS RUNNING THROUGH HOUSE WITH PENCIL IN MOUTH AND FELL DX PUNCTURE WOUND TO MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2008 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| MOUTH LAC, PT JABBED HIMSELF IN MOUTH WITH A PEN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT FELL WITH A PENCIL IN MOUTH, SUSTAINED INJURY TO RT CHEEK. DX - PUNCTURE WOUND TO BACK OF MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils, Chairs |
| PLAYING HAD PENCIL IN MOUTH, FELL OUT OF CHAIR, PENCIL STUCK IN MOUTH. DX SOFT PALLATE PUNCTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/19/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| FELL W/ PEN IN MOUTH DX: PUNCTURE WOUND TO MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT SUSTAINED PUNCTURE WOUND TO MOUTH AFTER STABBING HERSELF WITH A PENCIL* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils, Floors or flooring materials |
| SHE PICKED UP A SPRING, FROM A PEN,FROM THE FLOOR, & SHE GOT IT STUCK IN HER TEETH. DX: FOREIGN BODY STUCK ON PRIMARY TOOTH- REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| [TY RUNNING WITH A PENCIL IN MOUTH AND FELL SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO S OFT PALATE OF MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2008 | Age: 6 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| DX POSTERIOR OROPHARYNX TRAUMA: MOP STATES PT STILL IN CAR SEAT WHEN 18MO SIBLING POKED HIM IN BACK OF THROAT W MECHANICAL PENCIL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2008 | Age: 18 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| RUNNING WITH A PENCIL IN THE MOUTH, TRIPPED&FELL SCRAPING THE ROOF OF T HE MOUTH WITH THE PENCIL>> ABRS/CONTS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2008 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT RUNNING WITH A PEN IN MOUTH AND FELL JAMMING PEN IN UPPER PALLET PW MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2008 | Age: 8 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT PLAYING W/PENCIL IN MOUTH, NOW W/CRYING AND FUSSINESS, ULCERATED REG ION ON ROOF OF MOUTH; MOUTH ABRASION FROM PENCIL INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2008 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PATIENT FELL WHEN WALKING WITH PENCIL IN MOUTH, BLEEDING FROM MOUTH; SO FT PALATE LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2008 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PATIENT FOUND WITH PENCIL IN MOUTH, BLEEDING FROM MOUTH; MOUTH INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2008 | Age: 8 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| POKED PEN IN MOUTH ABRASION TO CHEEK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2008 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT WAS @ HOME RUNNING W/ A PEN IN MOUTH TRIPPED AND FELL NOW LACERATION TO ROOF OF MOUTH. DX SOFT PALATE LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| DX: PUNCTURE WOUND TO ROOF OF MOUTH FROM PENCIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT STUCK MECHANICAL PENCIL IN MOUTH. DX: ABR TO PALATE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pens and pencils, Motor vehicles or parts |
| PT WAS SITTING IN THE CAR SEA WITH A OENCIL IN OUTH WHEN THE CAR HIT A BUMP SHE JAMMED THE PENCIL IN PALATE ABRASION MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2008 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PLAYING WITH FRIEND AND POKED IN THE MOUTH WITH A PENCIL. DX FB MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| STUCK PEN IN MOUTH;DX LACERATED MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| JAMMED A PEN INTO A MOUTH INJURING POSTERIOR PHARYNX, NOW WITH BLEED ING >> PHARYNGEAL INJUREY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2008 | 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: Mouth | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| FELL ONTO UNSHARPENED PENCIL INTO THE MOUTH >> SOFTPALATE PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT CUT LIP W/A PEN. DX: LOWER LIP LAC .6 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2008 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| LACERATION MOUTH - 14 MO MALE PRESENTS WITH LACERATION TO TOP OF MOUTH - FELL WHEN RUNNING WITH PEN IN MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| FELL WITH PEN IN MOUTH/MOUTH LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils, Beds or bedframes |
| PT WAS JUMPING ON THE BED WITH SISTER HE HAD A PENCIL IN HAND FELL W/ PENCIL CAUSING LACEARTION TO HARD PALATE. DX SOFT PALATE LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2008 | Age: 12 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 12 MOM TRIPPED AND FELL HITTING MOUTH SUSTAINING A LACERATION TO LOWER LIP, POSSIBLY CUT LIP ON A PEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2008 | Age: 22 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| FELL WITH PENCIL, DX LACERATED MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2008 | Age: 17 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| FELL WITH PEN IN MOUTH, & PUNCTURED ROOF OF MOUTH DX: SOFT PALATE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2008 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT DX MOUTH LACERATION - WAS RUNNING WITH COLORING PENCIL IN MOUTH WHEN HE FELL AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2008 | Age: 23 months | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| FELL WITH PENCIL IN MOUTH/PALATE LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2008 | Age: 8 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT WAS @ HOME WHEN SHE WAS CAUGHT WITH A PEN IN HER MOUTH MOM TOOKAWAY NOW HAS SOME MILD BLOOD IN MOUTH. DX MOUTH TRAUMA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2008 | Age: 16 months | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT RUNNING W/PENCIL IN MOUTH LAST NIGHT, FELL AGAINST SOFA & ROOF OF MO UTH STARTED BLEEDING; LACERATION TO ROOF OF MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2008 | Age: 20 months | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| WALKING W/PEN IN MOUTH, FELL AND CUT (LACERATION) LIP, NOT WANTING TO E AT OR DRINK &CRYING, HAS EAR INFECTION-OTITIS MEDIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2008 | Age: 11 months | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| FELL WITH PENCIL;DX CONTUSED MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2008 | Age: 15 months | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT FELL WHILE AT HOME AND CUT ROOF OF MOUTH W/PENCIL SHE WAS CARRYING; PUNCTURE WOUND TO HARD PALATE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2008 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT HAS SOFT PALATE INJURY DIE TO RUNNING WITH PEN IN MOUTH NOW W/ LACERATION. DX SOFT PALATE LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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