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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 906
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/21/2010 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 76YOF WAS CUTTING AN ERASER OFF PENCIL AT HOME TODAY & CUT LT 2ND DIGIT. DX - LT 2ND FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/12/2010 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| FINGER FB-60YOF HAD A PIECE OF PENCIL LEAD JAMMED UNDER THUMB NAIL AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2010 | Age: 51 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils, Manicuring devices |
| 51 YOM HAS PIECE OF PENCIL LEAD IN FINGER FOR YEARS & TRIED TO DIG IT OUT W/TWEEZERS TODAY. DX: LWBS, PW FINGER. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 03/06/2005 | Age: 64 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 |
| FB R THUMB/64YOM SUSTAINED P.W. IN TIP OF L THUMB FROM PENCIL LEAD 3 WE EKS AGO. CONTINUEING TO HAVE PAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/08/2005 | Age: 57 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 HAD A PENCIL LEAD STUCK UNDER NAIL SUSTAINED " FINGER FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2004 | Age: 55 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 |
| PT WAS GOING THRU HER PURSE WHEN SHE GOT THE GRAFITE FROM A MACHANICAL PENCIL UNDERNEATH HER FINGERNAIL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2004 | Age: 78 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Amputation |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| AMPUTATED DISTAL PHALANX R RING FINGER - DOG BIT FINGER WHEN TAKING A P EN OUT OF DOG'S MOUTH |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/27/2004 | Age: 82 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: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| GOT PENCIL LEAD EMBEDDED IN FINGER THAT IS INFECTED NOW |
| 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: 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: 01/06/2003 | 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 |
| Date: 03/10/2002 | Age: 76 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| RT HAND RED AND SWOLLEN AFTER ACCIDENTLY STABBING IT WITH PEN/ABSCESS RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2002 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| STABBED IN THUMB W/ PENCIL A WK AGO AT SCHOOL INFECTED THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/19/2001 | Age: 55 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, Bags |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/19/2001 | Age: 55 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 |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/13/2000 | Age: 55 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2000 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/05/2000 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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