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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 540
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/11/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT WAS POKED IN THIGH WITH PENCIL AT SCHOOL, FB THIGH |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 12/09/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| RUNNING IN THE CHURCH WITH PENCIL IN THE HAND THEN FELL STABBING THIGH WITH THE PENCIL THAT ITS TIP BROKE OFF IN VERSUS GOT STABBED>>PW/FB REM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 14Y/O,M,PENCIL POINT BROKE OFF IN BACK OF THIGH, FB R THIGH(REMOVED) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| HAS A PENCIL POINT IN LEG---FB REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PLAYING AT SCHOOL,FELL AND PENCIL STUCK IN LEFT THIGH FB LT THIGH * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT WAS FOOLING AROUND AT SCHOOL & WAS STRUCK IN LEG WITH A PENCIL DX: FOREIGN BODY LEFT THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/22/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils, Clothing accessories |
| PATIENT HURT WHEN FELL ON PURSE AND PENCIL THAT WAS IN PURSE AT HOME. DX: PU NCTURE WOUND RT THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2008 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT ACCID. STABBED HERSELF IN THE R THIGH W/ A PENCIL AT HOME. HAS PUNCT . MARK W. GRAPHITE AROUND IT. NO FB. DX R UPPER LEG PUNCTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/27/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PATIENT WAS POKED IN THE THIGH WITH A PENCIL LEAD ACCIDENTALLY. DX-PUNCTURE WOUND THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils, Clothing accessories |
| PT WAS AT SCHOOL WHEN A PENCIL IN HER PURSE PUNCTURED HER R THIGH. HAS A PIECE OF THE LEAD IN THE THIGH. DX FB IN R THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| THIGH PW-HIT A SHARP LEAD PENCIL-@ SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT HAS A FB IN LEG AFTER JABBED BY A PENCIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 10 YO F FOREIGN BODY/ CELLULITIS TO THIGH PT STABBED WITH PENCIL 3 DAYS AGO* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2008 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 5 YOF GOT POKED IN RT LEG BY A PENCIL- SMALL PUNCTURE WOUND TO RT THIGH DX: PUNCTURE WOUND TO RT THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT SAT ON PENCIL AT SCHOOL. DX. ABRA R THIGH/BUTTOCKS, R/O FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT STUCK WITH PENCIL TO THIGH, PUNCTURE TO THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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