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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 796
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/17/2005 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT FELL INTO A PENCIL AND INJURED FINGER. DX FINGER FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/15/2005 | 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 |
| PENCIL POINT BROKE OFF/FB FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/02/2005 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| STI L 2ND FINGER, PT PLAYING W/COUSIN, SUST INJURY W/A PENCIL AT HOME, C/O PAIN, NUMBNESS, TENDERNESS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/18/2005 | Age: 10 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 |
| PW TO FINGER WHEN STUCK WITH PENCILE AT SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/15/2005 | Age: 14 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils, Knives |
| PT WAS SHARPENING A PENCIL WITH HIS POCKETKNIFE, & CUT RT. 3RD FINGER DX: RT 3RD FINGER LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/07/2005 | Age: 8 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 |
| PT STUCK HIS RT THUMB WITH *** AT HOME. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/04/2005 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| FB L 3RD FINGER, PT ACCIDENTALLY GOT A PENCIL LEAD EMBEDDED IN THE SCHOOL, C/O PAIN, TENDERNESS, SENSATION INTACT. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/14/2005 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT WITH MECHANICAL PENCIL LEAD UNDER NAIL OF 1ST FINGER OF L HAND. PUSH LEAD BACK INTO PENCIL & IT BROKE OFF. DX: FOREIGN BODY FINGERNAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2005 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| C/O PT MOM STATES ACCIDENTLY GOT A PENCIL LEAD STUCK IN FINGER DX PUNCTURE WOUND TO RT FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2005 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| FINGER LACERATION, CUT WITH A PEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/01/2005 | Age: 10 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets |
| PEN VS. THUMB WHEN STUCK IN DRAWER DX: R THUMB F.B. (PART OF PEN STUCK) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2005 | Age: 9 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| C/O PT MOM STATES CHILD WAS STABBED IN THE FINGER WITH A PENCIL DX PUNCTURE WOUND LT FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2005 | 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 |
| PT'S FINGER WAS STABBED BY PENCIL. DX: FB R MIDDLE FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/16/2005 | Age: 7 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 |
| SWOLLEN LEFT MIDDLE FINGER - PT STATES HE POKED FINGER WITH PENCIL LEAD . D: PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT 3RD DIGIT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/05/2005 | 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 |
| GOT PENCIL LEAD JAMMED INTO LT 5TH FINGER CUTICLE. FOREIGN BODY LT LITT LE FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2005 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| ACCIDENTALLY HIT ON THE FINGER WITH A PENCIL AT SCHOOL DX: NO DX ON CHART PT. LEFT PRIOR TO BEING SEEN BY DR. |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 05/16/2005 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT WAS PLAYING C WIRT, THIS KIND IN PENCILS/PENS., GOT STUCK IN THE FIN GER, MOM COULDN'T TAKE IT OUT SUSTAINED" FIGNER FB REMOVAL" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/12/2005 | Age: 10 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 |
| F.B. REMOVAL THUMB - JAMMED LEAD FROM MECHANICAL PENCIL INTO THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/09/2005 | Age: 8 years | Sex: Male | 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 |
| PENCIL LEAD IN THUMB FOR 3 DAYS, BURNING TO FINGER. DX. PENCIL LEAD DI SCOLORED L THUMB. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/04/2005 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT WAS JABBED FINGER WITH A PENCIL.. DX FINGER PUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2005 | Age: 6 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 |
| PT SUSTAINED FOREIGN BODY TO FINGER FROM PENCIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/14/2005 | Age: 13 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 |
| STUCK SELF WITH PENCIL FOR SECOND TIME DX. FB THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2005 | Age: 15 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| WRITING W/ PEN FELT A POP SPRAIN RIGHT RING FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/08/2005 | Age: 6 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 |
| PATIENT GOT METAL SPRING FROM PEN STUCK IN THUMB AT SCHOOL, CANNOT REMO VE; FB REMOVED |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2005 | Age: 14 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 |
| STUCK PENCIL LEAD IN FINGER AT SCHOOL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/03/2005 | Age: 12 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT GOT PENCIL LEAD UNDER FINGER NAIL; FB FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/18/2005 | Age: 13 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PATIENT STABBED IN FINGER BY ANOTHER STUDENT WITH PENCIL AT SCHOOL, INT ENT NOT STATED; FINGER LAC./CONTUSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2005 | Age: 7 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT WITH PENCIL POINT IN RT HAND PALM, FB/ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/27/2005 | Age: 11 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| FB RIGHT 4TH FINGER. PT GOT A PIECE OF LEAD FROM A MECHANICAL PENCIL ST UCK UNDER FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/20/2005 | Age: 14 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 |
| PENCIL LEAD UNDER NAIL/FB LT INDEX |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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