Accidents - Pens and pencils - 6-15 years old - Year 2002 - Finger

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,027
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Date: 12/12/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PATIENT STUCK THUMB WITH PENCIL AT SCHOOL; PUNCTURE WOUND TO THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PTS.MOTHER REPORTED PT.HAD LEAD FROM PENCIL STUCK RT.INDEX FINGER RT.HAND. DX-RT.INDEX FINGER FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/28/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PT POKED HAND W/PENCIL. DX: PW L MIDDLE FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/14/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PENCIL LEAD UNDER FINGER NAIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils, Knives
TRYING TO SHARPEN PENCIL WITH A STEAK KNIFE AND CUT FINGER. ;LACERATIO N TO KEFT INDEX FINGER. DO NOT CONTACT PATIENT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils, Scissors
THUMB LACERATION- SUSTAINED WHEN HE WAS USING SCISSORS TO CUT A PIECE O F TAPE THAT WAS ON A PENCIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PUNCTURED FINGER AND INFECTION FROM PENCIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/01/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
10 YO FEMALE WAS STABBED WITH PENCIL IN RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER AT SCHOOL F/B FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PT WAS STABBED W/PENCIL. DX: PW L THUMB.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
AT SCHOOL AND IMBEDDED L RING FINGER W/ PENCIL LEAD BY ACCIDENT DX FB L RING FINGER REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
6-YOM SUSTAINED A FOREIGH BODY OF PENCIL LEAD TO HIS FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/03/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PUNCTURE (R) 3RD FINGER, PT STRUCK WITH A PENCIL BY A STUDENT AT THE SCHOOL, C/O SEVERE PAIN.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
12 Y/O MALE GOT A PENCIL LEAD STUCK IN HIS FINGERNAIL BED WHILE AT SCHOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/15/2002	Age: 10 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PT STUCK PENCIL POINT TIP UNDER LT 4TH FINGERTIP, FB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Pens and pencils
PT STRUCK LT THUMB WITH PEN NOW C/O PN WITH NUMBNESS/SWELLING, CONTUSIO N
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/14/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
JABBED SELF WITH PENCIL AT SCHOOL DX. PW FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PENCIL LEAD IN FINGER FB FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2002	Age: 12 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PUNCTURE WOUND RT THUMB, 6 YR OLD ISTER JABBED HER WITH A LEAD PENCIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils, Knives with replaceable blades
PT WAS SHARPENING A PENCIL WITH A E*** KNIFE WHICH SLIPPED AND CUT HIS THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PATIENT STUCK PENCIL IN FINGER AT HOME, LEAD IN FINGER; FB REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
PT HAD A PENCIL POINT BREAK IN FINGER AT SCHOOL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/30/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils, Day wear
PENCIL IN PANTS POCKETPW THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/22/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PEN STUCK IN THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/06/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
11 YO M PUT HAND IN POCKET AND PUNCTURED FINGER WITH PENCILPUNCTURE WOU ND TO FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/03/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
STUCK PENCIL IN RIGHT INDEX FINGER AND LEAD BROKE OFF, CAN'T REMOVE IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/22/2002	Age: 8 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
8 Y.O. B MALE W/FB REMOVAL TO FINGER. PT GOT PENCIL LEAD IN FINGER @ SC HOOL. E9208
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/2002	Age: 11 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
LEAD FROM PENCIL UNDER L FINGERNAIL 3RD FINGER 2 DAYS PTA-DX-ACUTE L 3R D FINGERNAIL FOREIGN BODY REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/18/2002	Age: 6 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
PATIENT POKED IN THUMBNAIL WITH PENCIL AT HOME, LEAD STILL IN NAIL; FB REMOVED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/20/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
FELL ON PENCIL @SCHOOL YEST WITH RT MIDDLE DIGIT PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/06/2002	Age: 9 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Pens and pencils
PT PLAYING WITH PENCIL AND STABBED SELF ON LEFT THUMB ; LEAD BROKE OFF IN LEFT THUMB. D: LEFT THUMB CUT / FOREIGN BODY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/28/2002	Age: 14 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Pens and pencils
14 Y.O. W MALE W/FB REMOVAL TO FINGER. PT GOT PENCIL STUCK BETWEEN FINGER & FINGER NAIL @ SCHOOL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/20/2002	Age: 7 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Pens and pencils
FELL ON PENCIL @SCHOOL YEST WITH RT MIDDLE DIGIT PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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