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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,025
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/11/2010 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 34YF,WITH COMPLAINT OF FOREIGN BODY IN EAR PEICE OF PEN STUCK DX: FB TO EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2010 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 32 Y/O F WAS DIGGING IN HER RT EAR WITH PEN NOW C/O PEN DX RT EAR OTITS EXTERNA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/05/2010 | Age: 32 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| DX FB IN EAR: 32YOF /W 2D H/O FOREIGN OBJECT STUCK IN L EAR; YTDY W PLAY' W PEN; NOTICED THAT PART OF HER PNE W MISS' & FELT L EAR FULLNESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/19/2010 | Age: 50 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 |
| 50YOM HAS PENCIL ERASER STUCK IN LT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/16/2009 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| STABBED SELF INSIDE EAR WITH PENCIL WHILE CARRYING A LOT OF THINGS. DX. EAR PAIN AND DRAINAGE.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/13/2009 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT SUSTAINED FOREIGN BODY TO EAR WHEN HE WAS ITCHING HIS EAR WITH A PENCIL AND WHEN HE TOOK OUT PENCIL ERASER WAS MISSING* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2009 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT HAS PENCIL ERASER STUCK IN EAR AT JAIL. DX: FB R EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/28/2009 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils, First aid equipment |
| PT STUCK PEN IN EAR THEN USED ***, C/O SEEING BLOOD W PAIN DX; EAR PAIN DX; EAR PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2009 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 40YOM USING THE END OF A PENCIL TO SCRATCH INSIDE OF EAR,NEPHEW WALKED PAST ACCIDENTLY STRUCK PENCIL,ERASER BROKE OFF IN EAR;FB REMOVAL EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/20/2008 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| EAR FB-DIGGING IN EAR W/ INK PEN CAP-CAP STUCK IN EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2008 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT WITH A PIECE OF A PENCIL STUCK IN EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/26/2008 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT DX PUNCTURE WOUND AUDITORY CANAL - S/P TRAUMA TO LT EAR W/A PEN THIS AM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2008 | Age: 46 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 |
| PENCIL ERASER BROKE OFF IN EAR. DX- FOREIGN BODY R EAR LWBS |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 02/27/2008 | Age: 44 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT MENTALLY RETARDED LIVEDS IN A GROUP HOME WAS SCRATCHING LEFT EAR WIT H A PENCIL AND SUSTAINED AN ABRASION TO EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2007 | Age: 39 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 |
| PIECE OF PEN STUCK IN EAR WHEN TOP CAME OFF INSIDE EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2007 | Age: 45 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| 45 YO MALE GOT TIP FROM PEN CAUGHT IN EAR F/B EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2007 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 33YFC USED A PEN COVER TO SCRATCH INNER EAR C/O EAR PAIN OTITIS EXTERNA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/04/2006 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| FBR EAR, PT GOT A PENCIL ERASER STUCK IN HIS CANAL AT HOME, C/O PAIN, HEARING LOSS, TM NORMAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2006 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT DXRT ACUTE OTITIS EXTERNA - C/O EARACHE X 3 DAYS AFTER CLEANING EAR W/A PEN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2006 | Age: 26 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 |
| STUCK END OF PENC COVER IN EAR FOREIGN BODY EAR CANAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/23/2006 | Age: 35 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT USED TO PUT PENCIL POINTS IN HER EAR AT AGE 5 & 6 AND THINKS PART OF THE PENCIL POINT IS COMING OUT OF HER EAR |
| 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: 11/08/2005 | 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: 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: 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: 06/18/2004 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| F.B. R EAR, PT INSERTED A PEN INTO HIS EAR, C/O SEVERE PAIN, BLEEDING, HEARING LOST, FB STILL IN EAR CANAL, PT IS MENTALLY RETARDED, SEIZURE+ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/30/2004 | Age: 40 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| FB IN RT EAR( LED FROM PENCIL) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2004 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 41 YO FEMALE USED TOP OF INK PEN TO SCRATCH INSIDE OF EAR OTITIS EXTERNA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/07/2004 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT PRESENTS WITH TIP OF PENCIL/ERASER STUCK IN EAR DX:FOREIGN BODY TO EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2003 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT DX LT EAR PAIN - C/O LT EAR PAIN AFTER A LEAD PENCIL TIP BROKE WHILE IN EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/01/2003 | Age: 48 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 |
| RT EAR FB-PIECE OF PENCIL LEAD IN EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/24/2003 | Age: 38 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 |
| 38 YO M THINKS PENCIL ERASER IS IN EAR SINCE SEPTEMBER 2002. DX R EAR F OREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/01/2003 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | 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.REPORTED SCATCHING RT.EAR WITH BALL POINT PEN PEICE FELL INTO EAR. DX-FOREIGN BODY RT.EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2003 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| FB R EAR; STUCK PENCIL IN EAR & ERASER CAME OFF IN EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/16/2003 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| RESIDENT OF STATE SCHOOL W/ FB R EAR.STUCK PENCIL IN EAR.DX FB RT EAR- RESOLVED. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/16/2003 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PEN CAP IN L EAR.SENT FROM STATE SCHOOL.DX FB LT EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/15/2003 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| POKED IN EAR WITH PENCIL PREVIOUS DAY TRAUMATIC RUPTURE TYMPANIC MEMBRANE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2002 | Age: 41 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: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| KEEPS STICKING PENCILS IN EARS WHICH ARE INFECTED NOW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/24/2002 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| "SOMEONE STUCK A PEN IN MY EAR" DX: SUP. LAC. L EXT. EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| EAR PAIN. PT STUCK A PEN CAP INTO EAR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2002 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT GOT TIP OF PEN STUCK IN EAR. DX: L EAR FB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2001 | Age: 44 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/07/2001 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2001 | 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/07/2001 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2001 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/09/2001 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/25/2001 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2001 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/21/2000 | Age: 42 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: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2000 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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