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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,463
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/17/2005 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT STUCK A PENCIL ERASER IN EAR AT SCHOOL . |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2005 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT GOT PENCIL LEAD STUCK IN EAR; FB EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2005 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT IS BEING SEEN FOR HAVING A PEICE OF PENCIL LEAD IN EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2005 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT IS BEING SEEN FOR HAVING AN ERASER IN EAR - OFF PENCIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2005 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| FELT BUG IN EAR LAST NIGHT, RECENTLY SPRAYED HOUSE FOR ROACHES, EAR RED AND INFLAMED; EAR IRRIGATED WITH REMOVAL OF BUG AND PENCIL LEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2005 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PATIENT THREW PENCIL IN AIR YESTERDAY, LANDED ON EAR AND BROKE LEAD IN EAR; FB REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2005 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| ACCIDENTALLY POKE EAR WITH A PENCIL DX: R EAR PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/27/2005 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO EAR FROM PENCIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/25/2005 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 6 YOM HAS PENCIL ERASER STUCK IN RIGHT EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2005 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| POKED A PEN IN HER EAR RIGHT TM ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2005 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PATIENT POKED IN EAR WITH PENCIL ON BUS, EAR PAIN; OTITIS MEDIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2005 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT HAS PIECE OF PENCIL ERASER IN EAR, FB EAR, C/O OF PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/27/2005 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT. STUCK PENCIL IN EAR + ERASER BROKE OFF APPROX. 1HR. AGO. MILD EAR P AIN. DX.: F.B. IN EAR, ERASER RETRIEVED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/26/2005 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PIECE OF PENCIL LEAD IN R EAR CANAL. DX: FOREIGN BODY EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2005 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 9YOF LEAD TIP IF PENCIL INSERTED IN EAR,ANOTHER STUDENT BUMPED INTO HER AND TIP BROKE,+PAIN,CERUMEN CLEANED OUT/? FB; R-EAR POSSIBLE FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2005 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| ABRASION TO EAR WHEN STUCK A PENCIL IN EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2005 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PUT PENCIL ERASER INTO EAR DX. FB EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2005 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT STATES BROKEN LEAD FROM PENCIL FLEW INTO HIS EAR. HE THINKS HE GOT IT OUT BUT "KINDA STILL HURTS". DX: FOREIGN BODY EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2005 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT STUCK A PENCIL IN RT EAR TIP BROKE OFF IN RT EAR CANAL, FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/16/2005 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT IS BEING SEEN FOR HAVING PENCIL ERASER IN EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/16/2005 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| BROTHER STUCK PEN IN EAR DX EAR CANAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2005 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| EAR FB-PIECE OF PENCIL LEAD REMOVED FROM EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2005 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT PLACED PEN CAP INTO RT EAR CANAL C/O PN, FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2005 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT STUCK A PENCIL C ERASER END THE BROKE INTO THE EAR SUSTAINED " EAR FB REMOVAL" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2005 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 6 YOM PLACED PENCILS IN BOTH EARS AT SCHOOL TODAY, BROKE LEAD OFF IN EA RS. PENCIL LEAD REMOVED FROM EARS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2005 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT'S EAR CANAL IS DISCOLORED. PT WAS SCRATCHING INSIDE OF EAR WITH PENCIL & BELIEVES LEAD FELL OFF INTO EAR. DX: FOREIGN BODY EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2005 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| EARL LACERATION,CUT WITH A PENCIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2005 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT DX LT EAR LACERATION - WAS STABBED BEHIND LT EAR WITH PENCIL BY CLASSMATE IN SCHOOL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/06/2005 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| HAS A PENCIL ERASER STUCK IN EAR/ FB RT EAR CANAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2005 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT GOT PENCIL LEAD STUCK IN L EAR THIS AM WHILE IN SCHOOL. DX: FOREIGN BODY EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2005 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 10 YO GOT PENCIL LEAD FROM PENCIL STUCK IN EAR FOREIGN BODY EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2005 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT SCRATCHED LT EAR WITH PENCIL POINT WITH TIP BREAKING OFF IN EAR, FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/13/2005 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| STUCK A PENCIL IN EAR AND ERASER GOT STUCK IN EAR DX: FOREIGN BODY REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2005 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT HAS PART OF PENCIL STUCK IN EAR. D: RIGHT EAR FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2005 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| DX FOREIGN BODY LEFT EAR: STUCK PENCIL ERASER IN EAR AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2005 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT DX MILD SUPERICIAL LACERATION TO RT EAR - PT GOT POKED WITH A PENCIL TO RT EAR X 2 DAYS AGO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2005 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT AS A PENCIL LEAD STUCK IN EAR. D: NO DX; PT LEFT WITHOUT BEING SEE N BY PHYSICIAN |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 03/24/2005 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT IS BEING SEEN FOR HAVING PART OF A PENCIL IN HIS EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2005 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT STUCK PENCIL IN EAR DX: FOREIGN BODY REMOVED FROM RT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2005 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT STUCK PENCIL ERASER IN RIGHT EAR. DX: FOREIGN BODY RIGHT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2005 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PATIENT PUT PENCIL IN EAR, PIECE OF MECHANICAL PENCIL STUCK IN EAR; FB REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2005 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT'S SISTER ACCIDENTLY POKED HER IN THE EAR WITH A PENCIL. DX: PUNCTU RE WOUND TO EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2005 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PATIENT STUCK A PENCIAL LEAD IN EAR AT HOME. DX: FOREIGN BODY TO LT EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2005 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT GOT PENCIL ERASER STUCK IN EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2005 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT WAS SCRATCHING EAR WITH A PENCIL AND THE TIP STUCK IN EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2005 | 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: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT STUCK A PENCIL IN RT EAR - C/O PAIN IN EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2005 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT C/O PENCIL ERASER IN LT EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2005 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PATIENT BROKE PENCIL LEAD OFF IN EAR AT SCHOOL; FB REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2005 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 6 YOF HAS PENCIL ERASER IN RIGHT EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2005 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT WITH PENCIL ERASER STUCK IN RIGHT EAR PT TRYING PT TRYING TO UNPLUG EAR. DX RIGHT EAR CANAL FOREIGN BODY REMOVED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2005 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| FB R EAR, MOTHER STS PT INSERTED A PENCIL TIP INTO HER EAR IN CLASS, C/O PAIN, DISCOMFORT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2005 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT PUT A PIECE OF ERASER IN EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2005 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT AT SCHOOL STUCK A PENCIL WITH THE ERASER WITH RIGHT EAR A PIECE OF T HE ERASER BROKE OFF AND LODGED IN EAR FOREIGN BODY EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2005 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| ERASER FROM PENCIL STUCK IN EAR AT SCHOOL RIGHT EAR CANAL FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2005 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT IS BEING SEEN FOR HAVING PART PENCIL STUCK IN EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2005 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| CHILD PLAYING AROUND AT SCHOOL WHEN GOT A PIECE OF PENCIL IN EAR. D: FO REIGN BODY, EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2005 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT AT HOME PUT A PIECE OF PENCIL LEAD IN RIGHT EAR FOREIGN BODY EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
|