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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 144
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/04/2003 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| LEAD MECHANICAL PEN IN RT. UPPER ARM DX: FOREIGN BODY ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 05/30/2003 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT WAS STABBED IN LT ARM WITH A PEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2003 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT STATES HE WAS STABBED IN RIGHT UPPER ARM WITH PENCIL AT SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Not recorded |
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