Accidents - Pens and pencils - Year 2003 - Finger

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,048
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	180
6-15 years old:	1,272
16-25 years old:	233
26-50 years old:	266
50+ years old:	94

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/26/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PATIENT HAS MECHANICAL PENCIL LEAD UNDER FINGERNAIL FOR 2 DAYS; FB REMO VED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/19/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PIECE OF LEAD FROM PENCIL STUCK IN FINGER. DX- L THUMB FOREIGN BODY INC ISED AND REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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: 12/12/2003	Age: 11 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: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PIECE OF PENCIL LEAD WENT UNDER NAIL, FB FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2003	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
FOREIGN BODY FINGER - 14 YOM PRESENTS WITH PENCIL LEAD FROM A PENCIL EM BEDDED IN HIS RIGHT RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/09/2003	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
8 YO FEMALE HAD PENCIL POINT GO UNDER FINGERNAIL F/B FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/21/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PATIENT STABBED ON THUMB WITH PENCIL AT SCHOOL; PUNCTURE WOUND TO THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/19/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
FB L THUMBNAIL; GREEN PENCIL LEAD
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: 11/18/2003	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
STATES PLAYING W/ SPRING OF PEN AND SPRING GOT STUCK IN FINGER DX; FB L T 5TH FINGER REMOVAL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/10/2003	Age: 13 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
13 Y.O.B MALE W/PW TO FINGER. PT STUCK PENCIL IN FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/05/2003	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PT SUST FOREIGN BODY TO FINGER WITH PENCIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2003	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils
PT STABBED IN HAND WITH A PENCIL WHL AT SCHOOL TODAY, SMALL LACERATION TO RT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/23/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PT STABBED WITH A PENCIL; FB FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pens and pencils
2 WEEKS AGO, PT ACCIDENTALLY STABBED FINGER WITH MECHANICAL PENCIL. NOW INFECTED. D: PYOGENIC GRANULOMA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/15/2003	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pens and pencils
RIGHT HAND ABSCESS. PT STUCK HAND WITH A PEN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/14/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
FB L THUMB WOODEN FB FROM A PENCIL UNDERNEATH L THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/07/2003	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PT HAS FB IN RT MIDDLE FINGER ( LEAD FROM PENCIL)
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2003	Age: 26 years	Sex: Female	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
PENCIL BROKE IN HAND. DX. PUNCTURE WOUND R MIDDLE FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	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, Paper products
PATIENT POKING PENCIL INTO PAPER AT SCHOOL, PENCIL TIP BROKE OFF INTO T HUMB NAILBED; FB REMOVED, PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/24/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	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
PUNCTURE WOUND L INDEX FINGER - JAMMED BALLPOINT PEN INTO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/20/2003	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	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
DX PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT PINKY: ACCIDENTALLY STABBED SELF WITH PENCIL .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/18/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pens and pencils
PT WAS STABBED IN RIGHT 2ND DIGIT WITH PENCIL BY ANOTHER STUDENT WHILE PLAYING IN SCHOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2003	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PUNCTURED FINGER WITH PENCIL LEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/2003	Age: 31 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
PT C/O PEICE OF PENCIL LEAD STUCK IN 4TH LT FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/27/2003	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PT ACCIDENTLY STABBED HERSELF IN THE LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH A SHARP PEN CIL- PUNCTURE WOUND FINGER WITH LEAD TATOO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2003	Age: 48 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PT WAS STUCK IN THUMB W/PENCIL. DX: FB R THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pens and pencils
PT SUSTAINED SOFT TISSUE INJURY TO THE LT THUMB EMINENCE X1 HR AGO AFTER BROTHER HIT HER ON HAND W/A PENCIL AS PER MOM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/08/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils
CUT FINGER ON METAL PENCIL ERASER FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/27/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pens and pencils
PT STATES SHE WAS STUCK IN FINGER WITH PENCIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2003	Age: 13 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils
13 YOBM ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK FINGER TIP W/ A PENCIL. DX. SUPERFICIAL LAC ERATION L 5TH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2003	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PENCIL LEAD IN FINGER. DX. F.B. (PENCIL LEAD) IN INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/28/2003	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PATIENT STUCK THUMB WITH LEAD WHEN SHARPENING PENCIL AT SCHOOL, THUMB N UMB; FB REMOVED/NUMBNESS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/23/2003	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PUNCTURED FINGER WITH PENCIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2003	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils, Knives
LAC L INDEX FINGERS WHILE SHARPENING A PENCIL WITH A KNIFE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	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
PATIENT STUCK IN BASE OF THUMB WITH PENCIL; PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/10/2003	Age: 10 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
PUNCTURE WOUND LT FINGER, FIGHTING WITH SISTER AND SISTER STABBED PATIENT WITH PENCIL IN FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/09/2003	Age: 12 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
PATIENT WAS BUMPED WHEN BENDING OVER TO PICK UP A PENCIL AT SCHOOL, LEA D WENT INTO THUMB AND BROKE OFF; FB REMOVED FROM THUMB
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: 03/20/2003	Age: 66 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils
STUCK SELF WITH A PEN DX. FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2003	Age: 9 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
PENCIL LEAD STUCK IN FINGER AT SCHOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2003	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
STUCK FINGER WITH A PENCIL.DX. F.B. IN RING FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/22/2003	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PT JABBED RT PALM HAND WITH PENCIL WITH PENCIL LEAD GOING IN PALM HAND , FB/REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2003	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PUNCTURED R THUMB WITH A PENCIL DX: PUNCTURE WOUND R THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/11/2003	Age: 11 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
PT SUSTAINED SOFT TISSUE PENETRATION RT INDEX FINGER WITH A PEICE OF PENCIL POINT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PT STUCK WITH PENCIL AT SCHOOL; PW 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: 02/04/2003	Age: 15 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pens and pencils
PATIENT POKED IN FINGER WITH PENCIL LAST WEEK, FINGER SWOLLEN; PARONYCH IA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/02/2003	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pens and pencils
STUCK PENCIL LEAD IN FINGER LAST WEEK. DISGNOSIS WAS CELLULITIS TO LEFT INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	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
PATIENT STUCK FINGER WITH PENCIL AT SCHOOL, LEAD IN FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2003	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PATIENT STUCK THUMB WITH PENCIL AT SCHOOL 2 DAYS AGO, PENCIL TATTOO IN THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2003	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
FB IN LT 5TH FINGER ( LEAD FROM PENCIL )
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2003	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PT STATES HER PENCIL LEAD BROKE OFF UNDER HER FINGERNAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2003	Age: 59 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils, Clothing
REACHING INTO HIS POCKET AND HIS LEAD PENCIL PIERCED HIS FINGER WITH LE AD EMBEDDED IN IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/18/2003	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PT SUSTAINED PUNCTURE WOUND TO FINGER FROM PENCIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/14/2003	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
? PENCIL LEAD IN THUMB.PW L THUMB.DX PW L THUMB.DX PW L THUMB/SUSPECTED FB-NOT FOUND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/10/2003	Age: 50 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PT STABBED FINGER ON ICK PEN, PUNCTURE WOUND FINGER WITH PEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/06/2003	Age: 60 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
STABBED SELF W/ A PENCIL PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT THUMB W/ FOREIGN BODY
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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