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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 265
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 07/11/2010 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 57 YOM SLIPPED W/PENCIL AND STABBED WRIST. DX: PW L FOREARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2010 | Age: 85 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 85YOWF PT WITH 2 LACS TO L FA, CUT WITH GEL PEN. DX. LAC L FA. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 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: 08/25/2008 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| DX UPPER EXTREMITY NUMBNESS: PRESENTS W 1D H/O L HAND NUMBNESS/TINGL'G AND SIFFICULTY WRITING/HOLD'G A PEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/28/2005 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| LEFT ARM INJ. PT POKED ARM WHEN CARRYING A PENCIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2003 | Age: 69 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT TRIPPED CARRYING A PEN & PEN STUCK HER IN THE ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2001 | Age: 68 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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