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

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,160
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2000:	35
Year 2001:	33
Year 2002:	221
Year 2003:	194
Year 2004:	94
Year 2006:	126
Year 2007:	100
Year 2008:	161
Year 2009:	185
Year 2010:	5

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 07/26/2010	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils
17 YOF INTENTIONALLY CUT RT FOREARM WITH PEN CAP BECAUSE STAFF FROM GROUP HOME WOULDN'T LET HER TALK TO FATHER. DX CUTS TO FOREARM, PTSD
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: 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: 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: 12/29/2008	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils
21 YOM BROUGHT BY POLICE FROM CORRECTIONAL FACILITY AFTER HAVING STABBE D SELF LEFT FOREARM WITH A PEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/04/2008	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils
PT GOT ANGRY & CUT SELF WITH A PEN AT HOME DX: LACERATION TO LEFT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2008	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pens and pencils
STUCK A PEN IN CAST AND CANNOT GET IT OUT. DX. REMOVAL OF CAST.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2008	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pens and pencils
PT ACCIDENTALLY STABBED SELF IN ANTECUBITAL FOSSA W/PENCIL AT *** X3DAYS, NOW W/REDNESS, SWELLING & PAIN; SUPERFICIAL SKIN INFECTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2007	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
FB RT FOREARM.PT GOT STUCK IN FOREARM WITH A PENCIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/23/2007	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 Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pens and pencils
16 YO M CELLULITIS LOWER ARM AFTERR JABBING SELF WITH PENCIL 4 DAYS AGO *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2007	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pens and pencils
SCRATCHED WITH A PEN ON THE FOREARM. DX ABRASION
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: 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

Date: 05/06/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PUNC WOUND TO ARM GOT STABBED WITH PENCIL BY BROTHER DX: PUNC TO ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2003	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: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PLAYING AROUND - POKED WITH PENCIL F B FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/22/2003	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PUNCURE WOUND RT FOREARM-PT WAS STUCK WITH A PENCIL IN RT FORARM AT SCH OOL. NOT SURE IF THERE IS ANY LEAD IN ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2003	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Burns, Not Spec
Product: Pens and pencils
PT. STATES FRIEND WERE TRYING TO MAKE TATTOO W/INK PEN YEST AEA NOW RED AND SWOLLE. DX. 2 DEGREE BURN L FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	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
PT STABBED WITH A PENCIL. LEAD REMAINED IN RT LOWER ARM FB REMOVAL RT L OWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PT.C/O PAIN TO LT.FOREARM SUSTAIN AT SCHOOL WITH LEAD PENCIL DX-FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL LT.FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2002	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pens and pencils
ARM NUMBNESS. PT WAS WRITING NOTES IN CLASS WITH A PENCIL AND ARM WENT NUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2002	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
ACCIDENTALLY STABBED WITH INK PEN IN RIGHT FOREARM TODAY. SUPERFICIAL PUNCTURE WOUND TO RIGHT FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2001	Age: 21 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: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/21/2001	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2000	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/08/2000	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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