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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 375
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 04/07/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils, Beds or bedframes |
| PUNCTURE WOUND RT WRIST:SITTING ON HER BED,PENCIL LAYING ON BED, SLID OVER BED, RUNNING PENCIL INTO HER WRIST, AT HOME |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 09/16/2008 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| WRIST PUNCTUER BY PENCIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Nerve Damage |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| GOES TO NURSING SCHOOL, C/O ARM&HAND PAIN DUE TO INCREASED WRITING&TYPI NG @ SCHOOL>> CARPEL TUNNEL SYNDROME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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: 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: 02/25/2006 | Age: 18 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: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| ACCIDENTALLY STABBED WRIST WITH PENCIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| 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 |
| Date: 02/26/2003 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 19 YO FEMALE DEVELOPED WRIST PAIN WHEN WRITING WITH PENCIL GANGLION CYST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/31/2000 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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