Accidents - Pens and pencils - 6-15 years old - Year 2004 - Internal

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 784
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/21/2004	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	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 A PLASTIC PENCIL CAP WHILE TALKING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2004	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	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
13 YOM SWALLOWED A PEN CAP. NOW IN STOMACH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2004	Age: 12 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 HAD MECHANICAL PEN LID IN MOUTH & ACCIDENTALLY INHALED LID. DX: ASPIRATED FOREIGN BODY BRONCHUS, PULMONARY COLLAPSE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/12/2004	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils
PT SWALLOWED A RUBBER PEN GRIPPER, FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2004	Age: 10 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
10YO SWALLOWED CAP OFF INK PEN INGESTED FOREIGN OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/28/2004	Age: 14 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
PATIENT SWALLOWED END OF AN INK PEN (NO OTHER INFO).
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2004	Age: 12 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
SWALLOWED A PIECE OF PEN CAP DX: INGESTED FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2004	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: Aspirated Object
Product: Pens and pencils
PT ASPIRATED TIP OF MECHANICAL PENCIL @ SCHOOL ACUTE RESPITORY DISTRESS COUGHING PT TO O.R. DX FOREIGN BODY RIGHT BRACHIAL.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/02/2004	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Pens and pencils
PT HAD A MECHANICAL PENCIL IN MOUTH CLIP CAME OFF PT SWALLOWED SMALL PL ASTIC PIECE
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/01/2004	Age: 10 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
PT. SWALLOWED CAP FROM MECHANICAL PEN, NOW COUGHING / CHOKING DX: ASPIRATED FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/28/2004	Age: 8 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 A PIECE OF A PENCIL DX. INGESTED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2004	Age: 14 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
PT. SWALLOWED A PEN CAP, PAINFUL WITH DEEP INHALATION. DX. FB ASPIRATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2004	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils
PT SWALLOWED A PLASTIC PEN CAP AT SCHOOL. D: ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OF PEN CAP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2004	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils
PT SWALLOWED A PEN TOP; FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2004	Age: 14 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
PT SWALLOWED A PENCIL FOREIGN BODY INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2004	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils
PT SWALLOWED A PIECE OF PENCIL LEAD LAST EVENING NOW HAS ABDOMINAL PAIN FOREIGN BODY INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2004	Age: 12 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
SWALLOWED PEN TOP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2004	Age: 12 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 SWALLOWED A PEN CAP. DX: SWALLOWED PEN CAP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2004	Age: 6 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: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils
PATIENT SWALLOWED LEAD TIP OF PENCIL 6 DAYS AGO, SEEN AT URGENT CARE, R EFUSING TO EAT NOW; FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2004	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Pens and pencils
FB INGESTION/15YOM SWALLOWED A PEN TOP ABOUT 10 MINUTES AGO IN SCHOOL. CAN FEEL IT IN THROAT. METAL PEN TOP CAME OFF.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2004	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils
INGESTION OF FB, MOTHER STS PT SWALLOWED A SPRING OF A PEN AT HOME, NO REC OF PAIN OR SOB. FB INSIDE THE THROAT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/27/2004	Age: 11 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 SWALLOWED TOP OF PEN C/O ASPIRATED, WHILE AT SCHOOL DX: SWALLOWED TOP PEN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/18/2004	Age: 9 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 END OF PENCIL DX. INGESTED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2004	Age: 8 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 WHO WAS CHEWING ON A PENCIL AND SWALLOWED A METAL PIECE FROM PENCIL ABOUT 2 HRS AGO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2004	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils, Pins and needles
PT WAS MAKING DART GUN OUT OF PEN TO SHOOT STRAIGHT PINS & INGESTED A PIN. DX: FB INGESTED.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 01/22/2004	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils
INGESTED PEN CAP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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