Accidents - Pens and pencils - Year 2009 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 872
See also: Other years, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Age:

0-5 years old:	37
6-15 years old:	518
16-25 years old:	185
50+ years old:	131

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/24/2009	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pens and pencils
L FOREARM ABRA.: PER MOM, SON'S WERE "PRETEND FIGHTING W/ PENCILS" PT WAS ACCIDENTALLY STUCK IN L FOREARM W/ PENCIL BY HIS BROTHER, ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/06/2009	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pens and pencils
ABRASION WITH PENCIL: ACCIDENTALLY STUCK HERSELF WITH A PENCIL IN THE LT FOREARM AT SCHOOL, SCRATCH FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/20/2009	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pens and pencils
14 YO F W/ HX OF ARM FX, WAS WRITING IN SCHOOL TODAY WHEN FELT SUDDEN P AIN IN ARM. NUMBNESS/TINGLING. DX:FOREARM PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/23/2009	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: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pens and pencils
PT W/ABSCESS TO FOREARM X3 DAYS AND INCREASING IN SIZE, PT PUNCTURED AB SCESS W/PENCIL TODAY AND DRAINED PUS; FOREARM ABSCESS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/26/2009	Age: 13 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PT WAS STABBED WITH A PENCIL IN ARM WHILE AT SCHOOL, NO DETAILS GIVEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2009	Age: 85 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils
FOREARM LAC-CUT ON A PENCIL-@ NH
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/19/2009	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils, Nonelectric razors or shavers
PT W/PUNCTURE WOUNDS TO FOREARMS, STATES WANTS TO HURT/DIE, BEEN CUTTI NG SELF W/SHARP OBJECTS, PENS & RAZOR BLADES; SELF-INFLECTED INJURY
Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility)

Date: 07/09/2009	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
CUT ARM WITH A PEN. D XPUNCTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/06/2009	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pens and pencils
C/O SUDDEN ONSET OF ARM WORSENING PAIN 2D AGO WHILE WRITING >>MS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2009	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils, Book bags or back carriers
PT TRIPPED AND FELL ONTO HER BACKPACK AND A PENCIL PUNCT HER R FOREARM. PT HAS PIECE OF PENCIL LEAD IN HER FOREARM. PAIN W/ MVT. DX FB FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/06/2009	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: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PTS BROTHER ACCID STABBED PT IN THE L FOREARM W/ A PENCIL YEST. NOTICED DRAINAGE FROM WOUND TODAY. DX PUNCT L FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2009	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PATIENT RUNNING ON PLAYGROUND AT SCHOOL WITH PENCIL IN HAND, FELL WITH PENCIL IMPALING FOREARM; FB REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/28/2009	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils
CUT ARM WITH A PENCIL AT SCHOOL. DX. L FOREARM LACERATION.*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2009	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PATIENT STABBED WITH PENCIL BY CLASSMATE AT SCHOOL, LEAD IN FOREARM; FB REMOVED, GRANULOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2009	Age: 82 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils
PT TRIPPED OVER A PENCIL AT HOME FELL AND INJURED ARM 2 DAYS AGO DX// LEFT FOREARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/05/2009	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
GOT LEAD FROM PENCIL STUCK IN LOWER ARM DX: PUNC TO LOWER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/04/2009	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils, Basketball
PT TOLD GUY TO STAB FOREARM 1X W/PENCIL BUT STABBED MULT TIMES, NOW W/P UNCTURE WOUNDS, ALSO W/HAND PAIN AFTER HIT W/BASKETBALL; PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2009	Age: 5 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
MOM STATES CHILD WAS PLAYING WITH A PEN AND STABBED SELF DX RT LOWER ARM PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/29/2009	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pens and pencils
PT ACCID SCRAPED HER R FOREARM WITH A PENCIL IN SCHOOL. HAS SMALL SCRAT CH. DX FOREARM ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2009	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils, Ceilings and walls
LOWER ARM AND HAND INJURY FROM FOREIGN BODY,PEN, AND PUNCHING WALL WITH HAND. DX-FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL LEFT FOREARM, RIGHT HAND CONTUS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/20/2009	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PT WAS STUCK IN L FOREARM WITH A PENCIL DX FOREIGN BODY ARM ******8
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/06/2009	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils
CUT ON HER ARMS, YESTERDAY, WITH A BROKEN PENCIL DX: DEPRESSION, SELF-INJUROUS BEHAVIOR, CUTS TO ARMS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2009	Age: 15 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
STUDENT STABBED ARM WITH PENCIL FOREIGN BODY ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/17/2009	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
LOWER ARM INJURY FROM FELT TIP PEN. DX-PUNCTURE WOUND, SKIN TEAR FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/10/2009	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
FB ARM . PT WAS AT SCHOOL AND STUCK HIS ARM WITH A PENCIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/09/2009	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pens and pencils
DX: PEN TOP CAP STUCK IN LOWER ARM CAST--REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/31/2009	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PW, STUCK SELF WITH PENCIL TO FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/30/2009	Age: 5 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Pens and pencils
PATIENT WITH FOREARM FX W/CAST, PUT PEN CAP UNDER CAST 3 DAYS AGO, HAVI NG ARM PAIN SINCE; CAST REPLACED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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