Accidents - Pens and pencils - Year 2005 - Internal

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 940
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	211
6-15 years old:	518
16-25 years old:	163
26-50 years old:	46

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/27/2005	Age: 4 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
FB INGESTION, MOTHER STS PT SWALLOWED SMALL PEN'S CAP AT HOME, C/O PAIN, VOMITING, ABDOMINAL CRAMPS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/18/2005	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 SWALLOWED PENCIL TIP AT HOME THIS AM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2005	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	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
PT SWALLOWED A PENCIL; FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2005	Age: 14 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
PT IS BEING SEEN FOR SWALLOWING A PEN CAP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2005	Age: 36 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
GASTROINTESTINAL FB.PT SWALLOWEDE A PEN CAP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2005	Age: 16 months	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
PT SWALLOWED THE TIP OF A HIGHLIGHTER MARKER. D: ACCIDENTAL INGESTION ; WELL CHILD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2005	Age: 14 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
SWALLOWED INK PEN TOP AT HOME. SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2005	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils
SWALLOWED A PEN CAP AT SCHOOL INGESTION FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2005	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils
PATIENT SWALLOWED PLASTIC PENCIL CAP AT SCHOOL, NO CHOKING; FB INGESTIO N
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2005	Age: 16 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
SWALLOWED PEN CAP AND INK AFTER CHEWING ON THEM RESULTING IN ABDOJMINA L PAIN
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 10/07/2005	Age: 10 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
SWALLOWED PLASTIC END OF MARKER PEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2005	Age: 11 years	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
PT SWALLOWED A *** PEN CAP SINCE THEN HAS HAD DIFFICULTBREATHING PT TO O.R. DX ASPIRATION FOREIGN BODY.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/28/2005	Age: 11 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 LIVES @ *** PSYCH HOME C/O PAIN PT SWALLOWED INNER PORTIONPART OF PE N INK AND BALLPOINT. DX SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/26/2005	Age: 9 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 SWOLLEWED A PEN CAP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2005	Age: 14 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
FB INGESTION-SWALLOWED END OF INK PEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2005	Age: 16 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
REFER FROM PCP FOR EVALUATION OF ASPIRATION OF "END OF PEN." C/O CHEST PAIN. DX: FOREIGN BODY TRACHEA. TRANSFER TO KU MED CENTER
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 09/16/2005	Age: 11 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
PT SWALLOWED A PLASTIC PEN CAP DX: SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/22/2005	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils
PT AT SCHOOL WHEN HE SWALLOWED THE METAL TIP OF A PEN FOREIGN BOD INGES TION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2005	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	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 PLAYING WITH PEN, CAN'T FIND CAP, UNABLE TO DRINK, VOMITING; VO MITING, POSSIBLE FB INGESTION VS VIRAL ILLNESS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2005	Age: 5 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 PEN CAP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/30/2005	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
SWALLOWED FB-SWALLOWED END OF BALLPOINT PEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2005	Age: 7 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
7 YOF INGESTED A PENCIL ERASER, DIFFICULTY BREATHING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2005	Age: 28 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
INGESTION FB.PT SWALLOWED A PEN CAP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/13/2005	Age: 3 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 A PEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2005	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: Aspirated Object
Product: Pens and pencils
PT CHEWING ON PEN CAP WHEN SWALLOWED CAP. SLIGHT SHORTNESS OF BREATH. P OSSIBLE ASPIRATION. D:INGESTION OF PEN CAP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2005	Age: 8 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
SWALLOWED A PEN CAP DX: INGESTED FOREIGN OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2005	Age: 11 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
PATIENT BROUGHT IN BY MOM AFTER SWALLOWING A SMALL BALL FRAGMENT FROM TOP OF PEN. DX - FOREIGN BODY TO MOUTH & NECK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2005	Age: 18 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
FB IN STOMACH/18YOF ACCIDENTALLY SWALLOWED A FULL LENGTH PEN WHILE AT A FRIENDS HOUSE.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 05/25/2005	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils
INGESTION OF FB, MOTHER STS PT SWALLOWED A PENCIL AT HOME, C/O PAIN, TRF TO MONTEFIORE.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 05/08/2005	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
PT WAS CHEWING ON PEN AND PIECE GOT STUCK. DX: FB INGESTION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2005	Age: 41 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: 04/28/2005	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
FB INGESTION-SWALLOWED PLASTIC CLIP ON PEN CAP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2005	Age: 13 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 THE TOP OF A PEN WITH SOME GAGGING, FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2005	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils, Floors or flooring materials
PT SWALLOWED A COIN WHILE PLAYING @DAYCARE PICKED UP FROM THE FLOOR, F B/INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2005	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils
CHEWING PLASTIC TOP OF PENCIL AT SCHOOL AND SWALLOWED IT AND IS IN ESOP HAGUS NOW,BUT LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 04/01/2005	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Pens and pencils
PT CHEWING ON PEN CAP AT SCHOOL & ACCIDENTALLY ASPIRATED CAP. DX: FOREIGN BODY BRONCHUS.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/01/2005	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	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
PT IS BEING SEEN FOR SWALLOING A PEICE OF A PENCIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2005	Age: 9 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
PT SWALLOWED A PIECE LF BROKEN PEN YESTERDAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2005	Age: 10 months	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils
10 MONTH OLD FEMALE SWALLOWED TIP OF COLORED PENCIL INGESTED FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2005	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2005	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils
PATIENT CHEWED AND SWALLOWED A PENCIL AT SCHOOL BECAUSE HE DIDN'T WANT TO GO TO DETENTION HALL ; NON TOXIC FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2005	Age: 11 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
PT ACCIDENTALLY SWALLOWED A LEAD PENCIL TODAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2005	Age: 16 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

Date: 01/11/2005	Age: 13 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
FB INGESTION-SWALLOWED THE CAP OF AN INK PEN-@ SCHOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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