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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 305
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/02/2009 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| HE WAS STABBED IN THE BACK OF HIS HEAD, WITH A PENCIL, BY HIS SISTER, AT HOME. DX; SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/02/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| WAS PLAY FIGHTING WITH OTHER STUDENT AT SCHOOL AND WAS CUT ON BACK OF HEAD WITH A PEN DX- SCALP LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2009 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| HEAD PW-12 Y/O F-STABBED W/A PENCIL IN ALTERCATION-@ SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/09/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| ACCIDENTALLY STABBED SELF IN HEAD WITH PENCIL AT HOME. WAS ANGRY WITH EVERYONE. DX-PUNCTURE WOUND SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2009 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PATIENT HAD A SPLINTER FROM A PENCIL IN SCALP. DX-FOREIGN BODY SCALP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2009 | 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: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils, Plastic containers |
| DX LAC SCALP: LAC TO L SIDE ON HEAD FOLLOW'G BE'G STRUCK IN HEAD BY A PLASTIC PACKAGE OF COLORED PENCILS THROWN BY OLDER SIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/20/2009 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| AT SCHOOL LEANED BACK INTO PENCIL PUNCTURE TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/18/2009 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils, Beds or bedframes |
| FELL OFF BED AND ONTO A PENCIL. DX SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2009 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 9 YOF WAS TUMBLING AT HOME AND ROLLED ONTO A PENCIL STABBING SELF IN TH E HEAD SUSTAINING A PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2009 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT RUNNING WITH PENCIL AND FELL, NOW W/LAC TO SCALP AND ABRASION NEAR E YE, NO LOC; SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2009 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Pens and pencils, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT SLIPPED ON A PENCIL AT SCHOOL AND FELL STRIKING HIS HEAD ON A DESK T HEN ON THE FLOOR. NO LOC. VOMITING X 3 SINCE FALL, HEADACHE. DX CONCUSS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2009 | Age: 5 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils, Day wear |
| DX PUNCTURE WD: CHILD W PICKED UP BY SISTER WHO HAD A PENCIL IN HER POCKET. CHILD BEGAN CRY'G & PUNCTURE WD NOTED TO POSTERIOR HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2009 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| SHE DROPPED A PENICL UNDER HER DESK, AT SCHOOL, & GASHED HER HEAD AGAINST EDGE OF DESK- NO LOC. DX; SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/20/2009 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Pens and pencils, Chairs |
| 10YOF BENT OVER TO PICK UP PENCIL ON FLOOR AND HIT HEAD ON CHAIR AT SCH OOL - CLOSED HEAD INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2009 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Pens and pencils, Beds or bedframes |
| PT JUMPING ON BED WITH FULL LENGTH PENCIL IN HAND - FELL - PENCIL WENT THRU EYE AND INTO BRAIN - PT TRANS TO PEDI HOSP; PT DIED FROM INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
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