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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 233
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/15/2003 | Age: 22 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, Floors or flooring materials |
| PUNCTURE (R) 2ND FINGER, PT PICKING UP A PENCIL FROM THE FLOOR & SUST INJURY, FB INBEDDED, C/O PAIN, SWELLING, SENSATION INTACT, ROM NORMAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| STUCK SELF WITH PENCIL DX. FB FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/06/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT TAKING TEST WHEN LEAD FROM PENCIL GOT UNDER FINGERNAIL. D: FOREIGN B ODY, FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/07/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT REACHED INTO POCKET & STUCK SELF W/PENCIL. LEAD WENT UNDER (R) INDEX FINGERNAIL & BROKE. DX: FOREIGN BODY INDEX FINGERNAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2003 | Age: 21 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: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT WAS STABBED WITH PENCIL DX: PUNCTURE WOUND TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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