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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 59
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 06/28/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pins and needles, Pens and pencils |
| PATIENT DID SELF TATTOO ON FOREARM WITH UNSTERILIZED SEWING NEEDLE AND INK PEN AT HOME, NOW SWOLLEN AND RED; CELLULITIS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2008 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pins and needles, Desk supplies |
| CAREGIVER AT GROUP HOME STATES PT WAS TRYING TO PUT A HOMEMADE TATOO ON L ARM W/STICK PIN AND INK. DX. SELF TATOO L ARM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/29/2008 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pins and needles |
| SEWING NEEDLE BROKE OFF IN ARM;DX FOREIGN BODY LOWER ARM |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 03/19/2008 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pins and needles, Pillows |
| PATIENT WITH H/O ADHD, PSYCH ISSUES, HAS BEEN CUTTING ARMS WITH SEWING NEEDLE, MOM FOUND NEEDLE UNDER PILLOW;ROUND SCABS ON FOREARMS |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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