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Accidents - Pens and pencils - 6-15 years old - Year 2002 - Upper Leg

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 337
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Date: 12/04/2002Age: 12 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
CHILD SAT ON PENCIL THIS EVENING. D: FOREIGN BODY PENCIL LEAD, THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/08/2002Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PT STABBED W/ PENCIL (L) THIGH TODAY ON SCHOOL BUS. DX: SUPERFICIAL PUNCTURE (L) THIGH, SUPERFICIAL SCRATCH (R) THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/01/2002Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PENCIL LEAD STUCK IN THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/09/2002Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PT GOT A PENCIL STUCK IN THIGH P.W. THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/23/2002Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils
STATES SAT ON A LEAD PENCIL THIS AM, PULLED IT OUT BY SELF. DX. LAC R UPPER THIGH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/17/2002Age: 9 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils, Stairs or steps
PT PENCIL WAS IN SIDE POCKET HIT HER IN THE BACK OF RT LEG WHILE CLIMBI NG STAIRS A HOME FB RT LEG/PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/13/2002Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
INJURED SELF WITH PENCIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/19/2002Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PT ACCIDENTALLY STABBED HIMSELF IN THE LEG WITH A PENCIL & THE POINT BR OKE OFF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/05/2002Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper LegDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
ACCIDENTLY PUNCTURED THIGH W/ A PENICL PENCIL LEAD TIP IN THIGH PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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