Accidents - Pens and pencils - 26-50 years old - Year 2005

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,354
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Eyeball:	377	Ear:	249
Foot:	219	Knee:	135
Hand:	113	Neck:	83
Ankle:	68	Internal:	46
Face:	15	Lower Trunk:	15
Upper Leg:	15	Toe:	15

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/10/2005	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pens and pencils
STEPPED ON PENCIL & LEAD WAS EMBEDDED IN FOOT. ACUTE RT FOOT INJURY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2005	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
RUNNING WITH PENCIL AND FELL PUNC TO THROAT DX: THROAT PUNC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2005	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pens and pencils
PAIN TO EYE POKED SELF WITH MARKER DX: CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/27/2005	Age: 37 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 LT EAR REMOVED: SCRATCHING INSIDE LT EAR WITH PEN, LOST PIECE IN EAR CANAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/20/2005	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils
GASTROINTESTINAL FB.PT SWALLOWEDE A PEN CAP.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2005	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
FOREIGN BODY LEFT EAR-CLEANING EAR WITH INK PEN-PIECE STUCK IN EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/18/2005	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PT STEPPED ON PEN CAUSING FOOT INJ DX:PUNCTURE/OPEN WOUND TO FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2005	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pens and pencils
PAIN TO EYE STUCK SELF WITH PENCIL DX: CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2005	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pens and pencils
POKED LT EYE ON A PENCIL DX: CORNEAL AB LT EYE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2005	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PT GOT STUCK TO RT PALM OF HAND W/A PEN YESTERDAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2005	Age: 40 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
FB LEFT LEG. PT TURNED ABRUPTLY AND LODGED A PEN INTO LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/25/2005	Age: 47 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 INSERTED AN INK PEN IN HIS RIGHT EAR TO ITCH IT WHEN THE END GOT LOD GED IN EAR FOREIGN BODY EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2005	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pens and pencils
SCRATCHING EAR CANAL WITH AN INK PEN AND NOTICED BLOOD ABRASION TYMPANI C MEMBRANE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2005	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
KNELT DOWN KNEE LANDED ON PENCIL AND LEAD WENT INTO KNEE..FB IN KNEE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2005	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PT STUCK PEN IN EAR,NOW BLEEDING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2005	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Toe		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils, Containers
34 YO FEMALE HAS PENCIL POINT IN LEFT GREAT TOE AFTER DROPPING A BOX OF PENCILS - FB TOE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2005	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pens and pencils, Day wear
RIGHT GROIN CELLULITIS. PT STUCK GROIN AREA WITH A BALL POINT PEN THAT WAS IN PANTS POCKET.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2005	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils
INGESTION FB.PT SWALLOWED A PEN CAP.
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: 06/27/2005	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PATIENT STEPPED ON A PENCIL AND IT STUCK IN FOOT. DX: PUNCTURE WOUND TO RIGHT SIDE OF FOOT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/17/2005	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pens and pencils
DAUGHTER ACCIDENTLY POKED HIM IN LT EYE WITH A PEN DX: LT EYE CORNEAL AB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2005	Age: 34 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
RT CORNEAL AB-POKED SELF IN THE EYE W/A PLASTIC END OF INK PEN-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2005	Age: 40 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
PUNCTURE RT.HAND.PT.REFERS PINCH HAND WITH PENCIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2005	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils
PT SWALLOWED A PEN
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 04/16/2005	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PT THINKS SHE STEPPPED ON DAUGHTER'S MECHANICAL PENCIL, HARD TO WALK ON FOOT VISUALIZES GRAPHITE DX: R PLANTAR GRAPHITE PENCIL FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2005	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pens and pencils
PT C/O "I GOT STUCK BY A PENCIL TO RT PALM X 3 DAYS AGO"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/10/2005	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pens and pencils
PT DX MILD CONTUSION OF RT ORBIT//ACUTE RT EYE PAIN - DUE TO HITTING W/A PEN TODAY.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/09/2005	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pens and pencils
ABRASION TO EYE WHEN STRUCK SELF WITH A INK PEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/26/2005	Age: 42 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
HAND PUNCTURE WOUND-ACCIDENTLY STABBED SELF W/ BALL POINT PEN-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2005	Age: 32 years	Sex: Female	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
ACCIDENTALLY STUCK SELF IN THE EYE WITH A PENCIL DX: L EYE CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2005	Age: 45 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
STEPPED ON A PENCIL. DX- R FOOT FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/16/2005	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Knee		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PT WAS AT HOME WHEN HE KNELT ON A PENCIL CAUSING THE PENCIL LEAD TO BRE AK OFF IN HIS KNEE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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