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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,986
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/17/2003 | Age: 17 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 |
| PT SWALLOWED A PEN CLIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils, Floors or flooring materials |
| PUNCTURE (R) 2ND FINGER, PT PICKING UP A PENCIL FROM THE FLOOR & SUST INJURY, FB INBEDDED, C/O PAIN, SWELLING, SENSATION INTACT, ROM NORMAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/09/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT STUCK EYE WITH PENCIL. D: CORNEAL ABASION, SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAG E. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| STUCK SELF WITH PENCIL DX. FB FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/03/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT STEPPED ON A PENCIL 5 DAYS AGO, PRESENTS TODAY 2CM LAC TO 2ND TOE LT SWOLLEN AND INFECTED LT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| ACCIDENTALLY STABBED IN LIP W/PENCIL DX: PW LIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/28/2003 | Age: 19 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 |
| FOREIGN BODY RT EAR-WAS SCRATCHING RT EAR WITH A PENCIL AND TIP OF IT B ROKE OFF IN EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/17/2003 | Age: 17 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 |
| PT SWALLOWED PEN TOP AT SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/16/2003 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT STEPPED ON A PENCIL. DX: R FOOT PW W/FB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/04/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| LEAD MECHANICAL PEN IN RT. UPPER ARM DX: FOREIGN BODY ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/22/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT POKED WITH A PENCIL; PW LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT ACCIDENTLY STABBED IN THE LEFT LOWER LEG WITH A PENCIL PUNCTURE WOUN D LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT ARRIVED TO ED WITH LEAD POINT FROM PENCIL STUCK IN RT FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PLAYING AROUND - POKED WITH PENCIL F B FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| BACK PAIN SINCE BENDING DOWN TO PICK UP A PENCIL. DX. LUMBAR SPRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2003 | Age: 17 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 EAR - 17 YOM WAS SCRATCHING EAR WITH A PEN AND THE END CAP CAME OFF AND STAYED IN HIS RIGHT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2003 | 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 |
| PATIENT POKED IN EYE WITH SHARPENED PENCIL AT SCHOOL; CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT WAS CLEANING HOUSE AND PENCIL WITH NO LEAD PUNCTURED PT'S PALM RT HAND; PUNCTURE WOUND RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT GOT PENCIL SHAVINGS IN EYE, CONTUSION TO EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 17 YO FEMALE CUT LEFT ARM WITH PEN CAP CONTUSION RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/19/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils, Pins and needles |
| PATIENT BROKE TIP OF PENCIL IN HAND ONE YEAR AGO, NOW HAVING PAIN IN HA D, SISTER USED NEEDLE TO LOOK FOR LEAD; PUNCTURE WOUND TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 22.Y.O.B.F. WHO ACCIDENTALLY STUCK A PEN IN HER EYE. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 05/30/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT WAS STABBED IN LT ARM WITH A PEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 21 YOM STEPPED ON PENCIL PUNCTURE FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 16 YO MALE STEPPED ON A PENCIL WITH BARE FEET F/B LEFT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT ATTEMPTED TO GIVE HIMSELF A TATOO WITH PEN ON L HAND, ACUTE LOCAL L HAND INFECTION SECONDARY TO SELF TATOOING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT HIT IN EYE WITH A PEN; CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/08/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| DEPRESSED, PUT PENCIL IN VAGINA F B VAGINA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PUNCTURED EYEBALL WITH PEN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT ACCIDENTLY STRUCK HERSELF IN THE RIGHT EYE WITH A *** ABRASION EYE ION EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/22/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PUNCURE WOUND RT FOREARM-PT WAS STUCK WITH A PENCIL IN RT FORARM AT SCH OOL. NOT SURE IF THERE IS ANY LEAD IN ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| SLEEPING, TODDLER POKED INK PEN INTO HIS EAR/ PERFORATED TM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT TAKING TEST WHEN LEAD FROM PENCIL GOT UNDER FINGERNAIL. D: FOREIGN B ODY, FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/05/2003 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT.REPORTED PEN TOP BEING STUCK IN RT.EAR. DX-CERUMEN IMPACTION RT.EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT WAS PLAYING WITH HIS GIRLFRIEND AT HOME WHEN HE ACCIDENTLY STRUCK HI S RIGHT HAND ON A PEN THAT SHE WAS HOLDING PUNCTURE WOUND HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2003 | Age: 17 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 |
| PIECE OF A PENCIL STUCK IN EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/26/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT. STATES FRIEND WERE TRYING TO MAKE TATTOO W/INK PEN YEST AEA NOW RED AND SWOLLE. DX. 2 DEGREE BURN L FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils, Buckets or pails |
| PT STABBED BY PENCIL WHEN FELL WITH PENCIL IN HAND AND HIT MOP BUCKET; PW HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2003 | Age: 20 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: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT WAS HIT IN THE EYE WITH A PENCIL DX: RIGHT EYE PUNCTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PW TO R HAND.PENCIL STILL IN HAND.DX FB R HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/26/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 19 YO FEMALE DEVELOPED WRIST PAIN WHEN WRITING WITH PENCIL GANGLION CYST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2003 | 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: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PLANTAR PUNCTURE W/ ? FB-STEPPED ON A PENCIL-3 DAYS PTA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT REACHED INTO POCKET & STUCK SELF W/PENCIL. LEAD WENT UNDER (R) INDEX FINGERNAIL & BROKE. DX: FOREIGN BODY INDEX FINGERNAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT WAS "POKED" IN THE LEG ONE WEEK AGO WITH A PENCIL. D: S/P FOREIGN BODY RIGHT THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT STEPPED ON PENCIL LEAD - LEAD IN RIGHT FOOT. D: FOREIGN BODY IN FO OT / REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2003 | Age: 17 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 |
| SWALLOWED A PEN CAP DX. INGESTED FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2003 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT WAS STABBED WITH PENCIL DX: PUNCTURE WOUND TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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