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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 404
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/08/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PATIENT FELL AND POKED LOWER LEG WITH A PENCIL AT SCHOOL, PIECE OF LEAD IN SKIN; FB REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/02/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 20 Y.O. W MALE W/FB REMOVAL TO CAST ON LEG. PT STS HE DROPPED A PEN CAP DOWN HIS CAST ON HIS LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| SMALL PIECE OF PENCIL LEAD STUCK INTO LT LEG (CALF AREA). DX; FB IN LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/11/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT CHASING COUSIN WHO WAS RUNNING DROPPED PENCCILS WITH PT FALLING ONTO PENCIL NOW STICKING OUT OF LT LEG, FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils, Floors or flooring materials |
| PUNCTURE (L) LWR LEG, PT PICKING UP A PENCIL FROM THE FLOOR & SUST INURY AT HOME, C/O PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 14 Y/O B/F STUCK PENCIL IN LOWER LEG AT SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| ACCIDENTLY POKED HIS LOWER LEG WITH A PENCIL, RESULTING IN A PUNCTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PATIENT STABBED LEG WITH PENCIL; PUNCTURE WOULD TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| FELL ON PENCIL THIS AFTERNOON AT SCHOOL, PIECE IN LEFT LOWER LEG. FOREIGN BODY LEFT LOWER LEG REMOVAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/23/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| WHILE PLAYING W/ SISTER FELL AND LANDED ON PENCIL. DX. ACUTE PUNCTURE WOUND L LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2002 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PENCIL LEAD IN LEG. DX: FOREIGN BODY TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT STABBED IN LEG WITH PENCIL DX LEG PUNCUTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PUNCTURE WOUND - ROLLED OVER ONTO PENCIL THAT THEN BROKE OFF LEAVING PORTION IN RIGHT LOWER LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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