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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 281
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 03/13/2009 | Age: 20 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 |
| 20 YOM WAS CHEWING ON PLASTIC PEN CAP AND SWALLOWED IT F/B ESOPHAGUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2009 | Age: 18 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 |
| 18YOM WAS CHEWING ON A SMALL PEN CAP ACCIDENTLY SWALLOWED CAP, SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2009 | Age: 21 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 |
| INGESTION OF PEN CAP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2009 | Age: 16 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 |
| PT IS MILDLY RETARDED,AGGRESSIVE W/ BEHAVORIAL ISSUES C/O SWALLOWING A 1 INCH PENCIL AT SCHOOL. DX: FOREIGN BODY INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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