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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 74
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/22/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| FELL ON A PENCIL, 3 DAYS AGO, & IT PUNCTURED HIS LT KNEE, NOW HAVING DIFFICULTY W/ FLEXION IN THAT KNEE. DX; FB PUNCTURE WOUND, ? SEPTIC JO |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/03/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| FELL & JABBED A PENCIL INTO RT KNEE- LEAD BROKE OFF DX: PUNCTURE WOUND TO RT KNEE AREA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT FELL ON PENCIL, WHICH STUCK INTO HER LEFT KNEE@ HOME DX; PUNCTURE WOUND TO RIGHT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| DX SUPERFICIAL PUNCTURE WOUND, R KNEE: ACC STABBED SELF WITH LEAD (GRAPHITE PENCIL) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PENCIL POINT STUCK IN KNEE. DX FB KNEE |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
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