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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 126
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 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: 10/10/2006 | 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: 09/08/2006 | 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: 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: 02/13/2006 | 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 |
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