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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 169
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/14/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| ABRASION TO EYE WHEN STRUCK WITH PENCIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pens and pencils, Eyeglasses |
| PT DX CORNEAL ABRASION - HIT IN RT EYE WITH #2 PENCIL WHILE WEARING EYEGLASSES AT SCHOOL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pens and pencils, Desk supplies |
| TWIRLING PENCIL WITH PAPER CLIP ATTACHED AT HOSP DX. CORNEAL ABR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PATIENT POKED IN EYE WITH A PENCIL YESTERDAY; CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/24/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 23 YO FEMALE WAS POKED IN EYE WITH PENCIL CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/10/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| HIT IN EYE WITH PEN LEFT WITHOUT TREATMENT |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 05/03/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| LT CORNEAL AB-AT SCHOOL SHARPENING PENCIL-GOT SHAVING IN EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2002 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 18-YOM SUSTAINED A CORNEAL LACERATION AS A RESULT OF BEING POKED WITH A PENCIL. |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
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