Accidents - Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks - 0-5 years old - Year 2003 - Head

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 470
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 09/24/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
HIT HEAD ON RUSTY NAIL AT HOME; SCALP LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/21/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT HIT HEAD ON EXPOSED SCREW AT HOME DX: PUNCTURE WOUND TO SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2003	Age: 15 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Ceilings and walls
HIT HEAD ON A NAIL STICKING OUT OF A WALL,LACERATION TO HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2003	Age: 17 months	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
HEAD LAC-@ HOME-FELL-HIT HEAD ON A PROTUDING SCREW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/29/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT HIT HEAD ON NAIL; LAC HEAD
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
CUT HEAD ON NAIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT'S MOTHER STATES CHILD SWUNG HEAD BACKWARDS AND HIT HEAD ON A NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/18/2003	Age: 12 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Barstools or kitchen stools
HEAD PUNCTURE WOUND-CUT ON NAIL STICKING OUT OF BAR STOOL-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/12/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
FOREIGN BODY HEAD - CHILD FELL AT HOME - LANDED ON THUMB TACK - TACK EM BEDDED IN BACK OF SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2003	Age: 4 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Televisions
PT VISITING CHILDREN SEASHORE HOUSE JUMPED UP HITTING HEAD ON NAIL COMI NG OUT OF TV, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2003	Age: 21 months	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
CUT HEAD WHEN HIT WITH NAIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
BUMPED INTO EXPOSED BOLT DX. SCALP LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2003	Age: 11 months	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
FELL ONTO A RUSTY NAIL OCCIPUT ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT WAS AT A MUSEUM TODAY PT JUMPED & HIT HEAD ON METAL SCREW LAC SCALP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/2003	Age: 2 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
CUT HEAD ON NAIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/26/2003	Age: 3 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Head		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Tables
PUNCTURED HEAD WITH NAIL FROM TABLE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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