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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 510
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/14/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Dental Injury |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PATIENT BIT DOWN ON PEN CAP 3 DAYS AGO, NOW HAS LOOSE PRIMARY TOOTH; DE NTAL INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PENCIL LEAD BROKE OFF IN ROOF OF MOUTH WHILE RUNNING AND PLAYING, FB MO UTH(HARD PALETE) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT STUCK A PENCIL BETWEEN HER TEETH RESULTING IN A PIECE OF GRAPHITE BE ING STUCK BETWEEN THE TEETH- FOREIGN BODY REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 9 YO M STUCK HIMSELF IN LIP W/PENCIL-PENCIL LED IN LIP FOREIGN BODY LIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/29/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PATIENT JABBED PENCIL IN PALATE IN MOUTH AT SCHOOL; PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| DX INTRAORAL ABRASION: FELL WITH PEN IN MOUTH, INJURED MOUTH AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PATIENT CHEWING ON A PEN AT SCHOOL, METAL PIECE BROKE OFF LODGING IN PA LATE; SPONTANEOUS REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 13 YEAR OLD MALE PUT INK PEN INTO UPPER PART OF MOUTH AT SCHOOL DX ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/14/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils, Ceilings and walls |
| PUNCTURE WOUND - 7 YOF IMPALED HARD PALATE OF MOUTH WITH A PENCIL WHEN SHE TURNED HER HEAD AND STRUCK A WALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PUNCTURE WOUND OF LEFT PALATE - WAS RUNNING WITH PENCIL IN MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/30/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT HAD AN INK PEN IN HIS MOUTH AND IT GOT IMPALED. DX PUNCTUREWOUND/LAC TO INSIDE OF MOUTH,SOFT PALATE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/17/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| LIP LACERATION - RAN INTO FATHER WHO WAS HOLDING A PENCIL LACERATING UP PER LIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils, Diapers |
| 7YOM HAD PENCIL IN MOUTH, MOTHER TOSSED A DIAPER AT IT, STRUCK THE PENC IL JAMMING INTO POST PHARYNX DX: POST PHARYNGEAL EXCARIATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PATIENT POKED IN MOUTH WITH UNSHARPENED PENCIL AT HOME; MOUTH INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| HAD PENCIL IN MOUTH AT SCHOOL AND CUT TOP OF MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| MOUTH LAC;SOFT PALATE/11YOWM WHILE AT SCHOOL HAD PEN JAMMED INTO HIS MO UTH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2002 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT PLAYING WITH PEN IN MOUTH, PUNCTURE WOUND THROAT, OROPHAYNGEAL LACER ATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2002 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 6 Y.O. B MALE W/PW TO MOUTH. PT ACCIDENTLY STUCK SELF W/PENCIL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2002 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils, Basketball |
| PT HAD A PENCIL IN HIS MOUTH WHILE DRIBBLING A BASKETBALL AND HIT THE P ENCIL WITH THE BALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| STUCK A PENCIL IN HIS MOUTH AND LEAD BROKE OFF IN ROOF OF MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/17/2002 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PATIENT STABBED IN LIP WITH PENCIL AT SCHOOL; LIP LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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