Accidents - Pens and pencils - 16-25 years old - Year 2004

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,647
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Ear:	286	Foot:	253
Internal:	226	Hand:	216
Lower Trunk:	134	Eyeball:	120
Lower Arm:	94	Elbow:	69
Mouth:	69	Ankle:	58
Finger:	44	Upper Trunk:	16
Knee:	16	Upper Arm:	16
Neck:	15	Upper Leg:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/24/2004	Age: 19 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 PUT PENCIL ERASER IN EAR 3-4 DAYS AGO & IT IS STUCK. DX: FB EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2004	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils, Knives with replaceable blades
PT WAS SHARPENING A CHARCOAL PENCIL WITH AN *** KNIFE SUSTAINED A LACER ATION TO THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2004	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils
PT STEPPED ON A PENCIL AND INJURED FOOT.D X FOOT LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils
PT AT THE JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER AND SWALLOWED A PENCIL FOREIGN BODY INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/07/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
ACCIDENTALLY STUCK SELF IN ABD WITH PENCIL AT SCHOOL; PUNCTURE WOUND TO ABD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2004	Age: 20 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 RT EAR.PT WAS SCRATCHING INSIDE EAR WITH A PENCIL AND ERASER GOT STU CK IN EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2004	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pens and pencils
PTS SON STUCK A PEN IN HIS THROAT A MONTH AGO NOW COUGHING UP BLOOD TRO AT TRAUMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/24/2004	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	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, Beds or bedframes
STEPPED OUT OF BED ON THE CARPET NAD STEPPED ON A PENCIL DX PUNTURE TO WOUND TO L FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2004	Age: 25 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
PT STEPPED ON A COLORED PENCIL 1 WK AGO, C/O OF PAIN, PUNCTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2004	Age: 17 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
17YMC PIECE OF PEN CAP STUCK IN EAR/FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2004	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
18 YOM WAS HOLDING PENCIL AND A PERSON WALKING BY ACCIDENTLY JAMMED THE PENCIL INTO HIS HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2004	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pens and pencils
DX RIGHT EYE ABRASION: STABBED SELF IN EYE WITH PENCIL AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PT ACCIDENTLY STABBED SELF WITH PENCIL IN LEFT ELBOW. DX: PUNCTURE WOULD LEFT ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2004	Age: 23 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: Other
Product: Pens and pencils
PT SCRATCHED INSIDE OF EAR WITH PEN CAP 2 DAYS AGO, DX POSSIBLE TM RUPT URE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2004	Age: 17 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
FB PENCIL LEAD IN FINGER SINCE 1997- C/O PAIN TODAY AND SWELLING + FB = + CELLULITIS + ABCESS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2004	Age: 25 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: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
FB R EYE/REMOVED/25YOM PRESENTS C/O FB SENSATION R EYE AFTER BREAKING A PENCIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PT STEPPED ON LEAD PENCIL PUNCTURING HEEL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pens and pencils
PT STABBED WITH PENCIL TO LEFT HAND 12 DYS AGO, PT THINKS 3-3MM PIECE OF A PENCIL LEAD STILL PRESENT. C/O SWELL HAND. DX. (L)HAND CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/18/2004	Age: 23 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 RT EAR-WAS SCRATCHING EAR WITH A PENCIL AND LEAD BROKE OFF IN RT EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2004	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PUNCTURE WOUND - 22 YOM C/O LEFT FOOT PAIN AFTER STEPPING ON A PENCIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2004	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PATIENT STABBED SELF IN LEG WITH PENCIL WHILE ON SCHOOL BUS,DARK MARK A ROUND WOUND; PUNCTURE WOUND TO THIGH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2004	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
19 YOF STEPPED ON A PENCIL AND NOW HAS PENCIL TIP IN BOTTOM OF LEFT FOO T.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2004	Age: 20 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
CORNEAL ABRASION - 20 YOF C/O RIGHT EYE PAIN, STATES WAS WRITING WITH A PENCIL WHEN THE LEAD BROKE AND POPPED INTO HER EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2004	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PUNCTURE WOUND TO LT HAND FROM PENCIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/2004	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
F.B. R EAR, MOTHER STS PT INSERTED AN ERASER AT THE SCHOOL, NO ACTIVE PAIN, DIZZINESS,TM NML, REMOVED BY FORCEPS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2004	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PT SUSTAINED PUNCTURE WOUND TO BACK FROM PEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	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
PUNC WOUND TO ARM GOT STABBED WITH PENCIL BY BROTHER DX: PUNC TO ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PT SAT ON A SHARP PENCIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils
CUT HAND WITH A PEN DX: L HAND LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2004	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PATIENT TRIED TO USE AN INK PEN IN HIS RECTUM TO RELIEVE CONSTIPATATION PEN WAS STILL IN RECTUM. DX-RECTAL FOREIGN BODY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2004	Age: 20 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
20 YO FEMALE WAS HIT IN EYE WITH PEN CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2004	Age: 16 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 C/O SWALLOWED A PEN CAP. DX SWALLOWED FB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2004	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pens and pencils
PT HAS PAINFUL, RED AREA AROUND HOMEMADE TATTOO ON ANKLE. MADE INK WITH SHAMPOO AND PENCIL LEAD 3 DAYS AGO. D: CELLULITIS AROUND TATTOO.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2004	Age: 19 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
FOREIGN BODY IN LEFT FOOT AFTER STEPING ON A PENCIL AND GETTING THE LEAD BROKE OFF IN IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PT ACCIDENTALLY BROKE OFF A PIECE OF PENCIL IN HAND. DX FB HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2004	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PATIENT STUCK HIS UPPER ARM WITH AN INK PEN. DX-PUNCTURE WOUND UPPER ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2004	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils, Book bags or back carriers
PT DX PUNCTURE WOUND RT GLUTEUS - PT C/O SAT ON BACKPACK AND #2 PENCIL PUNCTURED RT BUTTOCK AREA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/04/2004	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	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 INJURED WHEN STEPPED ON BROKEN PENCIL NOW PEICE OF LEAD IN FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
STUCK PENCIL IN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2004	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PT HAS PENCIL LEAD STUCK ON KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2004	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
IN LIBRARY AND INSERTED PEN ERASER IN EAR AND IT CAME OFF IN IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2004	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils
1.8 CM LACERATION/PUNCTURE WOUND POSTERIOR LEFT SOFT PALATE WRESTLING WITH FREIND AT SCHOOL, HAD PEN JAMMED IN ROOF OF MOUTH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2004	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Pens and pencils
SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY - AIRWAY BLOCKAGE - PATIENT PRESENTS VIA AMBULAN CE FROM JAIL UNRESPONSIVE - SWALLOWIED PEN CAP - TRANSFERRED - INTENT ?
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 01/28/2004	Age: 16 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
PUNCTURED FINGER WITH PENCIL
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 01/07/2004	Age: 22 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 TO FINGER FROM A PENCIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Back to the top

Hospital-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site. Use at your own risk. This data has been compiled from multiple government and commercial sources. Additional information about prescription drugs is coming up.