Accidents - Pens and pencils - 16-25 years old - Year 2009

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,162
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Ear:	301	Internal:	281
Hand:	263	Eyeball:	259
Lower Arm:	185	Mouth:	160
Finger:	146	Lower Trunk:	90
Upper Arm:	90	Neck:	86
Lower Leg:	75	Wrist:	70
Shoulder:	37	Pubic Region:	37
Head:	30	Upper Leg:	21
Face:	15	Foot:	6

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/29/2009	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: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
16 YOF PUNTURE WOUND L HAND W/ FB, BOTHER STABBED HER IN HER HAND W/ A PENCIL AND THE TIP BROKE OFF, FB REMOVED IN THE ED DRESSING APPLIED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/16/2009	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 GOT PENCIL LED IN EYE AT SCHOOL DX: CORNEAL AB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/30/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PT STUCK A BROKEN PENCIL IN R EAR DURRING A PSYCHOLOGICAL ADMISSION DX - F/B TO EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2009	Age: 25 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
THIGH PW-25 Y/O F-GOT STUCK W/ INK PEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2009	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils
WAS PLAY FIGHTING WITH OTHER STUDENT AT SCHOOL AND WAS CUT ON BACK OF HEAD WITH A PEN DX- SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2009	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Pubic Region		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PT STUCK A PIECE OF PLASTIC PEN UP PT'S PENIS, NOW HAVING PAIN DX;* URETHRAL INJURY / FB
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 10/10/2009	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pens and pencils
PT SLIPPED ON A PENCIL WHILE WALKING, FELL BACK, INJURED (L) SHOULDER DX;* ACUTE JOINT SEPARATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2009	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
FB RT UPPER ARM.PT ACCIDENTLE POKED UPPER ARM WITH A PENCIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/02/2009	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils
18Y/O,M,CHEWING A PEN & FRIEND BUMPED HIM, PEN CUT INSIDE OF MOUTH, LAC ERATION MUCOSA L SIDE OF ORAL CAVITY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2009	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PW TO NECK WITH A PENCIL AT SCHOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils
16 YOF HAS LAC TO LEFT PALM FROM A PEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
ACCIDENTALLY STABBED SELF IN HEAD WITH PENCIL AT HOME. WAS ANGRY WITH EVERYONE. DX-PUNCTURE WOUND SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
STUCK A PEN INSIDE HER EAR DRUM THAT WAS HARD TO REMOVE DX: FB REMOVED IN ED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
STEPPED ON PEN;DX PUNCTURED FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/22/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils
PT SUSTAINED LAC TO UPPER LIP AFTER ACCIDENTLY RUNNING INTO TEACHERS PE N IN CLASSRM DX LAC LIP*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/09/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
CUT ARM WITH A PEN. D XPUNCTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2009	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pens and pencils
C/O SUDDEN ONSET OF ARM WORSENING PAIN 2D AGO WHILE WRITING >>MS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
REACHING INTO POCKET,HAD A LEAD PENCIL IN IT,PENCIL PT WENT UNDER FINGE R NAIL & BROKE OFF DX FB UNDER NAIL *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils
PT STS STUCK THE ERASER PART OF PENCIL IN EAR AND METAL PART LAC EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2009	Age: 23 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
NEICE POKED HIM IN THE EYE W/ A PEN ABRASION LEFT CORNEAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2009	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pens and pencils
23 YOF ACCIDENTALLY POKED SELF IN RIGHT EYE WITH PENCIL SUSTAINING A CO RNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
LOWER LEG INJURY FROM FALLING ONTO PENCIL. DX-PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT LOWER LEG, FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PT STATES HAD PENCIL IN POCKET AND LEAD BROKE OFF INTO BUTTOCK DX F.O.B. IN BUTTOCK
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2009	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
23 YOF PENCIL POINT STUCK IN LEFT HAND FOREIGN BODY HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pens and pencils
PT ACCIDENTALLY POKED SELF IN THE EYE WITH A PENCIL. D: SUBCONJUNCTIV E HEMORRHAGE RIGHT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2009	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils, Ceilings and walls
LOWER ARM AND HAND INJURY FROM FOREIGN BODY,PEN, AND PUNCHING WALL WITH HAND. DX-FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL LEFT FOREARM, RIGHT HAND CONTUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2009	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: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils
SCRATCHING EAR WITH A PENCIL&ACC TRURNED PUSHING THE PENCIL INTO EAR, N OW WITH BLEEDING>>EAR CANAL LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
DX: THIGH PUNCTURE WOUND W/ PENCIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2009	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils, Beds or bedframes
PUNCTURE WOUND RT WRIST:SITTING ON HER BED,PENCIL LAYING ON BED, SLID OVER BED, RUNNING PENCIL INTO HER WRIST, AT HOME
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 04/07/2009	Age: 17 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
PT STATES HE ACCIDENTALLY BROUGHT HAND DOWN ONTO PENCIL; PENCIL IMPAILE D R HAND. FB R HAND, REMOVED.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2009	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pens and pencils
HAND STR. PT STRAINED HAND WHENH WRITING WITH PEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2009	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
WAS USING A PEN CAP TO CLEAN OUT EAR UNABLE TO GET IT OUT OF EAR DX= F/B
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/25/2009	Age: 19 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
SCRATCHED INSIDE OF LT EAR W/MECHANICAL PENCIL. PIECE OF LEAD FELL OFF & STAYED IN EAR, HEARING IMPAIRED. DX: FB LT EAQR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2009	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
LAC MOUTH ON PEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2009	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
PUNCTURE WOUND RT BUTTOCKS-SUS INJ TO RT BUTTOCKS WHEN SHE FELL LANDING ON A LEAD PENCIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2009	Age: 20 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
20 YOM WAS CHEWING ON PLASTIC PEN CAP AND SWALLOWED IT F/B ESOPHAGUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2009	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils
ARM INJURY FROM FOREIGN OBJECT, INK PEN MARKER IN ARM. DX-LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PATIENT SCRATCHING EAR WITH PLASTIC CAP OF PEN, GOT STUCK IN EAR AT SCH OOL; FB REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2009	Age: 21 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 STUCK AN ERASER FROM A MECHANICAL PENCIL IN RIGHT EAR FB EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/05/2009	Age: 18 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
18YOM WAS CHEWING ON A SMALL PEN CAP ACCIDENTLY SWALLOWED CAP, SWALLOWED FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2009	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pens and pencils
GOT PIECE OF PEN CAP STUCK IN THROAT ABRASION TO THROAT #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2009	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
LOWER ARM INJURY FROM FELT TIP PEN. DX-PUNCTURE WOUND, SKIN TEAR FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/01/2009	Age: 21 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
INGESTION OF PEN CAP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2009	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils
CUT WITH PENCIL. DX- 1.5 CM L RING FINGER LACERATION #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/24/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils
POKED EYE W/ PENCIL DX: CORNEAL TEAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2009	Age: 19 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 WAS POKED IN EYE W/PENCIL. DX: L CORNEAL ABR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2009	Age: 25 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
PENCIL LEAD IN FINGER PUNCTURE RT MID FINGER *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2009	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pens and pencils
PT ACCIDENTALLY POKED PEN INTO EYE WHILE CLEANING. DX EYE PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2009	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
23 YOM, STABBED HAND WITH PENCIL, PUNCTURE HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils
PT IS MILDLY RETARDED,AGGRESSIVE W/ BEHAVORIAL ISSUES C/O SWALLOWING A 1 INCH PENCIL AT SCHOOL. DX: FOREIGN BODY INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/02/2009	Age: 21 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
FOREIGN BODY RT EAR (UNABLE TO REMOVE): INMATE AT LOCALL PRISON STATES CLEANING EAR OUT WITH PENCIL, PENCIL BROKE OFF IN EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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