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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,276
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/17/2008 | Age: 6 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 |
| PIECE OF PENCIL BROKE OFF IN EAR, FB EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/07/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pens and pencils, Paper products |
| PT STATES SHE WANTED TO CLEAN HER EAR SO SHE USED A PEN WRAPPED IN TISSUE PAPER PLACED INTO LEFT EAR. DX- ABRASION TO LEFT EAR CANAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2008 | 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 PUT AN ERASER FROM PENCIL IN EAR AT SCHOOL, FB REMOVED; FOREIGN BODY IN EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2008 | 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 STATES HE WAS SCRATCHING HIS EAR W/END OF PENCIL AND LEAD BROKE OFF IN EAR AT SCHOOL. DX. FB R EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| FB R EAR/11YOF PRESENTS WITH ERASER FROM PENCIL IN EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2008 | 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 |
| PUT A PIECE OF PENCIL IN EAR. DX FB EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2008 | Age: 10 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 PUT PENCIL ERASER TIP IN EAR. DX: L EAR FB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 8 YOF PRESENTS WITH PENCIL ERASER STUCK IN LEFT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT PLACED A PEICE OF BROKEN PENCIL INTO RIGHT EAR WHILE @ RECESS AT SCHOOL. DX F.B. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2008 | 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PUT A PENCIL IN EAR AND IT BROKE. DX FB EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2008 | Age: 9 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 |
| FB TO EAR. PT STUCK A PENCIL IN EAR AND GOT ERASER STUCK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2008 | 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 |
| PEN CAP IN EAR. DX FB EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2008 | Age: 8 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 |
| 8 Y/O WAS SCRATCHING EAR WITH A PENCIL AND BROKE IT OFF IN HER EAR. DX-FOREIGN BODY EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 14YOM WAS AT SCHOOL WAS ACCIDENTLY STRUCK IN THE RT EAR WITH A PENCIL BY ANOTHER STUDENT;EAR LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2008 | Age: 8 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 |
| PENCIL LEAD IN EAR;DX FOREIGN BODY EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT PUT PENCIL IN EAR AND ERASER BECAME LODGED. DX: R EAR FB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2008 | Age: 9 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 |
| STABBED IN EAR WITH A PENCIL AT DAYCARE. DX FB EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/02/2008 | 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 PUT PEN CAP IN LEFT EAR FB EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2008 | Age: 6 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 |
| PENCIL ERASER IN EAR. DX FB EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2008 | 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 WITH PIECE OF PENCIL LEAD IN LEFT EAR AFTER SCRATCHING INSIDE OF EAR WITH PENCIL AND END OF LEAD BROKE OFF IN EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/18/2008 | 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT DX FOREIGN BODY TO RT EAR - S/P AFTER PT BROKE A PENCIL ERASER IN HIS EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/15/2008 | Age: 10 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: PEN CAP TO R EAR--REMOVED, GIVEN TYLENOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| FOREIGN BODIES IN EARS. DX-FOREIGN BODY,ERASER IN LEFT EAR. FOREIGN BODY, COTTON IN RIGHT EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/19/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | 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: F.B. (GRAPHITE PENCIL) IN R EAR--REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/13/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| LAST NIGHT @ HOME PT SAYS SIBLING PUT A PENCIL ERASER IN EAR NOW UNABLE TO REMOVE. DX F.B |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/17/2008 | 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 |
| LEAD FROM PENCIL DROPPED IN EAR. DX FB EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT PUT A PENCIL ERASER IN HIS R EAR WHILE AT SCHOOL. IS STUCK IN THE EA R. DX FB R EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2008 | Age: 9 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 |
| FOREIGN BODY IN EAR, LEFT EAR STUCK PENCIL IN EAR, WHITE PENCIL ERASER. DX-FOREIGN BODY LEFT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT STUCK A PEN IN HER EAR AT SCHOOL AND INJURED IT DX// ABRASION LEFT EAR CANNAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2008 | Age: 11 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 STATES AROUND 1930 HE PUT PENCIL IN L EAR AND LEAD BROKE. DX. FB I N EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/19/2008 | 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 YO MALE PUT PIECE OF PENCIL IN EAR AT SCHOOL F/B EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2008 | 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 |
| FOREIGN BODY IN R EAR STUCK PENCIL POINT IN EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PT WAS BORED IN SCHOOL SO HE STUCK A PENCIL ERASER IN HIS R EAR. NOW U NABLE TO GET IT OUT. DX R EAR FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2008 | 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 |
| PENCIL GOT STUCK IN EAR. DX FB EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2008 | Age: 9 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 |
| PT PUT METAL PART OF PENCIL AND PIECE OF ERASER IN EAR, FB EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| SCRATCHING EAR WITH PENCIL, ERASER GOT STUCK IN EAR. DX FB EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2008 | 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 |
| PATIENT HURT WHEN BROKE OFF PENCIL LEAD IN EAR. FOREIGN BODY IN EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2008 | Age: 9 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 |
| PUT PENCIL PIECE IN EAR;DX FOREIGN BODY EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2008 | 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: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| SCRATCHING EAR WITH A PENCIL ERASER WHICH DISLODGED IN >>FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2008 | 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 |
| PT HAS POSSIBLE BROKEN PENCIL LEAD IN EAR, FB EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2008 | 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 |
| EAR FB-PIECE IF PENCIL LEAD IN FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/21/2008 | 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 |
| EAR FB-PENCIL ERASER IN EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/16/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PUT PENCIL IN EAR TO GET WAX OUT AT SCHOOL, WOKE WITH BLOODY DRAINAGE F ROM EAR AND PAIN THRUOUT NIGHT; OTITIS MEDIA/EXTERNA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| FELL WITH ANOTHER STUDENT, AT SCHOOL, & GOT A PENCIL JABBED IN HER RT EAR, BLOOD FROM EAR. DX: LACERATION, WITH FB TO RT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2008 | Age: 6 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 |
| 6 YO STUCK PENCIL ERASER INTO EAR FOREIGN BODY EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/25/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| WAS SCRATCHING EAR WITH A PENCIL, AT HOME, WHEN HIS SISTER BUMPED INTO HIM, BLEEDING FROM EAR. DX; EAR CANAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 6 YO SUCK PENCIL ERASER IN EAR FOREIGN BODY EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/12/2008 | Age: 11 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 |
| 11 Y/O MALE SUS FOREIGN BODY TO EAR AFTER STICKING PENCIL POINT IN EAR DX FOREIGN BODY EAR% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2008 | Age: 7 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 HAS A PIECE OF PENCIL LEAD IN RT EAR DX: EAR FB- REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| BROTHER STUCK PENCIL IN PTS EAR, C/O PAIN, SMALL ABRASION EAR CANAL FRO M PENCIL STUCK IN EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2008 | 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 |
| PATIENT PUT PENCIL ERASER IN EAR AT SCHOOL; FB REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 8 Y FEMALE HAS TOP OF PEN STUCK IN EAR F/B RIGHT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2008 | 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: Inter Organ Injury |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT STUCK A PENCIL IN EAR AND IT BROKE OFF, NOW W/EAR PAIN, BLOODY DRAIN AGE AND ABRASION TO CANAL WALL; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE PERFORATION, ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2008 | 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PTS HEAR HURTING YEST SO HE STUCK PENCIL IN EAR AND LEAD TIP BROKE OFF, FB REMOVED; FOREIGN BODY IN EAR, OTITIS MEDIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2008 | 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 FRIENDS PUT A PIECE OF PENCIL IN RIGHT EAR FB EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/08/2008 | Age: 12 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 |
| PENCIL ERASER IN EAR. DX FB EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
|