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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,040
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/05/2007 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PENCIL ERASER IN EAR AFTER TRYING TO SCRATCH EAR FOREGIN BODY EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2007 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| PT CLEANING THE TOP SHELF OF CLOSET WHEN A PEN FELL ONTO LEFT FOOT LACE RATION FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/22/2007 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Shoulder | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT STRAINED L SHOULDER WHILE REACHING TO PASS A PEN TO SOMEONE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/21/2007 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT WITH ABRASION TO EYE, CHILD THREW PENCIL AT PT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2007 | Age: 65 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PTS GRANDDAUGHTER WAS SITTING ON LAP WITH A PENCIL IN HER HAND SHE POKE D HIM IN THE LIP WITH IT PW LIP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2007 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | 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 SUST F..B TO FINGER (PENCIL) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/10/2007 | Age: 54 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 WITH PENCIL LEAD STUCK UNDER FINGERNAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2007 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| GOT A PEICE OF A PEN STUCK IN EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/23/2007 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PATIENT SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE WOUND TO LEFT LEG WHEN A 2 YR OLD CHILD, A RELATIVE, STABBED HIM WITH A PEN. DX-PUNCTURE WOUND TO RT SHIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/16/2007 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| STEPPED ON A PENCIL/ PW RT FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/01/2007 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 62 YOF STUCK SELF RIGHT ANKLE WITH INK PEN A FEW DAYS AGO AND LAST NIGH T NOTICED SWELLING, PAIN AND REDNESS, DX: CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/23/2007 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PATIENT SUST. A PUNCTURE WOUND TO THE LEG WHEN HE WAS STABBED IN THE LEG WITH A PEN BY A 2 YR OLD CHILD. DX-PUNCTURE WOUND, LT CALF |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/29/2007 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PENCIL PUNCTURED HAND RIGHT HAND PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/25/2007 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| CUT L HAND W/ A PEN DX; HAND LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/25/2007 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| P/W PW TO THE PALMER SURFACE OF HAND ON A PEN, ?MECH "PW'' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2007 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| GOT STUCK THIS AM INTO EYE C A PENCIL " CORNEAL ABRS'' |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2007 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Mouth | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| STUCK SELF IN MOUTH WITH PEN DX: PUNC TO MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/26/2007 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT STS CONSTIPATED,ATTEMPTED TO SELF EVACUATE,INSERTED A MARKER INTO BUTTOCK YESTERDAY,IT SLIPPED,CANT GET IT OUT,DX RECTAL FOREIGN BODY |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/16/2007 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| ACCIDENTLY HIT BY THROWN PEN DX: ABRASION TO HEAD |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2007 | Age: 88 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Pens and pencils, Chairs |
| 88YFC REACHING OVER TO GRAB A PEN FELL OFF CHAIR HAND HIT FLOOR SKIN TEAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/04/2007 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PENCIL LEAD BROKE OFF IN PTS FOOT, FB FOOT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2007 | Age: 77 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ankle | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT SLIPPED ON PENCIL AND TWISTED ANKLE. D: ANKLE AND CSPINE STRAINS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/03/2007 | Age: 59 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT ACCID JABBED PENCIL INTO FINGER 2 DAYS AGO. DX: CELLULITIS R 3RD DIGIT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2007 | Age: 73 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY STABBED HERSELF WITH A LEAD PENCIL. DX - PUNCTUREW OUND TO LT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2007 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| CUT WITH BALL POINT PEN;. DX- 1 CM SHIN LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/10/2007 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Hemorrhage |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| ACC POKED INTO EYE C A PENCIL BY GRAND DAUGHTER '' SUB CONJ HEAMORRHAGE" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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