Accidents - Pens and pencils - Year 2009 - Internal

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,260
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	286
6-15 years old:	505
16-25 years old:	281
26-50 years old:	170
50+ years old:	16

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/14/2009	Age: 10 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils
210YMC POSSIBLY SWALLOWED THE TIP OF A LEAD PENCIL REPLACEMENT UNIT POSSIBLE FOREIGN BODY INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/14/2009	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils
10 YO M SWALLOWED CLICK PART OF INK PEN WHILE CHEWING ON IT. DX INGESTE D FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2009	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Pens and pencils
7 YO M CHOKED AFTER CHEWING ON PENCIL ERASER AT TIP OF PENCIL. COUGHED AND CHOKED IN SCHOOL. DX:AIRWAY FOREIGN BODY BY HISTORY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2009	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils
PT SWALLOWED A PEN TOP, FB SENSATION TO THROAT
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 11/04/2009	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils
PT SWALLOWED A PIECE OF PENCIL. D : FOREIGN BODY INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2009	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils
PT WAS ON THE BUS AND JERKED AND PT SWALLOWED A BALL POINT PEN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/16/2009	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Pens and pencils
7 Y/O F PUT A PENCIL IN NOSE & THE ERASER GOT STUCK. DX FB IN NOSE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/30/2009	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils
PATIENT SWALLOWED PEN CAP, FEELS LIKE CAUGHT IN THROAT; FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2009	Age: 23 months	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils
PT HAD A PEN IN MOUTH. NOT VOMITING BLOOD. DX FB ESOPHAGUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/03/2009	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils
INGESTION-WAS CHEWING ON THE END OF HER PEN AND ACCIDENTALLY SWOLLOWED THE CAP WHILE AT SCHOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2009	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils
DX: INGESTION OF METAL END AND ERASER OF PENCIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/17/2009	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Pens and pencils
SWALLOWED PIECE OF A PEN CAP WHICH IS IN ESOPHAGUS BUT DOES NOT WANT T O BE ADMITTED AND LEFT
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 07/11/2009	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils
PT SWALLOWED A COLORED PENCIL. DX FB INGESTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2009	Age: 42 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Pens and pencils
ALLEGEDLY SWALLOWED A PENCIL. FOREIGN BODY IN THROAT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2009	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Pens and pencils
BRONCHO FB-POSSIBLE ASPIRATION OT METAL PIECE OF INK PEN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/23/2009	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils
SWALLOWED PART OF BALL POINT PEN AT HOMEDX F B INGESTION TRNSF TO *** DX F B INGESTION TRNSF TO UVRMC
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 04/28/2009	Age: 54 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils
FB INGESTION-INK PEN CAP INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2009	Age: 20 months	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils
PT DX INGESTION OF FOREIGN BODY - S/P ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OF PEN CAP TODAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2009	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Pens and pencils
8YO HISP MALE ACCIDENTLY SWALLOWED SPIRAL PIECE OF MECHANICAL PENCIL THROAT PAIN, DX FOREIGN BODY IN THROAT
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 03/17/2009	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils
PT SWALLOWED THE TOP OF A PENCIL (ERASER AND METAL PART). DX FB INGEST ED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2009	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils
FB INGESTION/14YOF SWALLOWED TOP OF PEN AT SCHOOL AT 10AM. NOT DROOLING BUT COUGHING. FEELS FB SENSATION IN THROAT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2009	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils
20 YOM WAS CHEWING ON PLASTIC PEN CAP AND SWALLOWED IT F/B ESOPHAGUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2009	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils
PT SWALLOWED THE TIP OF A MAGNETIC PEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2009	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils
PATIENT SWALLOWED METAL PIECE FROM A PEN, STUCK IN GE JUNCTION, PT FED IN ED WITH FB GOING INTO STOMACH; FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2009	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils
18YOM WAS CHEWING ON A SMALL PEN CAP ACCIDENTLY SWALLOWED CAP, SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/02/2009	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils, Bottles or jars
PT DRANK WATER OUT OF BOTTLE THAT HAD OLD PEN IN IT. INK INGESTION, N ONTOXIC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2009	Age: 9 months	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils
SWALLOWED ERASER FROM MECHANICAL PENCIL;DX INGESTED OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2009	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils
3 YOM SWALLOWED A PEN CAP F/B INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2009	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils
MOTHER STATES PT.SWALLOWED METAL PART ON PENCIL HE WAS CHEWING ON. DX; INGESTION F.B.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2009	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils
INGESTION OF PEN CAP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2009	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils
INGESTED FB, PEN CAP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2009	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Pens and pencils
PATIENT PUT PENCIL ERASER IN NOSE; REFERRED TO ENT FOR REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils
PT IS MILDLY RETARDED,AGGRESSIVE W/ BEHAVORIAL ISSUES C/O SWALLOWING A 1 INCH PENCIL AT SCHOOL. DX: FOREIGN BODY INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2009	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Pens and pencils
SWALLOWED A PEN TOP DX: ASPIRATED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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