Accidents - Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks - 16-25 years old - Year 2004 - Lower Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 772
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 12/23/2004	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
20 YOF CAUGT ARM ON SCREW LAC FOREARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2004	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Tables
PATIENT SCRAPED HIS FOREARM ON NAILS THAT WERE STICKING OUT OF A TABLE AT HOME. LACERATION FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2004	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PW RT FOREARM.PT HIT FOREARM ON A RUSTY NAIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/01/2004	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
24 YOM PUNCTURED RIGHT LOWER ARM WITH RUSTY NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/16/2004	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT HIT ARM ON NAIL; PW ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2004	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PW LEFT ARM. PT STUCK ARM AGAINST A PROTRUDING NAIL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/12/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Stairs or steps
RT FOREARM CAUGHT ON NAIL BY STAIRS LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
WHILE RUNNING, PT RAN INTO LIGHT POLE, CUT ARM ON NAIL, LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2004	Age: 19 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT LAC LT FOREARM ON A SCREW
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/24/2004	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT CUT ARM ON A NAIL YESTERDAY. DX: 4 CM L ARM LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/08/2004	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT CAUGHT ON NAIL; ARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2004	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT STUCK A NAIL IN LOWER ARM. DX: PUNCTURE WOUND RT FOREARM. /INFECTION ALSO
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2004	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Ceilings and walls
PATIENT CUT LEFT FOREARM ON A NAIL THAT WAS STICKING OUT OF THE WALL AT HOME. DX. LEFT FOREARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/15/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT CUT ARM ON RUSTY NAIL AT HOME; FOREARM LAC.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/28/2004	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
ACCIDENTLY STUCK WITH NAIL PUNCTURE WOUND ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/21/2004	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT WAS WALKING BY A NAIL AND SCRAPPED HIS LEFT FOREARM ON IT AT HOME. DX-4 CM LACERATION FOREARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/15/2004	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Street or highway		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Lower Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
LAC (L) FOREARM, PT STS SUST INJURY WITH A NAIL WHILE DRINKING ALCOHOL, , CO PAIN, BLEEDING, SOME DIZZINESS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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