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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 683
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/15/2010 | Age: 6 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 |
| 6YOM CHEWED ON END OF PENCIL IN SCHOOL AND SWALLOWED METAL RING THAT HO LDS ERASER ON. NO SYMPTOMS. DX FB SWALLOWED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2010 | Age: 13 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 |
| 13 YO F MAY HAVE SWALLOWED A PEN CAP - SHE IS UNSURE AND WAS PLAYING WI TH IT IN HER MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2010 | 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 |
| 11YOM; PT WAS CHEWING ON A PENCIL ERASER AND ACCIDENTALLY SWALLOWED IT, D: SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/24/2010 | Age: 14 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 |
| 14 Y/O F SWALLOWED PART OF BALL POINT PEN FB INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2010 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 14YOF ACCIDENTALLY SWALLOWED SOME MECHANICAL PENCIL LEAD, IT FEELS AS IF ITS STUCK IN THROAT. DX; SWALLOWED FB, PHARYNGEAL IRRITATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2010 | Age: 7 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 |
| 7 YO M, PER FATHER PATIENT SAWLLOWED AN ERASER FROM HIS PENCIL TODAY WH ILE IN SCHOOL, DX FOREIGN BODY INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2010 | Age: 13 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 |
| 13YOM-FB SWALLOWED-SWALLOWED AN INK PEN CAP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2010 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 10 YR M SWALLOWED PENCIL ERASER;DX INGESTED OBJECT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2010 | Age: 8 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 |
| 8YOM SWALLOWED THE END OF A PENCIL FB INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/08/2010 | Age: 15 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 |
| 15 YR F INGESTED INK CARTRIDGE OF PEN; INGESTED OBJECT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/28/2010 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 8YOF INGESTED SMALL PIECE OF PENCIL AT SCHOOL; FB INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2010 | Age: 15 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 |
| 15YOF INGESTED WOODEN PENCIL AND PEN CAP, BC UPSET ABOUT ANNIV OF FRIEN D'S DEATH, PT DENIES SUICIDE ATTEMPT DX: INGESTED FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2010 | Age: 12 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 |
| 12 YOM INGESTED A PEN CLIP. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2010 | Age: 12 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 |
| 12YOF SWALLOWED INK PEN CAP TODAY AT 10AM C/O BEING UNCOMFORTABLE&PAIN. DX: FOREIGN BODY INGESTION (PEDS) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2010 | Age: 7 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 |
| 7YOM; PT SWALLOWED A PENCIL ERASER. D: SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2010 | 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 |
| PT SWALLOWED THE PLASRIC TIP OF A PEN DX: FB INGESTED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2010 | Age: 7 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 |
| 7YOWM PT STATES SWALLOWED METAL END OF PENCIL. DX. FB INGESTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2010 | Age: 15 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 |
| 15 YOM HAD A SPRING FROM A PEN IN HIS MOUTH AND TRIPPED AND INHALED THE SPRING/ INGESTED OBJECT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2010 | Age: 13 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 |
| 13YOF PT CHEWING ON PLASTIC TIP TO PENCIL AT SCHOOL YEST. ACCID SWALLOW ED TIP. CHOKING, COUGHING AFTER. TODAY HAS WHEEZE. DX FB IN R LUNG |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/15/2010 | Age: 11 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 |
| 11 YR F ASPIRATED PENCAP WHEN PLAYING WITH BROTHER;DX ASPIRATED OBJECT |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/09/2010 | Age: 11 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 |
| 11YOM WAS AT SCHOOL, SWALLOWED THE CAP TO A PEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2010 | 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 |
| 14 YO MALE SWALLOWED A SMALL PENCIL. DX FB INGESTED |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 02/02/2010 | Age: 6 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 |
| 6YOWF W/LID TO MARKER IN L NOSTRIL. DX. NASAL FB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2010 | Age: 11 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 |
| 11YOM FOREIGN BODY INGESTION CHEWING ON PLASTIC PEN CAP SUDDENLY BROKE OFF AND SWALLOWED PIECE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2010 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 9 M INGESTED PEN CAP# |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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