Accidents - Pens and pencils - 16-25 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,304
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2000:	104
Year 2001:	342
Year 2002:	389
Year 2003:	233
Year 2004:	44
Year 2005:	103
Year 2006:	270
Year 2007:	218
Year 2008:	129
Year 2009:	146
Year 2010:	321

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 09/24/2010	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pens and pencils
A 22 YOM TO ER WITH FINGER PAIN AND INFECTION, HAD BEEN WRITING WITH PE NCIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2010	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Asian
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils, Bags
21YOM REACHED IN HIS BAG FOR A PENCIL AND GOT STUCK WITH THE TIP OF PEN CIL C/O LEAD IN RIGHT RING FINGER.DX:LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/30/2010	Age: 24 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
24 YR OLD BLACK FEMALE DX FOREIGN BODY IN LT 3RD FINGER - S/P HX OF LEAD (PEICE) FROM PENCIL STUCK IN FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2010	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
18 YEAR OLD MALE PATIENT CAME IN WITH PENCIL LEAD STUCK IN LEFT THUMB. DX; FOREIGN BODY TO LEFT THUMB WITH REMOVAL, PENCIL LEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2010	Age: 19 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
19YOM FOREIGN BODY IN FINGER PUT HAND IN POCKET GOT POKED BY A PENCIL*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2010	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pens and pencils
24YOF HAS PAIN IN THUMB AFTER WRITING A LOT AT SCHOOL THUMB SPRAIN
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: 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: 01/21/2009	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: 09/12/2008	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pens and pencils
PUT HAND IN POCKET STABBED THUMB ON PENCIL,INFECTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/09/2008	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
STUCK (L) 4TH FINGER WITH A PENCIL AND LEAD TIP BROKE OFF IN FINGER D X- FINGER F/B
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Pens and pencils
19 YO FEMALE WAS CLEANING UNDER FALSE NAIL WITH PEN AND PUNCTURED FINGE R - HEMATOMA FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2008	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PT WAS AT SCHOOL. WAS PICKING UP AN INK PEN WHEN IT FELL APART AND PIEC E OF SPRING FROM INSIDE PEN STUCK PT IN THE FINGER. DX. FB FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/19/2008	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils, Knives
CLEANING OUT PEN & CUT FINGER WITH KNIFE, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2008	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pens and pencils
SOMEONE THREW A PEN AT PT. DX FINGER INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/15/2007	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	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
BROKE THE LEAD OF A PENCIL IN FINGER. DX. PUNCTURE WOUND FINGER, FINGER FOREIGN BODY.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2007	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
PT GOT PENCIL LEAD UNDER FINGER NAIL. DX: FB IN NAIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2007	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
18 YOF ACCIDENTALLY STABBED SELF LEFT THUMB WITH PENCIL AND PART OF THE LEAD BROKE OFF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2007	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PT DX FOREIGN BODY RT THUMB - PENCIL TIP IN RT THUMB AT SCHOOL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2007	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	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
PIECE OF PENCIL POINT WENT UNDER NAIL. DX. FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL FROM FI NGERNAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2007	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
C/O PT STATES ACCIDENTLY FELL ONTO A PENCIL DX LT FINGER PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2007	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils
LAC TO 2ND FINGER ON CAP OF PEN DX: FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 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: 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: 05/02/2006	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: 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: 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: 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: 12/02/2005	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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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

Date: 12/15/2003	Age: 22 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, Floors or flooring materials
PUNCTURE (R) 2ND FINGER, PT PICKING UP A PENCIL FROM THE FLOOR & SUST INJURY, FB INBEDDED, C/O PAIN, SWELLING, SENSATION INTACT, ROM NORMAL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/18/2003	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	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
STUCK SELF WITH PENCIL DX. FB FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2003	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PT TAKING TEST WHEN LEAD FROM PENCIL GOT UNDER FINGERNAIL. D: FOREIGN B ODY, FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/07/2003	Age: 17 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 INTO POCKET & STUCK SELF W/PENCIL. LEAD WENT UNDER (R) INDEX FINGERNAIL & BROKE. DX: FOREIGN BODY INDEX FINGERNAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2003	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PT WAS STABBED WITH PENCIL DX: PUNCTURE WOUND TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2002	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
RT 5TH FINGER FB-PENCIL LEAD STUCK IN FINGER-OCCURED AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
GOT PENCIL STUCK IN FINGER DX: F.B. REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2002	Age: 16 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
PUNCTURE WOUND FINGER TIP BY PENCILCARBON FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2002	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PT ACCIDENTLY STABBED HIMSELF IN THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER WITH A PEN PUNC TURE WOUND FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/02/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
19 Y.O. W MALE W/FB REMOVAL TO FINGER. PT ACCIDENTLY STUCK PENCIL IN FI NGER. E9208
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils, Knives
PT.INJ.L.3RD.FINGER AT HOME WHEN USING A KNIFE TO SHARPEN A PENCIL,SLIP PED. DX; LAC.L.3RD.FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2002	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: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils, Bags
REACHED INTO SOME KIND OF A BAG ,JAMMED PENCIL LEAD UNDER FINGER NAIL FB UNDER FINGERNAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2002	Age: 21 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 FROM LEAD OF PENCIL. DX: PUNCTURE WOUND TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2001	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pens and pencils
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2001	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2001	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2001	Age: 18 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2001	Age: 24 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2001	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils, Knives
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/01/2000	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2000	Age: 23 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: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2000	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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