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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 978
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/27/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 6 YO M FELL, HIT EYE WITH PENCIL, LACERATION TO EYELID. DX LEFT WITHOUT BEING SEEN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 12/19/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT WAS POKED IN CHEEK W/PENCIL. DX: FB R CHEEK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT PLAYING WITH BROTHER WHO ACCIDENTLY POKED HER IN THE FACE WITH A PEN CIL SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE WOUND TO CHEEK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 8YOM FELL W/PENCIL IN HAND, PENCIL SHOVED INTO R NARE DX: RT NARE INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 06YOM JAMMED A PENCIL UP RIGHT NOSTRIL AT SCHOOL DX/TRAUMA R NOSE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/12/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT STUCK IN FACE WITH PENCIL POINT BY CLASSMATE/ALSO RT PALM HAND, PUNC TURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| CHILD PUNCTURED FOREHEAD WITH PENCIL. POSSIBLE LEAD IN FOREHEAD. D: PUNCTURE WOUND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT C/O WAS POKED IN UPPER LT EYELID W/A PENCIL TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| STUCK IN EYE WITH A MARKING PEN - LACERATION UNDER LT. EYE DX: LACERATION TO LOWER EYELID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT DX LT EYEBROW LACERATION - DUE TO BEING STUCK BY A PENCIL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| POKED IN FACE WITH INK PEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pens and pencils, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| CHIN ABRASION- WAS SITTING AT HER DESK AT SCHOOL , HOLDING A PENCIL TO HER CHIN WHEN SHE FELL ON IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT HOLDING PENCIL WHICH WENT INTO NOSE, FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PUNCTURE (L) BELOW EYELID, VIA EMS, PT FELL DOWN WITH A PENCIL IN HIS H AND & SUST INJURY AT HOME, C/O PAIN & SOME BLEEDING. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| FACIAL LAC-AT SCHOOL-GOT STABBED W/A PENCIL-INTENT NOT OBVIOUS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| POKED IN EYE BY A PENCIL PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT HIT IN FOREHEAD WITH A PENCIL AT SCHOOL; PW FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PATIENT HIT ON FOREHEAD WITH AN INK PEN; FOREHEAD LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PATIENT POKED IN FACE WITH PENCIL AT SCHOOL; FACIAL PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT DX SMALL SUPERFICIAL PUNCTURE WOUND - C/O PUNCTURED PENCIL WOUND TOL T LOWER EYELID,UPPER CHEEK X7 DAYS AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PATIENT POKED IN EYELID WITH PENCIL AT SCHOOL; PUNCTURE WOUND TO EYELID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/17/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| WHILE AT DAYCARE THE PATIENT PLACED A PENCIL INTO HIS RIGHT NOSTRIL AT 1030, BLED IMMEDIATELY BUT NOT SINCE ARRIVAL IN ER. DX FOREIGN BODY NOS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PATIENT LEANED FORWARD POKING EYELID WITH A PENCIL AT SCHOOL; PUNCTURE WOUND WITH GRAPHITE TO EYELID |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils, Flying toys |
| FOREHEAD LAC-PT SHOT PENCIL OUT OF A PLANE LAUNCHER INTO HIS FOREHEAD AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| RT EYELID LAC- FELL ON A PENCIL TODAY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2002 | 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: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| LT ORBITAL ECCHYMOSIS-STRUCK SELFW/ AN INK PEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| RT EYELID AB-FELL AND POKED EYE W/A PENCIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 6YOM SISTER ACCIDENTALLY HIT HIM IN THE FACE WITH A PENCIL DX: PUNCTURE WOUND FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| CUT UNDER EYE WITH PENCIL. WHEN ANOTHER CHILD PUSHED ON HIS HEAD. DX: FACIAL LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils, Chairs |
| BENDING OVER TO PICK UP PENCIL AND ANOTHER STUDENT PUSHED CHAIR HI TTING PT FH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| LACERATED CHIN ON METAL END OF A PENCIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PENETRATING TRAUMA TO FOREHEAD; COUSIN THREW PENCIL AT HEAD. D: LACERATION FOREHEAD / FOREIGN BODY FOREHEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PUNCTURE WOUND TO THE FACE- SIBLING POKED HER IN THE FACE WITH A P ENCIL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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