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Accidents - Pens and pencils - 0-5 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Lower Arm

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 480
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
Accidents - Years:
Year 2000:12
Year 2001:13
Year 2003:16
Year 2004:6
Year 2005:166
Year 2006:75
Year 2008:74
Year 2009:37
Year 2010:77

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records


Date: 05/22/2010Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
05 Y/O WF STUCK IN ARM WITH AN INK PEN, RECEIVED PUNCTURE WOUND TO LOWE R RIGHT ARM*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/07/2010Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
5YOF ACCIDENTALLY STABBED ARM WITH PENCIL WHILE PLAYING WITH NEICE LAST NIGHT; PUNCTURE TO FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/30/2009Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
MOM STATES CHILD WAS PLAYING WITH A PEN AND STABBED SELF DX RT LOWER ARM PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/31/2009Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PW, STUCK SELF WITH PENCIL TO FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/30/2009Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Other
Product: Pens and pencils
PATIENT WITH FOREARM FX W/CAST, PUT PEN CAP UNDER CAST 3 DAYS AGO, HAVI NG ARM PAIN SINCE; CAST REPLACED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/19/2008Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pens and pencils
POKED IN ARM WITH A PENCIL. DX. ARM ABRASION.8
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/20/2008Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pens and pencils
PT SUSTAINED ABRASION/PUNCTURE TO ARM FROM PENCIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/11/2006Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils, Medical equipment, general
CHILD, WITH FOREARM CAST S/P FX 4 WKS AGO, WAS SCRATCHING INSIDE CAST W / PENCIL WHEN ERASER B/C DETACHED. D:FOREIGN BODY INSIDE CAST.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/18/2006Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils
RUNNING WITH A PENCIL LACERATION LT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/05/2005Age: 3 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pens and pencils
DRAWN WITH MARKER ON HIS ARMS RASHES ABRASION ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/13/2005Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PT FELL ON A SHARP PENCIL, PW LT FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/02/2004Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pens and pencils, Day wear
SWUNG INTO BY ARM AT SCHOOL, JUST SHARPENED PENCIL IN POCKET, SCRATCHED ARM WITH PENCIL; ABRASION TO FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/05/2003Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PT WAS SHARPENING PENCIL AND FELL WHEN SHE POKED HERSELF IN LT ARM WITH PENCIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/07/2001Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/23/2001Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/13/2000Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/19/2000Age: 2 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower ArmDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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