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Accidents - Pens and pencils - Year 2007 - Lower Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 541
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Date: 11/28/2007Age: 7 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, Book bags or back carriers
BENT OVER AND PENCIL STICKING OUT OF BOOK BAG JABBED LOWER LEG, C/O PAI N/SWELLING/REDNESS, FB-PENCIL LEAD CALF AREA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/25/2007Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Pens and pencils
STABBED SELF WITH A PENCIL. DX ABSCESS - LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/11/2007Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PT STUCK IN THE LEFT LOWER LEG WITH A PENCIL LEAD REMAINED IN LEG FB LE G
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/01/2007Age: 12 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PENCIL LEAD IN LEG DX: F.B. (PECIL LEAD) IN R CALF--REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/28/2007Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Pens and pencils
SLIPPED ON A PEN @ SCHOOL&FELL HITTING KNEE, NOW C PAIN FROM KNEE DOWN TO THE LEG >> LEG PAIN S/P FALL
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)


Date: 09/23/2007Age: 89 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PATIENT SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE WOUND TO LEFT LEG WHEN A 2 YR OLD CHILD, A RELATIVE, STABBED HIM WITH A PEN. DX-PUNCTURE WOUND TO RT SHIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/17/2007Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
SAT DOWN ON PENCIL, BROKE PENCIL, SMALL PUNCTURE WOUND LEG, NO LEAD IN WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/29/2007Age: 16 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils, Beds or bedframes
JUMPED ON BED -TIP OF PENCIL BROKE WENT INTO LEG LEFT LOWER LEG FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/23/2007Age: 89 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PATIENT SUST. A PUNCTURE WOUND TO THE LEG WHEN HE WAS STABBED IN THE LEG WITH A PEN BY A 2 YR OLD CHILD. DX-PUNCTURE WOUND, LT CALF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/14/2007Age: 13 yearsSex: MaleRace: 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
STABBED IN LOWER LEG BY A PENCIL 2 DAYS AGO DX- PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/28/2007Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils
PATIENT FELL ON PENCIL @ HOME-LAC RIGHT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/12/2007Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PT FELL STRIKING LEFT LOWER LEG ON A PENCIL SUSTAINED A PW TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/20/2007Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Pens and pencils
PT STATES THAT " *** KICKED PT AND STABBED HIM ON HIS LEG WITH A PENCI L" D: ASSAULT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/04/2007Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils
PT FELL AT SCHOOL AND CUT LEG WITH HIS PENCIL. D: LACERATION RIGHT LO WER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/19/2007Age: 11 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
PENCIL LEAD STUCK IN LEG. DX FB LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/17/2007Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Other
Product: Pens and pencils
PEN CAP GOT STUCK IN PT'S CAST POSSIBLY WHEN SOMEONE WAS SIGNING CAST - REMOVED THIS ITEM FROM CAST OF FX LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/12/2007Age: 2 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
ACUTE PUNCTURE WOUND TO R LOWER LEG: MOM STATES PT RAN WITH PENCIL, FELL, PENCIL WENT INTO R LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/12/2007Age: 58 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils
CUT WITH BALL POINT PEN;. DX- 1 CM SHIN LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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