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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 123
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| 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: 09/03/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY STABBED IN WRIST WITH PENCIL AT SCHOOL, PT REMOVED PENCIL INTACT; PUNCTURE WOUND TO WRIST |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/04/2008 | Age: 9 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: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils, Desk supplies |
| REPORTS SUDDEN ONSET OF WRIST PAIN WHILE SHARPENING THE PENCIL >>WRIST INJUREY |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 04/25/2008 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT STABBED WRIST W/A PENCIL AT SCHOOL YEST, NOW W/MORE REDNESS, FB REMO VED; PUNCTURE WOUND TO WRIST |
| 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: 01/29/2008 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PEN CAP UNDER CAST FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2008 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Wrist | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| H/O DEPRESSION, PTSD & RAPE, POKED SELF W/PENCIL IN WRIST AT SCHOOL & S TATES WANTS TO KILL SELF; PUNCTURE WOUND ON WRIST, SUICIDAL BEHAVIOUR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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