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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 162
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/23/2003 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pins and needles, Desk supplies |
| PT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A HOMEMADE TATTOO WITH NEEDLE AND INK PEN; NEEDED TETNUS SHOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2003 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pins and needles, Rugs or carpets |
| WHILE STRETCHING ON CARPET AND SLIDING HANDS IN FRONT OF HER, LEFT HAND RAN INTO A NEEDLE THAT GOT IMBEDDED INTO HAND DX: FOREIGN BODY HAN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2003 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pins and needles |
| 7 YO MALE WAS STUCK IN HAND WITH NEEDLE PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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