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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 517
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2003 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils, Day wear |
| PT WALKING AT HOME WITH A *** PEN IN HIS POCKET AND FELL ONTO CHEST PEN PENETRATED CHEST PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2003 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| RT OTALGIA-PAIN SINCE HE ITCHED HSI EAR W/ PEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2003 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| PT TRIPPED CARRYING A PEN & PEN STUCK HER IN THE ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2003 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT HAD THE ERASER OFF A PENCIL STUCK IN HIS EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2003 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| SCRATCHING EAR CANAL WITH PENCIL WHEN ERASER CAME OFF INSIDE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2003 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT FROM NURSING HOME--TRANSFERRING PT TO BED--EAR GOT CAUGHT ON PEN DX LACERATION LEFT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/05/2003 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PATIENT STEPPED ON A WOODEN PENCIL. DX-FOREIGN BODY RIGHT FOOT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2003 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PUNCTURED R HAND WITH PENCIL. DX-CELLULITIS R HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/30/2003 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PENCIL STUCK IN FOOT LEFT FOOT PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/29/2003 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| ABRASION TO EYE WHEN POKED SELF WITH A PENCIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2003 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| BENT OVER TO PICK UP PEN AND FELT A POP AND DISLOCATED HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2003 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| RT FOOT FB-AT HOME-STEPPED ON A LEAD PENCIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2003 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Dislocation |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 78 YO FEMALE LEANED DOWN TO PICK UP PEN AND HIP DISLOCATED DISLOCATED LEFT HIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/20/2003 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| STUCK SELF WITH A PEN DX. FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2003 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| BENT OVER TO PICK UP A MARKER AND FELL DX. RIB FX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2003 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils, Clothing |
| REACHING INTO HIS POCKET AND HIS LEAD PENCIL PIERCED HIS FINGER WITH LE AD EMBEDDED IN IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2003 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT SAT ON PENCIL. DX: TRAPEZIUS STRIAN/SCIATICA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2003 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| STABBED SELF W/ A PENCIL PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT THUMB W/ FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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