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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 182
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
Date: 11/21/2002 | Age: 37 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
Product: Pens and pencils |
PUNCTURE HAND - PATIENT REPORTS SHE POKED HER RIGHT HAND WITH A LEAD PE NCIL AT HOME - TIP OF PENCIL DID NOT BREAK OFF IN HAND |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 10/11/2002 | Age: 38 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
Product: Pens and pencils |
PT SUSTAINED FOREIGN BODY TO HAND FROM PENCIL |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 07/31/2002 | Age: 46 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
Product: Pens and pencils, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
PENCIL ROLLED OFF DESK WENT TO CATCH PENCIL STABBED HAND DX PUNCTURE WOUND HAND |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/28/2002 | Age: 34 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
Product: Pens and pencils |
PT C/O A PEICE OF PENCIL WAS STUCK IN HER LT PALM - NOW IT HURTS. |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
Date: 01/21/2002 | Age: 29 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
Product: Pens and pencils |
PT C/O PUNCTURE WOUND TO RT HAND WHILE WRITING PEN SOMEHOW WENT TH ROUGH PALM OF HAND DX: PUNCTURE WOUND RT HAND |
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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