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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 505
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/19/2006 | Age: 23 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 |
| PT SWALLOWED A PEN TOP AND FEELS LIKE ITS IN HER THROAT DX// FB SENSATION FB INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2006 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Pens and pencils, Desk supplies |
| SWALLOWED ZIPPER TAB, METAL RING ON PENCIL AND RUBBER BAND,MR DX: INGESTION OF FB'S |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2006 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT SWALLOWED A PEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2006 | Age: 25 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 |
| PT SWALLOWED A PEN |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/26/2006 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| C/O PT STATES HAS A PEN CAP CAUGHT IN THROAT DX ASPIRATED OBJECT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/20/2006 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| FB ESOPH-SWALLOWED CLEAR PEN SHAFT ON PURPOSE, X-RAYS-NO EVIDENCE RADIO OPAQUE FB-INCONCLUSIVE, LIVES IN MEDICAL CARE FACILITY FOR KIDS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/05/2006 | Age: 16 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 |
| PT SWALLOWED *** CAP TODAY. HAD INITIAL FOREIGN BODY SENSATIONIN THROAT BUT NOW RESOLVED. D:INHALED & SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2006 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT IS A RESIDENT OF THE JUVENILE JUSTICE CENTER AND SWALLOWED A PENCIL FOREIGN BODY INGESTION |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 04/06/2006 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT INMATE AT THE JUVENILE JUSTICE CENTER AND SWALLOWED A PENCIL FOREIGN BODY INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/14/2006 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT INMATE IN THE JAIL DENIED HIS ACCESS TO HIS ONE PHONE CALL SO HE SWA LLOWED A PENCIL IN PROTEST FOREIGN BODY INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2006 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT IS INMATE IN JUVENILE JUSTICE CENTER, SWALLOWED A PENCIL, FB INGESTI ON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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