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Accidents - Pens and pencils - 26-50 years old - Year 2002 - Hand

 



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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 182
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Date: 11/21/2002Age: 37 yearsSex: FemaleRace: Not stated in ER record
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: 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: 10/11/2002Age: 38 yearsSex: FemaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: 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: 07/31/2002Age: 46 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: HomeFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: 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: 01/28/2002Age: 34 yearsSex: MaleRace: Black/African American
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: 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: 01/21/2002Age: 29 yearsSex: MaleRace: White
Location: Not recordedFire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: HandDiagnosis: 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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