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Accidents - Pens and pencils - 6-15 years old - Year 2002 - Knee

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 252
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Date: 09/25/2002Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
SHE FELL AT HOME ONTO A PENCIL AT 1615, HAS THE PENCIL STICKING THROUGH SKIN OF HER LEFT KNEE. DX FOREIGN BODY LEFT KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/18/2002Age: 6 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
6 YO M GOT A PENCIL LEAD JABBED IN KNEE FOREIGN BODY KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/29/2002Age: 10 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PT.REPORTED RT.KNEE PUNCTURE WOUND SUSTAIN WITH PENCIL AT SCHOOL DX-PUNCTURE WOUND W/2% INFECTION RT.KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/19/2002Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PT GETTING INTO THE CAR WHEN HE KNELT ON A PENCIL THE LEAD WENT INTO RI GHT KNEE FOREIGN BODY KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/17/2002Age: 12 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: KneeDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PT. COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER CHILD AND SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE WOUND FROM A P ENCIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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