Accidents - Pens and pencils - 16-25 years old - Year 2006

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,192
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Internal:	505	Ear:	328
Finger:	270	Hand:	181
Eyeball:	148	Lower Arm:	126
Lower Trunk:	102	Foot:	93
Mouth:	92	Upper Leg:	86
Lower Leg:	79	Shoulder:	71
Neck:	59	Wrist:	15
Pubic Region:	15	Head:	14

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/20/2006	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils, Balloons
16 YOM, @ SCHOOL,WENT TO POP BALLOON WITH PEN, LAC TO R INDEX & MIDDLE FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2006	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pens and pencils
HEAD AB-HEAD SCRATCHED W/A LEAD PENCIL-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2006	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils
PT SWALLOWED A PEN TOP AND FEELS LIKE ITS IN HER THROAT DX// FB SENSATION FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2006	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pens and pencils
PT PUT A TATOO ON ARM WITH INK FROM INK PEN - CELLULITIS TO ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/12/2006	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PATIENT PICKING UP PENCIL AND ACCIDENTALLY STABBED HIMSELF IN FOREARM A T SCHOOL, SMALL SWELLING/REDNESS AT SITE; PUNCTURE WOUND WITH FB TATTOO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2006	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
FOREIGN BODY LEFT LEG-C/O FB IN LEFT LEG WHEN SHE ACCIDENTALLY STABBED HERSELF WITH A LEAD PENCIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2006	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils, Desk supplies
SWALLOWED ZIPPER TAB, METAL RING ON PENCIL AND RUBBER BAND,MR DX: INGESTION OF FB'S
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2006	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PT STUCK PENCIL IN EAR GOT ERASER STUCK F/B IN EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2006	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: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pens and pencils
SPRING FROM A PEN STRUCK EYE 'CORNEAL ABRS"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2006	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
FB R 3RD FINGER, PT GOT LEAD FROM A PENCIL EMBEDDED UNDER NAIL IN THE SCHOOL, C/O PAIN, REDNESS, SWELLING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/19/2006	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pens and pencils, Pins and needles
DX: INFECTED/ CELLULITIS ON ARM FROM SELF TATTOO W/ PENS AND SEWING NEE DLES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2006	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
SUPERFICIAL EYE INJ. PT POKED HERSELF IN EYE WHEN USING A PENCIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2006	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PT STABBED BY PENCIL ON RIGH FOREARM DX: SUPERFICIAL PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2006	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
16YOF PUNCTURE WOUND L THIGH HIT WITH PENCIL THROWN ACCROSS ROOM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2006	Age: 18 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
C/O FB, PENCIL ERASER STUCK IN EAR, DX; FB EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2006	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Pubic Region		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PT SUST FOREIGN BODY (PENCIL) TO VAGINA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2006	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pens and pencils
STRUCK IN EYE WITH GRAPHITE PART OF MECHANICAL PENCIL AT SCHOOL CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2006	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	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 SWALLOWED A PEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2006	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
STUCK SELF WITH PENCIL/PW EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2006	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
C/O PT STATES ACCIDENTLY STABBED SELF WITH A PENCIL DX PUNCTURE WOUND TO LT LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2006	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pens and pencils
NECK CONT. PT PLAYING W/A FRIEND & SUST INJURY W/A PEN AT HOME, C/O PAIN, TENDERNESS, NO DIZZINESS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/07/2006	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
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
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/26/2006	Age: 17 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
C/O PT STATES HAS A PEN CAP CAUGHT IN THROAT DX ASPIRATED OBJECT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/25/2006	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	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, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
SLIPPED HIT SIDE OF DESK WHERE PEN JABBED AREA OF SKIN DX: UPPER LIP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2006	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
FB ESOPH-SWALLOWED CLEAR PEN SHAFT ON PURPOSE, X-RAYS-NO EVIDENCE RADIO OPAQUE FB-INCONCLUSIVE, LIVES IN MEDICAL CARE FACILITY FOR KIDS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2006	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: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils
PT SWALLOWED *** CAP TODAY. HAD INITIAL FOREIGN BODY SENSATIONIN THROAT BUT NOW RESOLVED. D:INHALED & SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2006	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PATIENT STEPPED ON A PENCIL 2 WKS AGO, NOW HAS DRAINAGE WHILE IN DETENT ION CENTER; FB, FOOT INFECTION
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 06/18/2006	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pens and pencils
RT CORNEAL ABRASION.PT ACCIDENTLY PUT A PENCIL IN EYE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2006	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	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
PT POKED EYE WITH A PENCIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/31/2006	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
ABDOMEN PUNCTURE WOUND-ACCIDENTLY IMPACTED A LEAD PENCIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2006	Age: 20 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 HAS THE ERASER OFF OF PENCIL IN HIS EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/23/2006	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PIECE OF PENCIL LEAD JAMMED UNDERNEATH PINKY FINGERNAIL AT HOME; FB REM OVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2006	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
KICKING PEN AT SCHOOL & PEN PENETRATED INTO BOTTOM OF R FOOT BREAKING O FF DX PUNCTURE WOUND R FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2006	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PALM PUUNCTURE WOUND-CAUSED BY LEAD PENCIL-@ SCHOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2006	Age: 16 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 IN POCKET GOT PENCIL LEAD UNDER FINGERNAIL FB RT SM FINGERNAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2006	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pens and pencils
PT SUSTAINED INJURY TO FINGER FROM A METAL PEN, CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/13/2006	Age: 22 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
PT C/O ERASER LODGED IN EAR. PT PUT PENCIL WITH ERASER IN EAR AND ERASE R FELL OFF. DX FB EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/12/2006	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: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils
PT IS A RESIDENT OF THE JUVENILE JUSTICE CENTER AND SWALLOWED A PENCIL FOREIGN BODY INGESTION
Disposition: Held for observation

Date: 04/06/2006	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: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils
PT INMATE AT THE JUVENILE JUSTICE CENTER AND SWALLOWED A PENCIL FOREIGN BODY INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2006	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils
ACCIDENTALLY STABBED SELF WITH INK PEN IN RIGHT HAND CAUSING LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/31/2006	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: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PT INSERTED A PENCIL UP HIS RECTUM FOREIGN BODY RECTUM
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 03/30/2006	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pens and pencils
21YOF BROKE TOOTH WHEN BIT ON PEN ACUTE PAIN IN #18 TOOTH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/29/2006	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PT STUCK PINKY FINGER WITH TIP OF PENCIL, WANTS TETNUS. DX: PUNCTURE WO UND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/27/2006	Age: 16 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
PENCIL ERASER IN EAR/FB EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2006	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 Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pens and pencils
DX: L ARM ABSCESS WHEN PUNCTURED WITH PENCIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/25/2006	Age: 18 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: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
ACCIDENTALLY STABBED WRIST WITH PENCIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2006	Age: 18 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: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils
PT INMATE IN THE JAIL DENIED HIS ACCESS TO HIS ONE PHONE CALL SO HE SWA LLOWED A PENCIL IN PROTEST FOREIGN BODY INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/13/2006	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pens and pencils
DX: L ARM MUSCLE STRAIN WHEN REACHING FOR PEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2006	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
FB L EAR, PT SUST INJURY W/A PENCIL IN THE SCHOOL, C/O PAIN, TENDERNESS , DISCOMFORT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/03/2006	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
HORSING AROUND, STRUCK HAND ON A PEN/PECIL PONIT " HAND PW"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2006	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pens and pencils
PENCIL STAB ON PALM L W O T
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 02/01/2006	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
ACCIDENTALLY STUCK PENCIL LEAD IN SHOULDER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2006	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: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils
LEFT EAR LACERATION-SLIPPED ON A PENCIL AND FELL INJURING LEFT EAR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2006	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
THUMB PUNCTURE WOUND-JAMMED THUMB W/ INK PEN-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2006	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: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils
PT IS INMATE IN JUVENILE JUSTICE CENTER, SWALLOWED A PENCIL, FB INGESTI ON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2006	Age: 18 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 THE GRAPHIC TIP OF A PENCIL " FOOT FB REMOVAL"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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