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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 512
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/04/2002 | Age: 9 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 AT SCHOOL INGESTED A SMALL PLASTIC TOP OF A PEN FOREIGN BODY INGESTI ON |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/22/2002 | Age: 9 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 |
| INGESTION FOREIGN OBJECT - 9 YOM FELL WITH PENCIL, METAL PART THAT HOLD S ERASER POPPED OFF AND INTO MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2002 | Age: 12 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 |
| SWALLOWED A FB-AT SCHOOL-SWALLOWED A BALLPOINT PEN CAP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2002 | Age: 15 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 |
| PLAYING WITH PEN SWALLOWED TIP OF METAL PEN F.B. STOMACH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/21/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT C/O SWALLOWING THE SPRING FROM A PEN TODAY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/28/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| ASPIRATED PEN CAP |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/11/2002 | Age: 12 years | 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 INGESTED PIECE OF A PEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/15/2002 | Age: 12 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 |
| ASPIRATED PEN SPRING. TO OR |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/06/2002 | Age: 12 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 |
| SWALLOWED CAP TO PEN AT 3 PM TODAY. DX. INGESTED FOREIGN BODY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| SWALLOWED CAP OF *** |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/11/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT SWALLOWED PEN TOP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| SWALLOWED PEN CAP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| INGESTED F.B; WAS CHEWING ON THE END OF A PEN AND SWALLOWED A SMALL PIECE OF PLASTIC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2002 | Age: 11 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: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| CHILD HAS PIECE OF PLASTIC FROM PEN STUCK IN THROAT. D: FOREIGN BODY, PHARYNX. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT ASPIRATED A PEN CAP; ASPIRATION OF FB, ITEM RECOVERED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PATIENT INGESTED ERASER END OF PENCIL AT SCHOOL, NO CHOKING OR DIFFICUL TY BREATHING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PATIENT WAS CHEWING ON PLASTIC PEN CAP AND SWALLOWED IT WHEN HE LAUGHED. DX SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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