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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 790
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/23/2010 | Age: 48 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 48 YOM NEPHEW ACCIDENTALLY STABBED THIGH WITH PENCIL PUNCTURE WOUND THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2010 | Age: 41 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Street or highway | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 41YOM ACCID STABBED SELF IN LEG W/PENCIL WHILE GETTING INTO CAR. DX: FB R THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2010 | 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: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils, Chairs |
| 32 YOF PUNCTURE WOUND THIGH, REPORTS SHE THREW HER BACKPACK DOWN AND DI D NOT SEE A PENCIL COME OUT, SAT ON A CHAIR AND THE PENCIL STUCK HER LE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/13/2010 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 50YOF ACCIDENTLY WALKED INTO A DOOR WALL AND WAS JABBED WITH HER PEN IN THIGH DX: PUNCTURE WOUND THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/06/2007 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| DX PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT THIGH: PENCIL TO LEG AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2007 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PUNCTURE L THIGH, PT GOT INJURY W/A PEN IN THE PROGRAM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2006 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| LEAD PENCIL BROKE OFF IN LT THIGH P.W. THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/25/2006 | 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: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT SAT ON COUCH AND BALL POINT PEN WENT INTO PT'S THIGH DX: PUNTURE WOUND RIGHT THIGH |
| 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: 09/18/2004 | Age: 28 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT SAT DOWN ON A PEN. DX: PW L THIGH. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2004 | Age: 33 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| STABBED W/ A PENCIL PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT THIGH -ABSCESSED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/22/2003 | Age: 30 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches |
| PT SAT DOWN ON COUCH AND SUSTAINED PUNCTURE WOUND TO THIGH FROM PENCIL. D: PUNCTURE WOUND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/07/2003 | Age: 50 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| SAT ON BALL POINT PEN. DX L LEG ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/16/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| SAT ON A PENCIL PW TO THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2002 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| STUCK IN LEG WITH PENCIL DX: PUNCTURE TO WOUND TO LEG WITH INFECTION |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 12/31/2001 | Age: 42 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/05/2001 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2001 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/12/2001 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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