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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 813
See also: Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/28/2010 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 14 MO F WAS WALKING AND TRIPPED OVER A PENCIL AND FELL. DX: R ANKLE FX; SPLINTED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2010 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils, Stairs or steps |
| 8 YOF HAD PENCIL LEAD LODGE IN AN ANKLE FROM PENCIL LAYING ON STEPS AT HOME WHILE WALKING UP STAIRS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2010 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils, Waste containers, trash baskets or refuse bins |
| 17YOF WENT TO PICK PENCIL OUT OF TRASH CAN, THERE WAS GLASS IN TRASH, SUSTAINED INJURY TO LT LATERAL ANKLE. DX - ANKLE LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| STRAINED ANKLE AFTER TRIPPED ON A PENCIL AT CHURCH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/15/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT STEPPED ON A PENCIL AT SCHOOL AND IT ROLLED, PT TWISTED R ANKLE. DX . SPRAIN R ANKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/29/2007 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils, Floors or flooring materials |
| 37 YOF WALKING AND GOT IMPALED BY A *** PEN THAT WAS ON THE FLOOR, DX: PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2007 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 62 YOF STUCK SELF RIGHT ANKLE WITH INK PEN A FEW DAYS AGO AND LAST NIGH T NOTICED SWELLING, PAIN AND REDNESS, DX: CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2007 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils, Clothing accessories |
| TRIPPED OVER PURSE AND STUCK PENCIL IN ANKLE FOREIGN BODY ANKLE DP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2007 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT SLIPPED ON PENCIL AND TWISTED ANKLE. D: ANKLE AND CSPINE STRAINS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2007 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| SLIPPED ON PENCIL ROLLING ANKLE " SPRAIN" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2006 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT JABBED HIMSELF IN THE ANKLE WITH A COLORED PENCIL 3 OR 4 DAYS AGO NO W ANKLE IS RED AND PAINFUL DX// CELLULITIS RIGHT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 11/02/2006 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| SLIPPED ON PENCIL & FELL, JOINT ANKLE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/12/2006 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT GOT PENCIL LEAD IN ANKLE; FB ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2006 | Age: 36 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT STEPPED ON A PENCIL. DX: FB L ANKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2005 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT STEPPED ON A PEN AND TWISTED ANKLE. D: SPRAIN RIGHT ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2005 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 43 YO - DX: 1 CM LAC. RT. ANKLE - INK PEN PUNCTURED RT. ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/02/2005 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT C/O ANKLE INJURY, PUNCTURE WOUND WITH PENCIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2004 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PEN CAP STUCK IN CAST ON ANKLE DX: FOREIGN BODY, PEN CAP, IN CAST- REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/23/2004 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT HAS PAINFUL, RED AREA AROUND HOMEMADE TATTOO ON ANKLE. MADE INK WITH SHAMPOO AND PENCIL LEAD 3 DAYS AGO. D: CELLULITIS AROUND TATTOO. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/03/2003 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PATIENT STABBED IN ANKLE WITH PENCIL AT SCHOOL 7 DAYS AGO, LEAD REMOVED AT URGENT CARE 2 DAYS AGO, DRAINAGE; CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/24/2003 | Age: 3 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT WAS STUCK IN ANKLE WITH PENCIL POINT, PT NOW REFUSING TO BEAR WEIGHT ON RIGHT ANKLE PT |
| Disposition: Not recorded |
| Date: 05/10/2003 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT STUCK A PEN INTO CAST YESTERDAY;NOW C/O PAIN TO ANKLE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/31/2003 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| *** CAP FELL INSIDE LEG CAST OF ANKLE FRACTURE;CAST HAD TO BE REMOVED B ECAUSE OF IRRITATION CAUSED TO LEG |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/31/2003 | Age: 2 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT'S MOTHER STATES CHILD STEPPED ON PENCIL AND PC OF LEAD PUNCTURED HER ANKLE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2002 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| DX ABRASION LEFT ANKLE: RUNNING IN DAYCARE, SLIPPED AND STRUCK ANKLE ON PENCIL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/13/2002 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PATIENT IN FIGHT WITH SISTER AT HOME, SISTER STABBED PT'S. ANKLE WITH P ENCIL, PENCIL LEAD IN SKIN; FB REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2001 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2001 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/22/2001 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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