Accidents - Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks - 16-25 years old - Year 2003 - Hand

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Date: 12/26/2003	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT C/O PUNCTURE WOUND TO LT HAND AT HOME WITH A NAIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/10/2003	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Furniture
DX:PALMAR ABSCESS L. PUNCTURE WOUND FROM NAIL WHILE MOVING FURNITURE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/06/2003	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
LACERATION TO HAND ON NAIL DX PALM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/02/2003	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, House repair or construction materials
PATIENT FELL ON A BOARD THAT HAD NAILS IN IT. DX-LEFT HAND PUNCTURE WOUND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/01/2003	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
[PT C/O PUNCTURE WOUND TO HAND , STUCK WITH TACK.DEEPLY DX PUNCTURE WOUNDT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/23/2003	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PUNCTURE (R) HAND, PT SUST INJURY WITH A NAIL AT THE STREET, C/O PAIN, NO ACTIVE BLEEDING, SENSATION & MOTOR INTACT, NO VASCULAR COMPR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/29/2003	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PUNCTURE WOUND TO L HAND, CAUGHT HAND ON SIDE OF BUILDING BY RUSTY NAIL . DX. PW L HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2003	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT CUT ON A NAIL; LAC HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/10/2003	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Doors
PW LEFT HAND. PT HIT HAND ON A NAIL THAT WAS STICKING OUT OF DOOR.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/2003	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: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers
PT WAS WORKING WITH A NAIL GUN WHEN HE PUNCTURED HIS LT HAND WITH A NAI L.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/06/2003	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers
SHOT SELF IN HAND WITH A NAIL GUN / REMOVED NAIL PRIOR TO ARRIVAL DX: L HAND PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/26/2003	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
ACCIDENTALLY PUT NAIL IN HAND DX PUNCTURE WOUND TO R HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2003	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PUNCTURE WOUND TO R PALM, STUCK W/RUSTY NAIL. DX. PUNCTURE WOUND, CONT R HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2003	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
CUT PALM OF HAND ON NAIL/ LAC LT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/23/2003	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: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Ramps or landings
CWAS GOING UP RAMP AND CAUGHT HAND ON SCREWS AND CUT IT DX RT HAND LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2003	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PW LEFT HAND.PT INJURED HAND ON A NAIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/13/2003	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
HIT HAND ON BOARD W/ NAIL DX: PUNCTURE WOUND RT. HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2003	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: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
DX ABRASION TO LEFT HAND: FELL AND INJURED HAND ON NAIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/26/2003	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT SUS WOUND TO HAND BY NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2003	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
LEFT HAND LACERATION.PT LACERATED HAND ON A NAIL STICKING OUT OF A POST .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2003	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT SHOEING HORSES AND A NAIL WENT THROUGH HAND DX: PW WITH DISTAL NERVE INJ LT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/18/2003	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT LACERATED HAND ON NAIL 3 DAYS AGO, ACUTE LOCAL INFECTION L HAND LACE RATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/16/2003	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PUNCTURED HAND ON A NAIL DX: PUNCTURE WOUND L HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/15/2003	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT FELL CAUGHT SELF WITH L HAND ON NAIL, LACERATION L PALM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/10/2003	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT C/O HAND PUNCTURE WITH NAIL. DX PUNCT. WOUND TO RT HAND. - .
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/30/2003	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Toilets
PT CUT HAND ON A BOLT ON A TOILET; LAC HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2003	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
19 YO M NAIL WENT THROUGH HAND. DX R HAND PUNCTURE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/29/2003	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT FELL ONTO A BOARD WITH NAILS IN IT DX: PUNCTURE WOUND LT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/18/2003	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers
19 YO M #16 NAIL IN HAND FROM NAILGUN. DX PUNCTURE WOUND L HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/12/2003	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PUNCTURE HAND ON NAIL SYNCOPE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/10/2003	Age: 17 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
LACERATION HAND - PATIENT CUT LEFT HAND ON A NAIL 10 MINUTES AGO - 7 CM INCISION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2003	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT FELL ON NAIL AT HOME. DX: LACERATION 4 CM TO RT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/2003	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
24 YO M BOLT BROKE, HIT L HAND. DX L HAND CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/26/2003	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
LAC TO HAND WHEN STRUCK ON NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/13/2003	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
CUT HAND ON NAIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/10/2003	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Ceilings and walls
24YOM-LACERATION LEFT PALM-CUT AT HOME OM NAIL PROTRUDING FROM WALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/01/2003	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers
PT WAS AT HOME WHEN A NAIL FIRED FROM A NAIL GUN PUNCTURED HER RT HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/20/2003	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Sofas, couches, davenports, divans or studio couches
CUT RT HAND ON RUSTY NAIL WHEN MOVING A COUCH YESTERDAY. ACUTE AB RT HA ND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/19/2003	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers
PT SHOT NAIL FROM NAIL GUN INTO HAND, ACUTE NAIL PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/16/2003	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Hammers
PT HAMMERING A NAIL AT FRIENDS HOUSE WHEN HE HIT THE NAIL IT WENT INTO LEFT HAND PUYLLED IT OUT PUNCTURE WOUND HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/15/2003	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT C/O PUNCTURE WOUND TO HAND WITH NAIL DX: PUNCTURE WOUND TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2003	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
16 YO MALE CUT RIGHT HAND ON A NAIL LACERATION RIGHT HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2003	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Knickknacks, statues, vases or urns
PATIENT SUSTAINED LACERATION TO HAND AFTER CUT TO HAND BY NAILS FROM A BROKEN STATUE.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2003	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Hammers
FB LEFT HAND.PT WAS USING A HAMMER ON A NAIL AND HIT NAIL ON HAND.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/11/2003	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT STUCK NAIL IN HAND DX: PUNCTURE WOUND TO HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2003	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE WOUND OF HIS HAND FROM A NAIL AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2003	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
DX PUNCTURE WOUND RIGHT HAND: FELL ON NAIL AND INJURED HAND AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/03/2003	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PW RIGHT HAND. PT INJURED HAND WHEN POKING IT ON A RUSTY NAIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2003	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
DX RIGHT HAND PUNCTURE WOUND: PACKING DIRT DOWN, NAIL IN DIRT, GOT HAND AT HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/24/2003	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers
PT SHOT SELF WITH NAIL FROM NAIL GUN INTO L HAND, PUNCTURE WOUND L HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/16/2003	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Ceilings and walls
RT HAND LAC-AT HOME-CUT ON A NAIL-IN BASEBOARD OF WALL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2003	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Pictures, picture frames or wall decorations
RT HAND LAC-CUT ON A RUSTY NAIL STICKING OUT OF PICTURE-AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/25/2003	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PW TO HAND FROM NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/21/2003	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT STUCK A NAIL IN HIS HAND WHILE MOVING SOME "STUFF" AT HOME PUNCTURE WOUND HAND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/07/2003	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Hand		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT STUCK A NAIL IN HAND. LEFT WITHOUT SEEING DOCTOR. DX: PUNCTU RE WOUND TO HAND.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

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