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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,369
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/07/2009 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crayons or chalk |
| STEPPED ON A PIECE OF CHALK AND TWISTED ANKLE. DX. ANKLE SPRAIN.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2009 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Crayons or chalk |
| SENT IN FROM PSYCH FACILITY FOR EVAL AFTER INGESTION OF 5 *** PILLLS FO R HER BACK PAIN&ALSO WAS EATING CHALK, THOUGHT WAS CANDY>>ING/OD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2008 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crayons or chalk |
| PT PICKED UP SON WHO WAS HOLDING A CRAYON AND AS ACCIDENTLY POKED IN LE FT EYE ABRASION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crayons or chalk |
| HIT IN CHEEK W/PIECE OF CHALK DX; FACE CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/04/2007 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crayons or chalk |
| 46 YO MALE SLIPPED ON CRAYON AT SCHOOL FOOT STRAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2006 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crayons or chalk |
| EYE CT-HIT IN EYE W/ CRAYON BY CHILD-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2005 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crayons or chalk |
| TRIPPED OVER A PIECE OF CHALK. DX. R ANKLE SPRAIN L KNEE CONTUSION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2005 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Crayons or chalk |
| PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE STEPPED ON SOME SIDEWALK CHALK CAUSING A FX TO H IS LT 5TH METATARSAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2005 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Crayons or chalk |
| FOREIGN BODY LEFT EAR-SENT FROM STATE HOSPITAL AFTER STICKING CRAYON IN LEFT EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/02/2004 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Crayons or chalk |
| CHILD PUT CHALK IN EAR DX: F.B. L EAR / PT. LEFT PRIOR TO BEING SEEN AND TRATED BY DR. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 04/19/2004 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Crayons or chalk |
| LEFT EAR FOREIGN BODY-C/O EAR PAIN ONSET BY A CRAYON THAT BROKE OFF IN EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2004 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Crayons or chalk |
| CHALK GOT INTO EYES CONJUNCTIVITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2004 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Crayons or chalk |
| FOREIGN BODY LEFT EAR CANAL-SENT FROM STATE MENTAL HOSPITAL WITH C/O LE FT EAR PAIN AFTER INSERTING A CRAYON INTO EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2004 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Crayons or chalk |
| PT STUCK A CRAYON IN RT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2003 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Crayons or chalk |
| ACCIDENTALLY" DRANK SODA WITH WOOD CHIPS AND CHALK IN IT" DX: INGESTED FOREIGN OBJECT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2003 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Crayons or chalk |
| 30 YO MALE'S DAUGHTER THOUGHT RAT POISON WAS CHALK AND PUT IN FOOD AND ATE IT ALL - ANXIETY, RAT POISON INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2003 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Crayons or chalk |
| GOT CHALK IN EYE YESTERDAY / WASHED IT OUT STILL HAS EYE PAIN DX: L CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/30/2003 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crayons or chalk |
| PT C/O BROKEN TAILBONE. PT SLIPPED ON CRAYONS. DX CHRONIC LOWER BACK PA IN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2003 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crayons or chalk |
| PT SLIPPED ON CRAYON AT RESTAURANT 2 DAYS AGO. DX: DORSAL/CERVICAL STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Neck | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crayons or chalk, School equipment |
| WAS WRITING ON BLACK BOARD AND INJURED BACK. NECK/UPPER BACK MUSCLE STRAIN. DOESN'T STATE IG WORK OR NON WORK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crayons or chalk, Floors or flooring materials |
| SLIPPED ON CHALK AND CRAYONS AND FELL ON THE FLOOR AT CASINO SPRAIN LEFT KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/18/2002 | Age: 42 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: Crayons or chalk |
| 42 YO F HAD CRAYON BREAK OFF IN TRACH WHILE CLEANING IT FOREIGN BODY-TRACH |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/14/2002 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Crayons or chalk |
| LT HIP DISLOCATION-BENT DOWN TO PICK UP A CRAYON-FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/20/2001 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Crayons or chalk |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2001 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Crayons or chalk |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2001 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Crayons or chalk, Stairs or steps |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2000 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Crayons or chalk |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2000 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Crayons or chalk |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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