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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 292
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/30/2003 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT WAS CLEANING HOUSE AND PENCIL WITH NO LEAD PUNCTURED PT'S PALM RT HAND; PUNCTURE WOUND RT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/21/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 17 YO FEMALE CUT LEFT ARM WITH PEN CAP CONTUSION RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 07/19/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils, Pins and needles |
| PATIENT BROKE TIP OF PENCIL IN HAND ONE YEAR AGO, NOW HAVING PAIN IN HA D, SISTER USED NEEDLE TO LOOK FOR LEAD; PUNCTURE WOUND TO HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/11/2003 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT ATTEMPTED TO GIVE HIMSELF A TATOO WITH PEN ON L HAND, ACUTE LOCAL L HAND INFECTION SECONDARY TO SELF TATOOING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2003 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT WAS PLAYING WITH HIS GIRLFRIEND AT HOME WHEN HE ACCIDENTLY STRUCK HI S RIGHT HAND ON A PEN THAT SHE WAS HOLDING PUNCTURE WOUND HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/18/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils, Buckets or pails |
| PT STABBED BY PENCIL WHEN FELL WITH PENCIL IN HAND AND HIT MOP BUCKET; PW HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PW TO R HAND.PENCIL STILL IN HAND.DX FB R HAND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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