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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 518
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/24/2009 | Age: 8 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| L FOREARM ABRA.: PER MOM, SON'S WERE "PRETEND FIGHTING W/ PENCILS" PT WAS ACCIDENTALLY STUCK IN L FOREARM W/ PENCIL BY HIS BROTHER, ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/06/2009 | Age: 14 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| ABRASION WITH PENCIL: ACCIDENTALLY STUCK HERSELF WITH A PENCIL IN THE LT FOREARM AT SCHOOL, SCRATCH FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/20/2009 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 14 YO F W/ HX OF ARM FX, WAS WRITING IN SCHOOL TODAY WHEN FELT SUDDEN P AIN IN ARM. NUMBNESS/TINGLING. DX:FOREARM PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2009 | Age: 11 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: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT W/ABSCESS TO FOREARM X3 DAYS AND INCREASING IN SIZE, PT PUNCTURED AB SCESS W/PENCIL TODAY AND DRAINED PUS; FOREARM ABSCESS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/26/2009 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT WAS STABBED WITH A PENCIL IN ARM WHILE AT SCHOOL, NO DETAILS GIVEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2009 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils, Nonelectric razors or shavers |
| PT W/PUNCTURE WOUNDS TO FOREARMS, STATES WANTS TO HURT/DIE, BEEN CUTTI NG SELF W/SHARP OBJECTS, PENS & RAZOR BLADES; SELF-INFLECTED INJURY |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/18/2009 | Age: 11 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils, Book bags or back carriers |
| PT TRIPPED AND FELL ONTO HER BACKPACK AND A PENCIL PUNCT HER R FOREARM. PT HAS PIECE OF PENCIL LEAD IN HER FOREARM. PAIN W/ MVT. DX FB FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/06/2009 | Age: 12 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 |
| PTS BROTHER ACCID STABBED PT IN THE L FOREARM W/ A PENCIL YEST. NOTICED DRAINAGE FROM WOUND TODAY. DX PUNCT L FOREARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2009 | 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 |
| PATIENT RUNNING ON PLAYGROUND AT SCHOOL WITH PENCIL IN HAND, FELL WITH PENCIL IMPALING FOREARM; FB REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2009 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| CUT ARM WITH A PENCIL AT SCHOOL. DX. L FOREARM LACERATION.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2009 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PATIENT STABBED WITH PENCIL BY CLASSMATE AT SCHOOL, LEAD IN FOREARM; FB REMOVED, GRANULOMA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2009 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| GOT LEAD FROM PENCIL STUCK IN LOWER ARM DX: PUNC TO LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2009 | Age: 15 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, Basketball |
| PT TOLD GUY TO STAB FOREARM 1X W/PENCIL BUT STABBED MULT TIMES, NOW W/P UNCTURE WOUNDS, ALSO W/HAND PAIN AFTER HIT W/BASKETBALL; PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2009 | Age: 7 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: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT ACCID SCRAPED HER R FOREARM WITH A PENCIL IN SCHOOL. HAS SMALL SCRAT CH. DX FOREARM ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2009 | Age: 12 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 |
| PT WAS STUCK IN L FOREARM WITH A PENCIL DX FOREIGN BODY ARM ******8 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/06/2009 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| CUT ON HER ARMS, YESTERDAY, WITH A BROKEN PENCIL DX: DEPRESSION, SELF-INJUROUS BEHAVIOR, CUTS TO ARMS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2009 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| STUDENT STABBED ARM WITH PENCIL FOREIGN BODY ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2009 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| FB ARM . PT WAS AT SCHOOL AND STUCK HIS ARM WITH A PENCIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2009 | Age: 10 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: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| DX: PEN TOP CAP STUCK IN LOWER ARM CAST--REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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