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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 341
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/29/2008 | Age: 66 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT POKED SELF IN EYE WITH A PEN AT HOMEDX: RIGHT SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORR HAGE RIGHT EYE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/20/2008 | Age: 56 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 PUT PEN IN EAR TO SCRATCH IT AND PIECE OF PEN BROKE OFF IN EAR DX:RT EAR FB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/17/2008 | Age: 74 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| LEFT EAR BLEEDING. PT STUCK A PEN IN HIS EAR TO SCRATCH IT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/03/2008 | Age: 70 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT ACCIDENTALLY STABBED SELF IN HAND WITH A PEN AND C/O HAND PAIN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/29/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Foot | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils, Clothing accessories |
| PT STATES DROPPED PENCIL OUT OF PURSE AND STEPPED ON IT DX RT FOOT PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/25/2008 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Lower Arm | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| DX UPPER EXTREMITY NUMBNESS: PRESENTS W 1D H/O L HAND NUMBNESS/TINGL'G AND SIFFICULTY WRITING/HOLD'G A PEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/31/2008 | Age: 64 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Toe | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 64 YO FEMALE, TIP OF PENCIL BROKE-STUCK IN FOOT FOREIGN BODY IN TOE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/22/2008 | Age: 60 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT ACCID POKED SELF IN EYE W/PENCIL.DX: L EYE SUBCONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHA GE. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/20/2008 | Age: 52 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 52 YOM ACCIDENTALLY POKED IN RIGHT EYE WITH PENCIL SUSTAINING A CORNEAL ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/18/2008 | Age: 53 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| 53 YO FEMALE HAS RIGHT EAR PAIN AFTER PUTTING PENCIL IN EAR OTITIS MEDIA |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/14/2008 | Age: 80 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PATIENT ATTEMPTED TO CLEAN OUT HER EAR WITH A PENCIL YESTERDAY, SINCE THEN THE EAR HAS BEEN BLEEDING. DX-LT EAR BLEEDING |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/07/2008 | Age: 63 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Eyeball | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| POKED IN EYE W/ PEN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/28/2008 | Age: 79 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT WAS WRITING YEATERDAY AND HAD AN ITCH IN EAR USED PEN TO SCRATCH IT AND FEELS LIKENOT ALL OF THE PEN CAME OUT- POSSIBLE FB EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/18/2008 | Age: 58 years | Sex: Female | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Hand | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Pens and pencils |
| PT SUSTAINED PUNCTURE WOUND TO HAND ON A PEN* |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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