Accidents - Pens and pencils - Year 2003 - Internal

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 726
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	268
6-15 years old:	284
16-25 years old:	155
26-50 years old:	16

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/24/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	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 THE BACK CLICKING SECTION OF A BALL POINT PEN FOREIGN BODY INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2003	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
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 CLIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2003	Age: 12 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
SWALLOWED PEN CAP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils
PT SWALLOWED MECHANICAL PENCIL TOP. D: FOREIGN BODY INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2003	Age: 12 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
PATIENT SWALLOWED PLASTIC ERASER CAP FOR MECHANICAL PENCIL, FEELS PAIN IN THROAT, NO CHOKING OR BREATHING DIFFICULTY; INGESTED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2003	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils
PT SWALLOWED PEN TOP AT SCHOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/07/2003	Age: 10 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Pens and pencils
POSS INGESTION OF PART OF PENCIL, SITTING W/BUCKET OF PENCILS DX: CHOKING EPISODE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2003	Age: 22 months	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
POSSIBLY SWALLOWED PIECE OF PEN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/28/2003	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Pens and pencils
PT. SWALLOWED PART OF A MECHANICAL PENCIL. CHOKING. INGESTED METALLIC P ENCIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/21/2003	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils
FB SENSATION.PT SWALLOWED A PART OF A PENCIL SHE WAS CHEWING ON.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2003	Age: 15 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
SWALLOWED PENCLIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2003	Age: 11 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
SWALLOWED CAP TO MECHANICAL PENCIL, FB SENSATION TO THROAT DX; SUSPECT GI FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Pens and pencils
PT C/O WAS CHOKING ON THE SPRING OF PEN FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 30 MINS THIS AM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/10/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils
SWALLOWED PENCIL LEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils
12YOF-SWALLOWED FOREIGH OBJECT-SWALLOWED CAP FROM PEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2003	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Pens and pencils
PT SWALLOWED PEN CAP AT SCHOOL, FOREIGN BODY LODGED IN THROAT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/25/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils
PT PLAYING TODAY SWALLOWING A PENNY, FB/INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2003	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils
SWALLOWED METAL PART OF PENCIL NEAR ERASER-DX-INJESTING OF SMALL METAL OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2003	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils
PATIENT SWALLOWED LEAD WHEN PENCIL TIP BROKE OFF, NO CHOKING OR BREATHI NG DIFFICULTY; FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/24/2003	Age: 14 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Pens and pencils
SWALLOWED PEN CAP.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/07/2003	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils
FELL WITH PENCIL AND MAY HAVE SWALLOWED A PORTION OF IT DX: STABLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Pens and pencils
SWALLOWED PEN CAP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/02/2003	Age: 4 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 THE LID OF A BALL POINT PEN AT HOME FOREIGN BODY INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils
SWALLOWED A PEN CAP-C/O ABDOMINAL PAIN, NO RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS. DX. FOREIGN BODY SWALLOWED - NO AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2003	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Pens and pencils
PATIENT HAD PENCIL IN THROAT AND REMOVED BY PATIENT, HURTS TO SWALLOW EVEN POPSICLE. DX.FOREIGN BODY IN THROAT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2003	Age: 10 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils
PT SWALLOWED A PENNY NOW WITH DIARRHEA, FB/LWBS
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 01/15/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Pens and pencils
SWALLOWED PEN CAP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 01/14/2003	Age: 7 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
PT SWALLOWED METAL TIP OF PEN, SEEN IN ABDOMEN THRU X-RAY, FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2003	Age: 17 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
SWALLOWED A PEN CAP DX. INGESTED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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