Accidents - Pens and pencils - 6-15 years old - Year 2006 - Internal

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 673
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/13/2006	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
PATIENT ASPIRATED TOP OFF MECHANICAL PENCIL, WHEEZING; ADMIT TO OR FOR FB IN RESPIRATORY TREE REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/07/2006	Age: 9 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
PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY SWALLOWED PLASTIC PEN CAP AT SCHOOL; FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2006	Age: 14 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
SWALLOWED THE TIP OF A BALL-POINT PEN. DX FB INGESTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/05/2006	Age: 14 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
MENTALLY RETARDED CHILD SWALLOWED A 3.5 INCH PENCIL SHARPENED AT BOTH E NDS. PENCIL IN STOMACH. D: SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY. ADMIT
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 09/19/2006	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: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils
PT SWALLOWED A MECHANICAL PENCIL LID DX: FB INGESTON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2006	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 SWOLLOWED A PIECE OF A PLASTIC PEN CAP. DX FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2006	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Pens and pencils
PATIENT SWALLOWED PEN TOP AT HOME DX: POSSIBLE FOREIGN BODY ASPIRATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/31/2006	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils
PATIENT INHALED AND SWALLOWED PLASTIC ERASER CAP ON PENCIL AT SCHOOL, F EELS LIKE IT'S STUCK IN THROAT; FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2006	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	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 METAL PART AROUND THE ERASER OF A PENCIL. D: ACCIDENTAL INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2006	Age: 12 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 HAD METAL CAP TO PEN IN MOUTH AND LAUGHED. DX FOREIGN BODY IN RIGHT MAINSTREAM LUNG.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/14/2006	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	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
PATIENT SWALLOWED PEN CAP, INITIAL CHOKING W/DIFFICULTY BREATHING, NOW HAS FB SENSATION IN THROAT, PAIN W/SWALLOWING; FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2006	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Pens and pencils
PT CHEWING ON A PENCIL, NOW PICECE OF WOOLD STUCK IN THROAT DX: PAIN TO THROAT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2006	Age: 11 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
PT SWALLOWED A PIECE OF A PEN. D: SWALLOWED RUBBER FROM PEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2006	Age: 12 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, Bottles or jars
SWALLOWED PART OF A PLASTIC PEN CAP THAT FELL INTO BOTTLE OF POP, UMBIL ICAL PAIN; FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2006	Age: 9 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 COIL FROM MECHANICAL PENCIL, WITNESSED BY ART TEACHER; INJ ESTED FOREIGN OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2006	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: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Pens and pencils
PT SWALLOWED PIECE OF PEN. DX: FB IN THROAT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2006	Age: 15 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
PT SWALLOWED A PENCIL LAST EVENING SEVERE ABD PAIN FOREIGN BODY INGESTI ON- RESIDENT OF THE JUVENILE PRISON SYSTEM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/29/2006	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Pens and pencils
ASPIRATED PEN CAP
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/20/2006	Age: 8 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
ACCIDENTALLY SWALLOWED INK PEN LID DX FOREIGN BODY INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2006	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	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 SWALLOWED A PENCIL; FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 03/02/2006	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: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils
PT SWALLOWED A PEN CAP. COUGHED INITIALLY. NO RESPIRATORY DISTRESS. D: FOREIGN BODY, STOMACH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2006	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	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 PEN TOP/INGESTED FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2006	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils
ACCIDENTALLY SWALLOWED TIP OF PEN/CAP OF PEN WHILE DRINKING WATER NOW C /O FB SENSATION "POKE" IN THROAT WHEN SWALLOWING;SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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