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Accidents - Pens and pencils - Year 2010 - Finger

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,423
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Date: 12/21/2010Age: 76 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils
76YOF WAS CUTTING AN ERASER OFF PENCIL AT HOME TODAY & CUT LT 2ND DIGIT. DX - LT 2ND FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/29/2010Age: 45 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
45 YO F PENCIL LEAD STUCK IN FINGER FOREIGN BODY FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/21/2010Age: 10 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
10 YR GOT PENCIL LEAD IN FINGER;DX FOREIGN BODY FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/09/2010Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
DX PUNCTURE WD, RIF: 7YOM STAB THE MEDIAL PORTION OF RIF W A PENCIL @ SCHOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/09/2010Age: 15 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pens and pencils
15YOF, ACC STABBED FINGER WITH SHARPENED PENICL @ SCHOOL >>ABRS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 11/02/2010Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
11YOM HAD A PIECE OF LEAD PENCIL STUCK UNDERNEATH RT 3RD FINGERNAIL; FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/26/2010Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
8 YOM INJURED FINGER WITH PENCIL LEAD AT SCHOOL, FOREIGN BODY. DX-FOREIGN BODY LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/24/2010Age: 42 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils
FINGER LAC, 42 YOM CUT FINGER ON A PLASTIC PEN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/14/2010Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Fracture
Product: Pens and pencils
6YOF-FINGER FX-PT WAS HOLDING A PENCIL-MOTHER GRABBED THE PENCIL-PT GRA BBED IT AWAY & HEARD A "POP" IN FINGER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/12/2010Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
12YOM PT TOOK PENCIL FROM TEACHER FOR A TEST, ACCID STABBED HIMSELF IN R 4TH FINGER WHILE GRABBING IT. SMALL PUNCT. DX R FINGER PUNCTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/08/2010Age: 6 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Other
Product: Pens and pencils
6YOF; PT POKED HER FINGER WITH A SHARP PENCIL X2 DAYS AGO; LOOKS INFECT ED NOW. D: CELLULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/04/2010Age: 10 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
10 YOF SUSTAINED PUNCTURE WOUND TO A FINGER FROM PENCIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 10/04/2010Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pens and pencils
5 YO MALE CUT FINGER ON A PENCIL DX FINGER ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/30/2010Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
8YOM FOREIGN BODY FINGER HAS PENCIL LEAD IN FINGER NO FURTHER INFORMATI ON
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/24/2010Age: 22 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Other
Product: Pens and pencils
A 22 YOM TO ER WITH FINGER PAIN AND INFECTION, HAD BEEN WRITING WITH PE NCIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/14/2010Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
5 YR M PUNCTURED FINGER WIHT PENCIL;DX PUNCTURED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/09/2010Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
7 YO F STUCK BY PENCILO PUNCTURE WOUND FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 09/01/2010Age: 9 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Other
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
9 YR F POKED FINGER WITH PENCIL;DX PUNCTURED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/19/2010Age: 5 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
5 YOM WHILE AT SCHOOL TODAY WAS POKED IN THE LEFT HAND WITH A PENCIL STILL HAS PENCIL LEAD IN FINGER DX: PUNCTURE WOUND FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 08/11/2010Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
8 YOF SUS PUNCTURE TO FINGER AFTER STICKING HERSELF WITH PENCIL POINT%
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 07/12/2010Age: 60 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
FINGER FB-60YOF HAD A PIECE OF PENCIL LEAD JAMMED UNDER THUMB NAIL AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 06/09/2010Age: 21 yearsSex: MaleRace: Asian
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils, Bags
21YOM REACHED IN HIS BAG FOR A PENCIL AND GOT STUCK WITH THE TIP OF PEN CIL C/O LEAD IN RIGHT RING FINGER.DX:LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/24/2010Age: 9 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
9 YOF-PT NOTICED A PPC OF LEAD IN R HAND/THUMB-UNABLE TO REMOVE IT-LEAD FROM PENCIL DX FB R THUMB (REMOVED) *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/17/2010Age: 14 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
14 YR F POKED FINGER WITH PENCI;DX PENCIL LEAD IN FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/14/2010Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
A 11 YOM SUSTAINED PUNCTURE TO FINGER WITH PENCIL WHILE AT SCHOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/11/2010Age: 7 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
THUMB PW-7YOF-STABBED SELF W/ A LEAD PENCIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/07/2010Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
9 YR OLD MALE DX FOREIGN BODY UNDER LT THUMB - WOOD PENCIL STUCK UNDER THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/07/2010Age: 7 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
7YOM CUT FINGERON A PENCIL THAT WAS IN DESK. DX. FINGER PUNCTURE WOUND. *
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 05/01/2010Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils, Basketball
12 YR M PUNCTURED FINGER WITH PENCIL WHEN PLAYING BASKETBALL;DX PUNCTUR ED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/30/2010Age: 15 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils, Benches
15YOF HAS A SPRING FROM A PEN, EMBEDDED IN HER RT THUMB, SHE WAS RUNNIN HER HAND UNDER A BENCH, IN CLASS. DX; FB REMOVAL FROM RT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/24/2010Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
FINGER PW-8YOM-STUCK SELF W/A LEAD PENCIL-2 DAYS PTA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/19/2010Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pens and pencils, Tables
12 YO MALE PICKING UP A PENCIL OFF THE GROUND AND TABLE LEG WENT INTO H AND. DX FINGER CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/14/2010Age: 51 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils, Manicuring devices
51 YOM HAS PIECE OF PENCIL LEAD IN FINGER FOR YEARS & TRIED TO DIG IT OUT W/TWEEZERS TODAY. DX: LWBS, PW FINGER.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)


Date: 04/14/2010Age: 26 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Other public propertyFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
26 YOF SUS FB TO FINGER AFTER GETTING LEAD FROM PENCIL STUCK IN FINGER%
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 04/08/2010Age: 9 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
9 YO M JABBED IN FINGER WITH PENCIL PUNCTURE WOUND FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/31/2010Age: 10 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils
A 10 YOF CUT FINGER ON A PENCIL ERASER, LACERATION TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/30/2010Age: 24 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
24 YR OLD BLACK FEMALE DX FOREIGN BODY IN LT 3RD FINGER - S/P HX OF LEAD (PEICE) FROM PENCIL STUCK IN FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/29/2010Age: 8 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
8YOM TRING TO SHARPEN PENCIL WITH THUMBNAIL, PENCIL LEAD STUCK UNDER NA IL; FB REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/26/2010Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
8YOF DOING HOMEWORK LAST NIGHT, STUCK HERSELF IN FINGER WITH PENCIL LEA D; PUNCTURE WOUND TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/18/2010Age: 11 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Other
Product: Pens and pencils
11 YR OLD BLACK FEMALE DX FINGER INJURY - S/P "PUNCHED HER FINGER" W/PENCIL JUST PTA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/15/2010Age: 18 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
18 YEAR OLD MALE PATIENT CAME IN WITH PENCIL LEAD STUCK IN LEFT THUMB. DX; FOREIGN BODY TO LEFT THUMB WITH REMOVAL, PENCIL LEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/11/2010Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
5 YO FEMALE - STABBED FINGER WITH A PENCIL AT SCHOOL. DX FB FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/11/2010Age: 15 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
15YOF ACCIDENTLY GOT POINT OF PENCIL UNDER RT SECOND FINGERNAIL; FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/09/2010Age: 19 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
19YOM FOREIGN BODY IN FINGER PUT HAND IN POCKET GOT POKED BY A PENCIL*
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/02/2010Age: 5 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
5 YOF GOT PIECE OF LEAD FROM MECHANICAL PENCIL STUCK UNDER LEFT THUMB NAIL SUSTAINING FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/01/2010Age: 11 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
11 YOM INJURED FINGER FROM PENCIL. DX-PUNCTURE LEFT INDEX FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 03/01/2010Age: 24 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Pens and pencils
24YOF HAS PAIN IN THUMB AFTER WRITING A LOT AT SCHOOL THUMB SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 02/08/2010Age: 8 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Black/African American
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils
8 YR F CUT FINGER ON METAL PART OF PENCIL;DX LACERATED FINGERS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/19/2010Age: 10 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
MOTHER STATES PIECE OF PENCIL LEAD UNDER THUMBNAIL OF RIGHT HAND DX FOR EIGN BODY TO RIGHT THUMBNAIL REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/08/2010Age: 12 yearsSex: MaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: SchoolFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
P.W. R IND FING/12YOM 12YOM AT SCHOOL GOT METAL SPRING FROM PEN STUCK I N R IND FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment


Date: 01/07/2010Age: 4 yearsSex: MaleRace: Other
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: FingerDiagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils
4 YR M CUT FINGER WITH METAL PART OF PEN;DX LACERATED FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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