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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 648
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/26/2009 | Age: 84 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PICKING UP PENCIL AND LOST BALANCE. DX HIP FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/27/2009 | Age: 91 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 91YOF AT HOME WAS GETTING PENS OUT OF CLOSET LOST BALANCE FELL INJURED RT HIP;HIP FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 08/07/2009 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| REPORTS WAS USING A PEN TO REMOVE WAX FROM EAR WHEN THE TIP OF THE PEN CAME OFF&LODGED IN THE EAR>>FB REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2009 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| DX SYNCOPE/LIP LAC REPAIRED/HUMERUS FX: SYNCOPAL EPISODE W +LOC, LAC TO LOWER LIP, BRUIS'G L EYE, ABRAS L WRIST. BENT OVER TO PICKUP PEN & FELL |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/29/2009 | Age: 85 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: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| FOREARM LAC-CUT ON A PENCIL-@ NH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/26/2009 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| SAT ON A PENCIL TONIGHT , C/O BUTTOCK PAIN. DX-PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT BUTTOCK. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2009 | Age: 56 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PEN IN RECTUM, MR DX: FB REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/14/2009 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| NURSING HOME PATIENT UPSET WITH WIFE USED A PEN TO CAUSE INJURY TO WRIST. DX-ABRASIONS WRIST, DEMENTIA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/21/2009 | Age: 76 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 |
| PT STATES RAN LEFT HAND DOWN ON A PENCIL SWOLLEN AND BRUISED DX OUNCTUR E WOUND TO LEFT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2009 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT REPORTS, SON ACCIDENTALLY STUCK HER IN THE FINGER WITH A PENCIL DX; PUNCTURE WOUND TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2009 | Age: 90 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 90YOM BENDING OVER AT HOME TO PICK UP PENCIL FELL LANDED ON LT HIP; HIP FRACTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/19/2009 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT BENT TO PICK UP PEN AND BACK GAVE OUT. DX: BACK STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/10/2009 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A PENCIL AT HOME FELL AND INJURED ARM 2 DAYS AGO DX// LEFT FOREARM LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2009 | Age: 54 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Internal | Diagnosis: Ingested Object |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| FB INGESTION-INK PEN CAP INGESTION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2009 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 52 YOM SUSTAINED LACERATION TO RIGHT UPPER EYELID FROM A PENCIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2009 | Age: 62 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Trunk | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| C/O SUDDEN ONSET OF RT SIDED LBP AFTER BENDING OVER TO PICK UP A PENCIL >>MS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/12/2009 | Age: 82 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Pubic Region | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 82YO WHITE MALE PUT INK PEN INTO PENIS DX URETHRAL TEAR, FOREIGN BODY INSERTION INTO PENIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2009 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| WAS SWEEPING UP PIECES OF PENCIL WITH HAND WHEN HAD PUNCTURE WOUND FROM GRAPHITE WHICH STILL IN THE FINGER>>FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL/PUNCTURE WOUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/01/2009 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Face | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 53 YOM PUNCTURE BY PEN TO FACE AT CASINO PUNCTURE WOUND FACE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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