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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 46
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/16/2005 | 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: Wrist | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PENCIL BROKE OFF IN PATIENT'S WRIST LEAVING LEAD INWRIST PT LEFT BEFORE EVALUATION |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 11/23/2005 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PENCIL LEAD STUCK IN LEFT WRIST AT SCHOOL. PUNCTURE WOUND WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/10/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| RIGHT WRIST SPR. PT INJURED WRIST WHEN WRITING WITH PEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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