Accidents - Pens and pencils - 16-25 years old - Year 2002

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,866
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Finger:	389	Foot:	239
Lower Arm:	221	Hand:	211
Eyeball:	169	Toe:	145
Internal:	97	Pubic Region:	92
Face:	72	Upper Trunk:	66
Ear:	36	Lower Trunk:	31
Mouth:	30	Shoulder:	16
Lower Leg:	15	Upper Arm:	15
Neck:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/26/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils
STABBED ACCIDENTALLY W/A COLORING PENCIL. DX. LAC L HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2002	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils
PT SUST. LAC. TO HAND FROM PENCIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PUNCTURED LT GREAT TOE - BAREFOOT - STEPPED ON A LEAD PENCIL (ELOPEMENT FIRST)
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 12/13/2002	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PT. STEPPED ON PENCIL LEAD THIS AFTERNOON. DX. FB L FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2002	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils
LACERATION HAND - 20 YOF BROKE A PEN IN HAND LACERATING PALM OF LEFT HA ND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2002	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils
LACERATION TO CHIN - PT CUT CHIN ON SHARP EDGE OF WRITING PEN. D: LACERATION LEFT CHEEK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PT STABBED WITH A PENCIL. LEAD REMAINED IN RT LOWER ARM FB REMOVAL RT L OWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/15/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
STABBED WITH A PENCIL FEW HOURS PTA-DX-ACUTE R PALMER SUPERFICIAL FOREI GN BODY REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2002	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
STEPPED ON PENCIL DX: PENCIL LEAD LT. FOOT
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 11/03/2002	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils
MOUTH LAC-HAD AN INK PEN IN HER MOUTH WHILE WRESTLING W/ HER NEPHEW- AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
RT 5TH FINGER FB-PENCIL LEAD STUCK IN FINGER-OCCURED AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/21/2002	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
ACCIDENTLY PUNCTURED HERSELF WITH A PENCIL- PUNCTURE TO THE HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pens and pencils
ABRASION TO EYE WHEN STRUCK WITH PENCIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2002	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pens and pencils
WENT TO PICK UP PENCIL AND STRAINED BACK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PW TO SHOULDER FROM A PENCIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PT.C/O PAIN TO LT.FOREARM SUSTAIN AT SCHOOL WITH LEAD PENCIL DX-FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL LT.FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2002	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils, Bags
PT STEPPED ON INK PEN THAT WAS IN A CLOTH BAG, WHILE WALKING BAREFOOT, PUNCTURE TO FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils
PT WAS STABBED IN FOOT W/PEN WHILE GOOFING OF. DX: LAC R FOOT .5CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pens and pencils, Eyeglasses
PT DX CORNEAL ABRASION - HIT IN RT EYE WITH #2 PENCIL WHILE WEARING EYEGLASSES AT SCHOOL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/13/2002	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pens and pencils, Desk supplies
TWIRLING PENCIL WITH PAPER CLIP ATTACHED AT HOSP DX. CORNEAL ABR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Pubic Region		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PW TO SCROTUM WHEN SAT ON PENCIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2002	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
20 Y.O. W MALE W/FB REMOVAL TO CAST ON LEG. PT STS HE DROPPED A PEN CAP DOWN HIS CAST ON HIS LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pens and pencils
PATIENT POKED IN EYE WITH A PENCIL YESTERDAY; CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/24/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pens and pencils
23 YO FEMALE WAS POKED IN EYE WITH PENCIL CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/09/2002	Age: 22 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
22 YOWM WAS CHEWING ON A PEN WHEN HE INADVERTENTLY SWALLOWED THE PEN'S END PEICE. PT THINKS IT IS STUCK IN HIS THROAT.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 08/02/2002	Age: 25 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 HAD EAR PAIN AND STUCK INK PEN IN EAR FELT SOMETHING IN EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pens and pencils
HIT IN EYE WITH PEN LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 06/20/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils
PT STEPPED ON A PENCIL; LAC RT 5TH TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2002	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
KILLING SPIDER WITH BARE FEET AND STEPPED ON LEAD PENCIL & ROKE LEAD IN HIS FOOT. PUNTURE LEFT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
GOT PENCIL STUCK IN FINGER DX: F.B. REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2002	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
RECTAL FB. PT BROKE A PENCIL OFF IN RECTUM IN PSYCH FACILITY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2002	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pens and pencils
NECK STRAIN- SUSTAINED WHEN HE BENT DOWN TO PICK UP A PENCIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PUNCTURE WOUND FINGER TIP BY PENCILCARBON FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Pubic Region		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
STUCK PENCIL IN VAGINAVAGINAL FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2002	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PT ACCIDENTLY STABBED HIMSELF IN THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER WITH A PEN PUNC TURE WOUND FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
STEPPED ON A MACHANICAL PENCIL IN DARK, PUNTURE TO RIGHT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
STABBED W/ PENCIL UPPER RT ARM DX: PW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2002	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pens and pencils
LT CORNEAL AB-AT SCHOOL SHARPENING PENCIL-GOT SHAVING IN EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
19 Y.O. W MALE W/FB REMOVAL TO FINGER. PT ACCIDENTLY STUCK PENCIL IN FI NGER. E9208
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils
PEN TO EYELID DX: LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/24/2002	Age: 16 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
PENCIL ERASER CAME OFF IN EAR WHEN TRYING TO SCRATCH EAR WITH IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils, Knives
PT.INJ.L.3RD.FINGER AT HOME WHEN USING A KNIFE TO SHARPEN A PENCIL,SLIP PED. DX; LAC.L.3RD.FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PT C/O PUNCTURE WOUND TO EAR AFTER POKING WITH PENCIL DX: PUNCTURE WOUND TO EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
ACCIDENTALLY STABBED SELF WITH PENCIL. DX: PUNCTURE WOUND TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils
FOOLING AROUND W/FRIEND AT 7 PM AND GOT CUT W/A PEN ON FACE. DX. FACIAL LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2002	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils
18-YOM SUSTAINED A CORNEAL LACERATION AS A RESULT OF BEING POKED WITH A PENCIL.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/20/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils, Bags
REACHED INTO SOME KIND OF A BAG ,JAMMED PENCIL LEAD UNDER FINGER NAIL FB UNDER FINGERNAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2002	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
HAD PENCIL WRAPPED IN HAIR-WENT TO TAKE IT OUT AND PUNCTURED UPPER BACK WITH POINT FEW HRS PTA-DX-ACUTE PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2002	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pens and pencils
ARM NUMBNESS. PT WAS WRITING NOTES IN CLASS WITH A PENCIL AND ARM WENT NUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PATIENT STABBED IN BACK WITH PENCIL AT SCHOOL; STAB WOUND TO SCAPULA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2002	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Dental Injury
Product: Pens and pencils
BROKEN TOOTH. PT WAS CHEWING ON A PENCIL AND INJURED TOOTH.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2002	Age: 21 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
SWALLOWED A PENCIL LASTNIGHT NO SYMPTOMS METAL TOP FOUND IN ROOM SENT F ROM STATE SCHOOL DX: POSSIBLE PENCIL INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2002	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
ACCIDENTALLY STABBED WITH INK PEN IN RIGHT FOREARM TODAY. SUPERFICIAL PUNCTURE WOUND TO RIGHT FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2002	Age: 21 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
PATIENT SUSTAINED SWALLOWING FOREIGN BODY AFTER SWALLOWED A PENCIL .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2002	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PUNCTURE WOUND FROM LEAD OF PENCIL. DX: PUNCTURE WOUND TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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