Accidents - Pens and pencils - 16-25 years old - Year 2007

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,923
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products.

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

Accidents - Body Parts:

Ear:	292	Foot:	235
Finger:	218	Wrist:	133
Pubic Region:	131	Lower Arm:	100
Eyeball:	99	Internal:	91
Lower Trunk:	86	Face:	85
Shoulder:	80	Mouth:	74
Lower Leg:	69	Hand:	66
Upper Trunk:	61	Neck:	40
Head:	15	Ankle:	15
Upper Arm:	15	Elbow:	6
Upper Leg:	5

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/15/2007	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
BROKE THE LEAD OF A PENCIL IN FINGER. DX. PUNCTURE WOUND FINGER, FINGER FOREIGN BODY.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/05/2007	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Pubic Region		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PT SELF CATHED WITH PEN, OBJECT STUCK C/O ABDOMINAL PAIN X 1 WEEK AND H EMATURIA X 1 DAY AND NAUSEA AND VOMITTING. NO OTHER INFO. LPTMS
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 12/03/2007	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PUNCTURE WOUND TO R WRIST AREA WITH A PENCIL#
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2007	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils
PT DX RT EYE LACERATION/PERIORBITAL - S/P PT ACCIDENTALLY CUT HERSELF W/A PENCIL WHILE WRITING.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/16/2007	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PT STUCK A PENCIL INTO TOP OF L FOOT AT HOME DX. L FOOT PW.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2007	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
STATES HE WAS STABBED IN HEAD WITH A PENCIL AND PIECE OF GRAPHITE IS S TILL IN SCALP DX- F/B TO SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2007	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
16YOM WHILE IN SCHOOL,STUCK A PENCIL IN EAR TO SCRATCH,ERASER BECAME LODGED;FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL,EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2007	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PT ACCIDENTALLY STABBED SELF IN FOOT WITH PENCIL. LPTMS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 10/12/2007	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils
CHEWING ON A PEN CAP AND SWALLOWED IT. DX FB INGESTED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2007	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils, Footwear
PT GOT PENCIL LEAD INBEDED IN FOOT THROUGH SNEAKER DX: FOREIGN BODY TO FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2007	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PT WAS GETTING READY TO GO TO PRACTICE AND STEPPED ON A PENCIL LEAD. P T WITH KNOWN FACTOR VII DEFICIENCY. DX: PUNCTURE WOUND TO LEFT FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2007	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PT STEPPED ON A PEN, PUNCTURE TO FOOT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2007	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	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
STUCK SELF IN EYE WITH PENCIL/CORNEAL ABR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2007	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
ERASER FROM MECHANICAL PENCIL STUCK IN EAR DX FB EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/06/2007	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PT GOT PENCIL LEAD UNDER FINGER NAIL. DX: FB IN NAIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2007	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ankle		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils, Clothing accessories
TRIPPED OVER PURSE AND STUCK PENCIL IN ANKLE FOREIGN BODY ANKLE DP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/30/2007	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
16 YOF PRESENTS WITH A PUNCTURE WOUND TO LEFT HAND SUSTAINED FROM A PEN CIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/29/2007	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils, Beds or bedframes
JUMPED ON BED -TIP OF PENCIL BROKE WENT INTO LEG LEFT LOWER LEG FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/27/2007	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils
PT HAD PEN IN MOUTH AND ACCIDENTLY PUSHED IT INTO THROAT DX: UVULA LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2007	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PT ACCIDENTLY STABBED LT EAR WITH A PENCIL DX: FB LT EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/25/2007	Age: 24 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
FB RT FOREARM.PT GOT STUCK IN FOREARM WITH A PENCIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2007	Age: 21 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils
PT DX RT HAND LACERATION - S/P PT FELL ON A PEN AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2007	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils
POKED BY A PENCIL. DX LACERATION HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/11/2007	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Pubic Region		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
INSERTED INK PEN IN PENIS @ PRISON DX FB PENIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2007	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
18 YOF ACCIDENTALLY STABBED SELF LEFT THUMB WITH PENCIL AND PART OF THE LEAD BROKE OFF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2007	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PT DX FOREIGN BODY RT THUMB - PENCIL TIP IN RT THUMB AT SCHOOL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2007	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils, Clothing
PATIENT POKED IN THIGH WITH PENCIL IN HIS POCKET, LEAD TATTOO IN LEG; P UNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/17/2007	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Neck		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
16 YOM ACCIDENTALLY PUNCTURED NECK WITH PENCIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2007	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils
SWALLOWED TOP OF PLASTIC PEN, MR DX; FB INGESTION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2007	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
FOOLING AROUND C FRIEND, WHO ACC STABBED PTS HAND C PENCIL WHOSE TIP BR OKE OFF " FB REMOVAL"
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2007	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Eyeball		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pens and pencils
PT POKED SELF IN THE EYE WITH A PEN TODAY DX// RIGHT EYE CORNEAL ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2007	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Elbow		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PATIENT "HORSING AROUND" WITH FELLOW INMATE AT DETENTION, POKED IN ELBO W BY PENCIL, NOW WITH PAIN AND SWELLING; FB IN ELBOW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/17/2007	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils, Flatware
PT IN THE JUVENILE JAIL AND IN ORDER TO GET OUT HE INSERTED A SPOON AND A PENCIL IN HIS RECTUM FB RECTUM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2007	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Shoulder		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pens and pencils
23 YO M SHOULDER ROTATOR CUFF TEAR AFTER THROWING A PENCIL DOWN *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/07/2007	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
EAR FB-ATTEMPTING TO CLEAN EAR W/ ERASER ON PENCIL WHEN EARASER GOT CAU GHT IN EAR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/03/2007	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Trunk		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pens and pencils
PATIENT HAD SUDDEN ONSET OF FLANK PAIN WHEN BENDING OVER TO PICK UP PEN CIL; FLANK PAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/28/2007	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	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
POKED SELF IN EYE WITH SHARPIE/CORNEAL ABR
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/26/2007	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Ear		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
FB R EAR;UNABLE TO REMOVE/16YOF STUCK PENCIL IN R EAR ON 3/24. C/O CONT INUED R EAR PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2007	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Wrist		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pens and pencils
PT SLIPPED AND FELL ON PENCIL AT SCHOOL DX: RT WRIST INJ
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2007	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
STEPPED ON PENCIL DX: F.B. IN FOOT--REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2007	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils
SCRATCHED HAND WITH PEN LAC IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2007	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Nerve Damage
Product: Pens and pencils
SOF ARM&LEG WEAKNESS WHILE WRITING " RT HEMIPARATHESIS"
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 02/23/2007	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pens and pencils
16 YO M CELLULITIS LOWER ARM AFTERR JABBING SELF WITH PENCIL 4 DAYS AGO *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2007	Age: 17 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
PIECE OF PENCIL POINT WENT UNDER NAIL. DX. FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL FROM FI NGERNAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2007	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Internal		Diagnosis: Ingested Object
Product: Pens and pencils
PT C/O INGESTED 2 INCH PENCIL. DX INGESTION OF FB GI SYSTEM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/08/2007	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Face		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
PUNCTURE INNER END R EYEBROW; @ SCHOOL LAID HEAD DOWN ON DESK & POKED S ELF WITH PENCIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/05/2007	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
C/O PT STATES ACCIDENTLY FELL ONTO A PENCIL DX LT FINGER PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2007	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Mouth		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils
CUT INSIDE OF MOUTH WITH PENCIL, LACERATION MOUTH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2007	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils
LAC TO 2ND FINGER ON CAP OF PEN DX: FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/23/2007	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Trunk		Diagnosis: Dermat Or Conj
Product: Pens and pencils
RASH ON UPPER TRUNK, ITCHING OCCURED AFTER BEING MARKED ON WITH MARKER DX CONTACT DERMATITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2007	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pens and pencils
SCRATCHED WITH A PEN ON THE FOREARM. DX ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2007	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Foot		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
STEPPED INTO PENCIL INJ FOOT ' PW/ABRS"
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

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