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Accidents - Pens and pencils - Year 2008 - Lower Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 320
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Age:
0-5 years old:71
6-15 years old:249

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 11/03/2008Age: 12 yearsSex: FemaleRace: 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: GRAPHITE/ PENCIL LEAD PUNCTURE WOUND TO LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/26/2008Age: 10 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PT FELL ON PENCIL PW LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/26/2008Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
SISTER STABBED PT WITH A MECHANICAL PENCIL. DX FOREIGN BODY R LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/07/2008Age: 12 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
12 YOF PUNCTURE WOUND WITH CELLULITIS STABED IN LOWER LEG WITH A PENCIL 2 DAYS AGO*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/10/2008Age: 9 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
PENCIL LEAD TIP IN LEG PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT LOWER LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/02/2008Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PENCIL LEAD IN CALF; PT SCRATCHED LEG WITH A PENCIL WHEN LEAD GOT STUCK . D: FOREIGN BODY (LEAD) IN CALF - REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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