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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 308
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/27/2006 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| DEEP PUNCTURE TO HAND FROM BALLPOINT PEN,SEVERE BLEEDING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2006 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Aspirated Object |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT. STATES HE WAS CLEANING HIS TRACH W/PEN POP AND IT WAS ASPIRATED. D X. FB INGESTION. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/25/2006 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| ACCIDENTLY STUCK IN EYE WITH PEN CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2006 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT AT HOME STUCK PENCIL IN EYE DX TRAUMA L SCLERA # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2006 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT POKED SELF IN THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER WITH A PENCIL LEAD BROKE OFF IN FINGER FB FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2006 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| POINT OF A PENCIL GOT STUCK IN PT FOOT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 04/30/2006 | Age: 67 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT BENT TO PICK UP A PENCIL AND HAD BACK PX. DX: LUMBAR STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/19/2006 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| LEFT EYE PAIN. PT STUCK PENCIL IN EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/11/2006 | Age: 61 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| FOREIGN BODY HAND - 61 YOF C/O PAIN LEFT HAND AFTER SLAMMING DOWN ON A PENCIL, SHARPENED END WITH LEAD EMBEDDING IN HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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