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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 119
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/15/2003 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| RT OTALGIA-PAIN SINCE HE ITCHED HSI EAR W/ PEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/19/2003 | Age: 57 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT HAD THE ERASER OFF A PENCIL STUCK IN HIS EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/13/2003 | Age: 75 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| SCRATCHING EAR CANAL WITH PENCIL WHEN ERASER CAME OFF INSIDE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2003 | Age: 89 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT FROM NURSING HOME--TRANSFERRING PT TO BED--EAR GOT CAUGHT ON PEN DX LACERATION LEFT EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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