Accidents - Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks - 16-25 years old - Year 2002 - Lower Leg

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 808
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Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 11/13/2002	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT SCRAPED HIS LOWER LEG ON A NAIL, NOW HAS CELLULITIS. DX-CELLULITIS LEFT LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/02/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
ABRASION RIGHT LOWER LEG - 23 YOF FELL ON RUSTY NAIL THIS AM AND INJURE D RIGHT SHIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/09/2002	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SCRATCHED LOWER LEG ON A NAIL DX: LOWER LEG LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/29/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
LEFT LOWER LEG LACERATION.PT SAT ON A COUCH AND A RUSTY NAIL LACERATED LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/22/2002	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
RT LOWER LEG LAC-CUT ON A SCREW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2002	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT FELL IN A HOLE THAT HAD A BOLT IN IT, STUCK IN HIS LEG. DX-PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT LOWER LEG.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/11/2002	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT LACERATED LOWER LEG ON A NAIL. D: SIMPLE LACERATION WITH SEROMA .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/17/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT SUST LAC TO LEG FROM NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
LEFT LOWER LEG LACERATED PT LACERATED LOWER LEG ON A PROTRUDING NAIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2002	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
LACERATION TO R LOWER LEG FROM NAIL..LACERATION REPAIRED
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
WALKED INTO A NAIL LEG LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/23/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
LACERATION TO R SHIN - TRIPPED AND FELL ONTO PROTRUDING RUSTY NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/14/2002	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE WOUND TO LEFT LOWER LEG ON A NAIL AT HOME PUNCT URE WOUND LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/24/2002	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
ABRASION TO LEG WITH RUSTY NAILDX: L LE ABRASION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2002	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT WAS CUT BY A NAIL; PUNCTURE WOUND LT LEG
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/27/2002	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
LOWER LEG ABRASION - SCRAPED RIGHT LOWER LEG ON A NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2002	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Bedsprings or bedframes
CUT RIGHT SHIN ON EXPOSED NAIL ON WOOD ON A BED FRAME TODAY. RIGHT SHIN LACERATION.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2002	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Leg		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, House repair or construction materials
PT FELL AND HIT BOARD WITH A NAIL IN IT; PW LT LOWER EXTREMITY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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