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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,552
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/16/2009 | Age: 13 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 |
| 13 YOM INJURED FINGER WITH PENCIL AT SCHOOL. DX-ACUTE PUNCTURE WOUND FOREIGN BODY RIGHT LONG FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/14/2009 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PATIENT ACCIDENTALLY CUT THUMB BY METAL BACK OF PENCIL AT SCHOOL; THUM B LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/03/2009 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT STABBED LEFT THUMB WITH A PENCIL , PUNCTURE WOUND TO LEFT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/25/2009 | Age: 2 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 |
| 2YOF MAY HAVE A PIECE OF PENCIL LEAD IN HER LT THUMB, AFTER PT JAMMED IT, ACCIDENTALLY. DX; LT THUMB CUTICLE INJURY- RETAINED PENCIL GRAPH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/23/2009 | Age: 11 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 |
| 11 YOM PENCIL TIP BROKE OFF IN L THUMB AT SCHOOL DX: FB REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/20/2009 | Age: 26 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 26YOM STATES ACCIDENTLY INJ.RT.4TH.FINGER WHEN IN JAIL YESTERDAY WHEN HIT WITH A PENCIL, NOW WANTS FINGER LOOKED AT. DX; P.W.RT.4TH.FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/19/2009 | Age: 12 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: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT PICKING HANG NAIL W/PENCIL LEAD & PULLED OFF HANG NAIL, NOW W/PAIN, REDNESS AND SWELLING; PARONYCHIA OF FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2009 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 8 Y/O F PENCIL LEAD STUCK IN LEFT THUMB, RECEIVED PUNCTURE WOUND TO LEF T THUMB* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2009 | Age: 4 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Burns, Elec |
| Product: Pens and pencils, Electrical outlets or receptacles |
| PATIENT PUT PENCIL IN ELECTRIC OUTLET AT HOME. DX; ELECTRIC BURN TO 1 ST FINGER, RIGHT HAND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/09/2009 | Age: 12 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 WAS PLAYING WITH A PEN SPRING AND IT GOT STUCK IN FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/15/2009 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 13 Y/O M REACHED FOR PEN FROM POCKET & SUSTAINED A CUT ON FINGER FROM. SHARP EDGE OF PEN. DX FINGER LAC. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2009 | Age: 5 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT PUT BASE OF A BALL POINT PEN AROUND RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER AND WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE, CONTUSION TO RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2009 | Age: 38 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 |
| POKED IN FINGER WITH A PENCIL. DX. FINGER PUNCTURE WOUND.* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/22/2009 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| FINGER AB-INJURED ON PENCIL-@ SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/14/2009 | 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 |
| 6 YR OLD STABBED FINGER WITH A PENCIL AT HOME TODAY DX/ RIGHT INDEX FINGER FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/13/2009 | Age: 15 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 REACHED INTO POCKET AND JAMMED HAND ON PENCIL DX: FB FINGER (LED) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/06/2009 | Age: 7 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 |
| PT POKED SELF IN FINGER W/PENCIL LEAD AT SCHOOL X4 DAYS, NOW W/BLISTER & INCREASED PAIN TO FINGER; POSSIBLE FB, BLISTERING DISTAL DACTYLITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/31/2009 | Age: 6 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| POKED FINGER WITH PENCIL;DX LACERATED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2009 | Age: 15 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 |
| ACC GOT THE TIP OF PENCIL STUCK UNDERNEATH THE FINGER NAIL >>FB REMOVAL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/23/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| REACHING INTO POCKET,HAD A LEAD PENCIL IN IT,PENCIL PT WENT UNDER FINGE R NAIL & BROKE OFF DX FB UNDER NAIL * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/10/2009 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT REPORTS, SON ACCIDENTALLY STUCK HER IN THE FINGER WITH A PENCIL DX; PUNCTURE WOUND TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2009 | Age: 15 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 |
| POKED FINGER WITH PEN;DX PUNCTURED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/31/2009 | Age: 47 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, Day wear |
| GOT PENCIL LEAD UNDER FINGERNAIL AFTER STICKING HAND IN POCKET |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/28/2009 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| POKED WITH PENCIL;DX PUNCTURED FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/23/2009 | 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 |
| PT GOT LEAD FROM A PENCIL UNDER LEFT THUMB NAILBED FB FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/21/2009 | 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: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PATIENT POKED IN FINGER BY PENCIL 8 DAYS AGO, LEAD STILL HASN'T COME OU T; FB REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/14/2009 | Age: 7 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 PENCIL LEAD IN FINGER; DX FOREIGN BODY IN FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2009 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT WAS @ SCHOOL WRITING PAPER W/ PENCIL FINGER POPPED AND NOW HURTING. DX SPRAINED 4TH FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/07/2009 | Age: 43 years | Sex: Female | 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 |
| 43 YOF PENCIL POINT BROKE IN FINGER FOREIGN BODY FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2009 | Age: 12 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 |
| A WK AGO, CUT SELF/POKED SLEF INTO FINGER WITH A PEN, NOW WITH SWOLLEN/ RED FINGER>>CELLUILTIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/02/2009 | Age: 13 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 PLAYING AROUND WITH A PENCIL AT SCHOOL AND JAMMED THUMB PIECE OF T HE LEAD EMBEDDED IN FINGER FB FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2009 | Age: 11 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 |
| FINGER FB-PENCIL LEAD IN FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/01/2009 | Age: 13 months | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT PLAYING WITH PENCIL AT HOME AND INJURED FINGER DX// LEFT 5TH FINGER DERMAL AVULSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/13/2009 | Age: 14 months | Sex: Male | 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 DX CONTUSION OF RT 2ND FINGER - S/P AFTER PENCIL LEAD IN RT 2ND FINGER'SISTER LEFT A PENCIL BY BABY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/11/2009 | 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 |
| JAMMED PIECE OF PENCIL UNDER FINGERNAIL. DX FB FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2009 | Age: 14 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 |
| LEAD FROM PENCIL IN FINGER/ FB (GRAPHITE) RT 5TH DIGIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/02/2009 | 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 HURT WHEN BROKE A PENCIAL LEAD IN THUMB AT SCHOOL DX: FOREIGN BODY IN RT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/01/2009 | Age: 52 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 |
| WAS SWEEPING UP PIECES OF PENCIL WITH HAND WHEN HAD PUNCTURE WOUND FROM GRAPHITE WHICH STILL IN THE FINGER>>FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL/PUNCTURE WOUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/30/2009 | 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| CUT WITH PENCIL. DX- 1.5 CM L RING FINGER LACERATION # |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/25/2009 | Age: 39 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT POKED SELF WITH PENCIL BY ACCIDENT DX: RT 2ND FINGER INJ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/21/2009 | Age: 25 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 LEAD IN FINGER PUNCTURE RT MID FINGER * |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2009 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PUNCTURE WOUND TO L THUMB WHEN SHE GOT STUCK WITH PENCIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2009 | 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 |
| PENCIL ,LEAD IN FINGER WHEN AT SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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