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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 539
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/24/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| STABBED BY A PENCIL IN LT FOREARM, WHERE A PIECE BROKE OFF DX: LEAD PENCIL PUNCTURE WOUND- FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/01/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| GIRL AT SCHOOL POKING HER W/ PENCIL ON ARM DX: R ARM PAIN, SZ ACTIVITY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/30/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 13 YO STABBED BY PEN IN ARM PUNCTURE WOUND FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/23/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| POKED WITH PENCIL;DX PUNCTURED LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2008 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PER MOM, PT'S SISTER STABBED HER IN L FA W/PENCIL TODAY, SMALL PW NOTED . DX. L FA PW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/12/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| LEFT FOREARM INJURY FROM INK PEN CAUSING AN ABRASION WHILE AT SCHOOL. DX-LEFT FOREARM ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/08/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT PLAYING AROUND AT SCHOOL WITH A PENCIL AND SUSTAINED A PW TO LEFT LO WER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PENCIL IN LT ARM/ LWT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 05/20/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 13 YO STUCK IN ARM BY INK PEN PUNCTURE WOUND FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2008 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT WAS STABBED ACCIDENTALLY IN THE R FOREARM WITH A PENCIL IN SCHOOL BY A CLASSMATE. DX R FOREARM PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2008 | Age: 9 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 |
| PENCIL STUCK ARM - FB TO R ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/27/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT WAS STABBED WITH A PENCIL IN HER ARM AT CHURCH. DX: TINY PUNCTURE WOUND WITH TATTOO ON THE RIGHT VOLAR FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/24/2008 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils, Medical equipment, general |
| PATIENT PUT INK PEN INSIDE FOREARM CAST; CAST WITH PEN REMOVED, NEW CAS T APPLIED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/08/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PUT PEN IN CAST;DX FOREIGN BODY LOWER ARM CAST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| STUCK SELF WITH PENCIL, POINT BROKE OFF/FB FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/28/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT FELL WHILE CARRYING A PENSIL STABBED ARM MAY HAVE PENCIL POINT IN AR M DX// FB LEFT FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/22/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT ACCIDENTLY STABBED WITH A PENCIL IN THE RIGHT FOREARM BY A FRIEND A T SCHOOL FB FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils, Safety pins |
| @ SCHOOL TODAY, UPSET @ SELF, CUT FA C A PEN >>LAC/B |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2008 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| LEAD PENCIL TIP IN ARM. DX FB FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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