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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 287
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/21/2008 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| HIT SELF IN EYE WITH PENCIL DX: CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| CORNEAL AB-SCRATCHED EYE W/ LEAD OF MECHANICAL PENCIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2008 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| DX SCLERAL CONTU: R EYE INJ AFTER HER 2YO CHILD POKED HER IN THE EYE W A BLUDE BALLPOINT PEN. MEDIALT TO CORNEA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2008 | Age: 47 years | Sex: Male | 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 PENCIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT WAS HIT IN THE EYE W/A PEN.DX: L EYE PENETRATING INJURY, SUBCONJUNC TIVAL HEMORRHAGE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2008 | Age: 31 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 |
| 2 Y/O HIT PT IN EYE W/SOMETHING POSS A BALLPOINT PEN. DX: L EYE CORNEAL ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2008 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT POKED RIGHT EYE WITH A PEN, CONTUSION TO RIGHT EYEBALL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT WAS STUCK IN EYE WITH A PENCIL. DX; EYE PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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