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Accidents - Pens and pencils - Year 2005 - Lower Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 464
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
0-5 years old:83
6-15 years old:381

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 12/16/2005Age: 14 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PUNCTURED LOWER LEG WITH PENCIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/15/2005Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
DX: PUNCTURE WOUND TO R LEG FROM BALL POINT PEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/29/2005Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PT STABBED HERSELF ACCIDENTLY IN THE LEFT LOWER LEG WITH A PENCIL PUNCT URE WOUND LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/07/2005Age: 15 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
ACCIDENTLY PUNTURED LOWER LEG WITH PENCIL LEAD. FOREIGN BODY LEFT LOWE R LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/19/2005Age: 14 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PT FELLONTO A PENCIL AND INJURED LOWER LEG. DX LOWER LEG FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/14/2005Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pens and pencils
ACCICENTLY STUCK LEG W/ A LEAD PENCIL INSECT BITE LOWER LEG RIGHT LOWER LEG ABRASION LEG CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/17/2005Age: 9 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils, Floors or flooring materials
PT BENT OT PICK UP A PEN ON FLOOR AND SOMEHOW THE PEN GOT STUCK IN PT'S LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/07/2005Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PATIENT WAS KNEELING TO SIT DOWN & A BLUE INK PEN PENETRATED HER LOWER EXTREMITY BELOW KNEE. DX-FOREIGN BODY WITH PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/29/2005Age: 13 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PT STABBED SELF IN LT LEG WITH PENCIL POINT STILL IN LEG, FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/03/2005Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
8 YO MALE HAD PENCIL STUCK INSIDE CALF IN CAST F/B REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/15/2005Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
F.B. LOWER LEG - STABBED WITH PENCIL,PIECE BROKE OFF IN LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/14/2005Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
POKED LEG WITH PENCIL PUNCTURE WOUND LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/11/2005Age: 10 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PT SUSTAINED PUNCTURE WOUND TO LOWER LEG FROM PENCIL TIP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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