Accidents - Pens and pencils - 50+ years old - Years 1997-2010 - Ear

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 785
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 2000:	35
Year 2002:	93
Year 2003:	119
Year 2004:	16
Year 2005:	107
Year 2007:	141
Year 2008:	119
Year 2009:	15
Year 2010:	135

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/17/2010	Age: 57 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
57 YOF DX FOREIGN BODY IN RT EAR - S/P POSSIBLE PENCIL LEAD.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/12/2010	Age: 54 years	Sex: Male	Race: Asian
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils
54 YOM WAS SCRATCHING SKIN TAG ON LEFT EAR WITH PENCIL LACERATION EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2010	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pens and pencils
55YOM WITH EAR INJURY STUCK A PEN IN EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2010	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: Other
Product: Pens and pencils
51YOM, C/O EAR PAIN AFTER CLEANING EAR WITH PEN CAP >>OTITIS EXTERNA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/16/2010	Age: 63 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
63 YOM-PT STATES " I HAVE A PLASTIC TIP OF A PEN IN MY EAR"-PT WAS SCRA TCHING IN EAR CANAL WPEN-LOST CAP DX L FB IN EAR *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 09/20/2008	Age: 56 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 PUT PEN IN EAR TO SCRATCH IT AND PIECE OF PEN BROKE OFF IN EAR DX:RT EAR FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/17/2008	Age: 74 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pens and pencils
LEFT EAR BLEEDING. PT STUCK A PEN IN HIS EAR TO SCRATCH IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/18/2008	Age: 53 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pens and pencils
53 YO FEMALE HAS RIGHT EAR PAIN AFTER PUTTING PENCIL IN EAR OTITIS MEDIA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/14/2008	Age: 80 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pens and pencils
PATIENT ATTEMPTED TO CLEAN OUT HER EAR WITH A PENCIL YESTERDAY, SINCE THEN THE EAR HAS BEEN BLEEDING. DX-LT EAR BLEEDING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2008	Age: 79 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
PT WAS WRITING YEATERDAY AND HAD AN ITCH IN EAR USED PEN TO SCRATCH IT AND FEELS LIKENOT ALL OF THE PEN CAME OUT- POSSIBLE FB EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 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: 09/09/2005	Age: 81 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
EAR FB-PENCIL ERASER REMOVED FROM EAR IN ED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2005	Age: 56 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
#1 SCRATCHING IN L EAR W/ ELECTRIC PENCIL & ERASER FELL OFF IN EAR FB EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2005	Age: 67 years	Sex: Male	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 L EAR, SCRATCHING EAR W/PENCIL DX: FB L EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/23/2004	Age: 64 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
FOREIGN BODY EAR - 64 YOM WAS SCRATCHING HIS LEFT EAR WITH A PEN AND TH E TIP BROKE OFF IN HIS EAR
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: 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: 09/04/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils
DX;LACERATION TO RIGHT EAR CANAL. PT PURPOSELY STABBED PENCIL INTO RIGHT EAR CANAL. ADMITTED FOR SURGICAL REPAIR.
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/25/2002	Age: 55 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PEN TOP BROKE OFF IN EAR RIGHT EAR FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2000	Age: 51 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2000	Age: 77 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
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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