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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 320
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/15/2008 | Age: 29 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 |
| 29 YOM WAS POKED IN RIGHT ARM WITH PENCIL AT HOME LACERATION ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/23/2007 | Age: 40 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 |
| 40 YO MALE WAS STUCK WITH PENCIL IN RIGHT ARM CELLULITIS ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/25/2006 | Age: 34 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 |
| PT FELL AND SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE WOUND TO RT FOREARM WITH PENCIL IN ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2006 | Age: 49 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 49YOM PENCIL LEAD IN FORARM FB FOREARM REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2006 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| FOREARM FB-POKED W/A LEAD PENCIL-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2004 | Age: 35 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: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| STUCK SELF ON A PENCIL AND PUNCTURED FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2002 | Age: 29 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 |
| $PW RT FOREARM.PT PUNCTURED FOREARM WITH A PENCIL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PEN TIP WAS EMBEDDED IN PT'S ARM. DX: LWBS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2001 | 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: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/18/2001 | Age: 27 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 09/28/2000 | Age: 31 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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