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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 767
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 06/10/2009 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| ABD PAIN, LEAD INGESTION: MOTHER STATES PT HAS BAD HABIT OF CHEWING ON PENCILS,CAN EAT QUITE A BIT OF PENCIL W/O REALIZING IT, ABD PAIN/VOMIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT PLAYING AROUND AT SCHOOL. BROKE OPEN A BALL POINT PEN. PT INGESTED S OME OF THE INK ON A DARE. NO SYMP. MOUTH BLUE. DX INK INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/22/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT CHEWING ON PEN WHILE AT SCHOOL & IT EXPLODED IN MOUTH, NOW W/ABD PAI N, EMS FOUND PT LETHARGIC W/DECREASED ACTIVITY, +LOC; POISONING |
| Disposition: Held for observation |
| Date: 04/12/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| COLORED TONGUE WITH A BLUE *** MARKER. DX POISONING |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 01/24/2007 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Pens and pencils, Motor vehicles or parts |
| PT ON SCHOOL POSS CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING /DX INHALATION CARBON MONOX IDE FUMES. FOUND STUDENTS HAD PUT PENCILS IN BUS HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/24/2007 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Anoxia |
| Product: Pens and pencils, Motor vehicles or parts |
| PT ON SCHOOL BUS POS CARBON MONOXIDE FROM BUS /DX INHALATION OF CARBON MONOXIDE FUMES. FOUND STUDENTS HAD PUT PENCILS IN BUS HEATER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/21/2006 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| SUCKING A MARKER IN SCHOOL. DX POISONING - NON TOXIC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/08/2006 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| ACUTE SUBSTANCE ABUSE ,PT SNIFFING MARKERS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2006 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT. WAS CHEW'G ON RED INK PEN + IT EXPLODED IN HER MOUTH. PCC CALLED, S TATED THAT INK IS NON-TOXIC. DX.: INGESTION OF NON-TOXIC CHEMICAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/18/2005 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT USED *** ALL OVER BODY BROKE OUT IN RASH AT HOME URTICARA URTICARA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/31/2004 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT DX LEAD INGESTION - MOM CAUGHT HER CHEWING ON PENCIL LEAD. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/17/2004 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| POISONING, STEPFATHER STS PT CHEWING A WHITE ART PEN, SOME LIQUID INGES TED, C/O HEADACHES, NO EPIGASTRIC PAIN OR DIZZINESS, |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2003 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| POISONING, VIA EMS, FATHER STS PT INGESTED 4 TABLETS *** FOR A HEADACHE S, INJURY CAUSED WITH A PENCIL, NO LOC OR DIZZINESS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/17/2003 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| C/O HEADACHE AND FACE TINGLING AFTER INHALING ***S. DX. HEADACHE. LWOBS . |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 10/16/2002 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| "SNUFFING" MARKERS @ SCHOOL. NURSE SAID EYES WERE DILATED. DX: NORMAL EXAM / SCHOOL CONCERN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2002 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| CHEWED ON PEN WHICH LEAKED DX. NONTOXIC INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2001 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2000 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Poisoning |
| Product: Pens and pencils, Knives |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2000 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 10/19/2000 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: All Of Body | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
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