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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 245
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 08/12/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 23 YOM HAD FOUR NAILS GO INTO LEGDX PUNCTURE WOUND R THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/10/2002 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Stairs or steps |
| WAS SLIDING DOWN WOODEN STEPS, LACERATED LEFT THIGH ON EXPOSED NAIL. DX : LACERATION, LEFT THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/01/2002 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT PUNCTURED THIGH WITH RUSTY NAIL, PUNCTURE WOUND R THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PW LEFT FEMUR.PT INJURED FEMUR ON A NAIL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/15/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT STUCK NAIL ACCIDENLTY INTO THIGH C/O BLEEDING DX; PUNCTURE WOUND THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/28/2002 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers |
| SHOT IN UPPER LEG WITH NAIL FROM NAIL GUN DX PUNCTURE WOUND THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2002 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Ceilings and walls |
| $PW RT THIGH.PT HIT THIGH ON A NAIL STICKING OUT OF A WALL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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