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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 311
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/22/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PUNCTURE (R) THIGH, VIA EMS, MOTHER STS PT SUST STAB WOUND WITH A PENCIL AT THE SCHOOL, C/O PAIN, BLEEDING, NORMAL ROM, SENSATION INTACT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2003 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| TIP OF PENCIL STUCK IN LEG LEFT THIGH PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/25/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| STUCK SELF WITH PENCIL DX: PUNCTURE WOUND L THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2003 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT FELL OUT OF BED LANDED ON PENCIL. D; FOREIGN BODY TO THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2003 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT WAS ACCIDENTLY STABBED IN THE LEG WITH A PENCIL DX LEG FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT. WAS AT SCHOOL AND WAS STABBED IN THE BACK OF RT. LEG WITH A PENCIL. DX F.B. PENCIL LEAD IN LEG. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils, Book bags or back carriers |
| PATIENT FELL ON BOOK BAG AT SCHOOL 4 DAYS AGO, PENCIL STABBED INTO THIG H; PUNCTURE WOUND WITH LEAD TATTOO IN LEG WITH INFECTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2003 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PUNCTURE WOUND TO UPPER LEG FROM PENCIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PENCIL PUNCTURE DX-ACUTE PUNCTURE WOULD R THING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 11 Y.O. W FEMALE W/PW TO THIGH. PT SAT ON A PENCIL. E9179 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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