Accidents - Pens and pencils - 16-25 years old - Year 2005

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,776
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Foot:	337	Ear:	249
Eyeball:	239	Lower Trunk:	225
Internal:	163	Hand:	104
Finger:	103	Face:	76
Shoulder:	75	Upper Leg:	65
Upper Trunk:	59	Wrist:	46
Mouth:	22	All Of Body:	7

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/31/2005	Age: 16 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
TOLD FRIENDS HE WAS GOING TO USE HEROINE,UNCONSCIOUS FOAMING AT MOUTH O N BED AT HOME, INJECTION SITE ON ARM, SMELLS OF MARKER, POSS HUFFING
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 12/28/2005	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
DX FOREIGN BODY TO RIGHT FINGER TIP: PENCIL LEAD PUNCTURED FINGER TIP AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2005	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: Wrist		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PENCIL BROKE OFF IN PATIENT'S WRIST LEAVING LEAD INWRIST PT LEFT BEFORE EVALUATION
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 12/14/2005	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PT IS BEING SEEN FOR HAVING A PEICE OF PENCIL LEAD IN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/08/2005	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pens and pencils, Doors
PT WALKING AT SCHOOL WITH A PENCIL IN HIS MOUTH WHEN HE WALKED INTO A D OOR THAT JUST OPENED SUSTAINED ABRASIONS TO BACK OF THROAT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2005	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: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT HAND-PENCIL BROKE OFF IN HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2005	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils
16 YOF LACERATED RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER WITH BALL POINT PEN TOP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2005	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PENCIL LEAD STUCK IN LEFT WRIST AT SCHOOL. PUNCTURE WOUND WRIST
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2005	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
STEPPED ON PENCIL AT HOME TIP OF PENCIL BROKE OFF IN FOOT DX FB R FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2005	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
STEPPED ON PENCIL F'BODY FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2005	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Dental Injury
Product: Pens and pencils
PATIENT FRACTURED TOOTH WHEN BITING ON A PEN 1 WEEK AGO, SEVERE PAIN, H AD ROOT CANAL W/WHITE OR SILVER FILLING; TOOTH PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2005	Age: 17 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, Footwear
STEPPED ON HIGHLIGHTER MARKER, WENT THROUGH BOTTOM OF SHOE, DX; PUNCTURE WOUND TO FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2005	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Pens and pencils
SWALLOWED PEN CAP AND INK AFTER CHEWING ON THEM RESULTING IN ABDOJMINA L PAIN
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 10/11/2005	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
PIECE OF PENCIL IN EAR DX. FB EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2005	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: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
SCRATCHED INSIDE OF EAR WITH PENCIL ERASER AND ERASER LODGED IN EAR FOR EIGN BODY EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2005	Age: 18 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
STEPPED ON TWO (2) PENCILS LEAD STUCK IN FOOT FOREIGN BODY RIGHT HEEL PENCIL LEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/28/2005	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Dislocation
Product: Pens and pencils
PT, WITH HX OF TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENTS, WAS BENDING DOWN TO PICK UP A PE N WHEN HIP POPPED. D: POSSIBEL HIP PROSTHESIS DISLOCATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2005	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	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 SCRATCH IN EAR WITH A PEN, NOW C/O EARACHE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/16/2005	Age: 16 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
REFER FROM PCP FOR EVALUATION OF ASPIRATION OF "END OF PEN." C/O CHEST PAIN. DX: FOREIGN BODY TRACHEA. TRANSFER TO KU MED CENTER
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 09/10/2005	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pens and pencils
RIGHT WRIST SPR. PT INJURED WRIST WHEN WRITING WITH PEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2005	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pens and pencils
LEFT EYE PAIN. PT STUCK HERSELF IN EYE WITH A PEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2005	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: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PT STUCK SELF IN RT THUMB WITH SISTERS *** C/O PN, PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2005	Age: 17 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
PT STABBED IN LT PALM HAND BY BALL POINT PEN BY FRIEND @1800 YEST WITH PUS DRAINAGE, PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2005	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
STUCK IN LEG WITH A PENCIL. DX. R THIGH PUNCTURE WOUND WITH FOREIGN BOD Y.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2005	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pens and pencils, Paper products
PT WAS WRITING WHEN HEARD OWN SHOUDLER POPPING. " SPRAIN "
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/16/2005	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
STABBED IN KNEE WITH PENCIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2005	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PT STABBED WITH PENCIL IN ABD @YOUTH STUDY CENTER, PUNCYURE WOUND TO LT SIDE OF ABD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/07/2005	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: Internal		Diagnosis: Aspirated Object
Product: Pens and pencils
PT CHEWING ON PEN CAP WHEN SWALLOWED CAP. SLIGHT SHORTNESS OF BREATH. P OSSIBLE ASPIRATION. D:INGESTION OF PEN CAP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2005	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pens and pencils
PT SCRATCHED LEFT EAR YESTERDAY WITH A PEN NOW BLEEDING AND PAINFUL ABR ASION EAR CANAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2005	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: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pens and pencils
A PEN WAS KICKED INTO THE AIR AND POKED PT IN THE L EYE DX: L EYE CORNEAL ANBRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2005	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Pens and pencils
NOSE BLEED-SENT FROM JAIL AFTER STICKING A PENCIL UP NOSE. CONTINUES TO BLEED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2005	Age: 18 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
FB IN STOMACH/18YOF ACCIDENTALLY SWALLOWED A FULL LENGTH PEN WHILE AT A FRIENDS HOUSE.
Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital

Date: 05/26/2005	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PT. SAT ON PENCIL, POINT BROKE OFF STUCK IN BUTTOCK. DX. FB. IN BUTTOCK .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2005	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	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
PATIENT STEPPED ON PENCIL, LEAD BROKE OFF IN FOOT; PENCIL LEAD TATTOO O N FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/11/2005	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
SAT ON A PENCIL DX: L BUTTOCK PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2005	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pens and pencils
EYEBALL CONTUSED, POKED WITH PENCIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2005	Age: 18 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
18 YO STRUCK IN EYE BY PENCIL ABRASION CORNEA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2005	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
INJURED WITH PENCIL SHAVINGS AT SCHOOL. FOREIGN BODY, LEFT EYE WITH RES ULTANT CORNEAL ABRASION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/08/2005	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pens and pencils, Ceilings and walls
PT JUMPED UP TO GRAB PENCIL OUT OF CEILING WHEN HE LANDED WRONG. NOW WI TH BACK PAIN. D: THORACIC MUSCLE STRAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2005	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PT C/O LEAD PENCIL POIT TO LT BUTTOCK.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2005	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pens and pencils, Floors or flooring materials
PENCIL ON FLOOR AT HOME, PT ACCIDENTALLY STEPPED ON IT 4 DAYS AGO; CELL ULITIS W/PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2005	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
AT SCHOOL WITH PENCIL IN HAND SHE BENT OVER AND PENCIL TIP HIT LEFT EYE LEFT CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2005	Age: 22 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
22 YR OLD FEMALE STEPPED ON PENCIL PW RT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2005	Age: 24 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 STEPPED ON A PENCIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2005	Age: 25 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
PT C/O WHILE SCRATCHING EAR WITH PENCIL,PENCIL POINT STUCK IN EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2005	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PT WAS STABBED WITH PENCIL AFTER SCHOOL DX: FB LT SHOULDER (NOT SURE IF INTENTIONAL)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/04/2005	Age: 24 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
24 YOM HAS SMALL CAP OF END OF PEN STUCK IN EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2005	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PT HAD PENCIL IN POCKET; PT STUCK HAND IN POCKET & PENCIL STUCK PT'S FINGER------------DX: PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT 4TH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2005	Age: 17 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
FOREIGN BODY FOOT - 17 YOF SLIPPED AND FELL AND STUCK RIGHT FOOT WITH A PENCIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2005	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Hemorrhage
Product: Pens and pencils
HEMORRHAGE R EYEBALL, MOTHER STS PT SUST INJURY WITH A PENCIL ACCIDENTA LLY AT HOME, C/O PAIN, BLEEDING, TEARING, EOM INTACT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/12/2005	Age: 16 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

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