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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 511
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 09/12/2005 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 25 YO - DX: ABRAISION RT. KNEE - SCRATCHED WITH NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/11/2005 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT PUNCTURED KNEE ON A RUSTY TACK |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/06/2005 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Place of recreation or sports | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT.INJ.RT.KNEE 10 DAYS AGO WHEN AT *** & KNELT DOWN ON A SCREW.DX; RT.K NEE CELLULITIS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2005 | 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: Knee | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT KNELT DOWN ON NAIL AND IT WENT INTO KNEE, PW KNEE - PT ADMITTED TO O R |
| Disposition: Treated and admitted for hospitalization (within same facility) |
| Date: 06/08/2005 | 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: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| RUNNING AND FELL ONTO A NAIL AND LAC KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/29/2005 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Stairs or steps |
| PT CAUGHT FOOT ON NAIL AND FELL DOWN STAIRS. DX: R KNEE STRAIN. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/24/2005 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT FELL ON NAIL AND IT PUNCUTRED LEFT KNEE C/O PAIN LEFT KNEE PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/03/2005 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| CUT TO KNEE HIT ON POINT OF NAIL DX: LACERATION TO KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/20/2005 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT TRIPPED OVER A LARGE BOLT AND LANDED ON KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/09/2005 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT SUST PUNCTURE TO KNEE FROM A NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/04/2005 | 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: Knee | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT WAS TAKING WOOD OUT OF TRUCK AND A BAORD HAD A NAIL IN IT WHICH PUNC HED THROUGH HIS JEANS DX PUNCTURE WOUND TO KNEE |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/26/2005 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Knee | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers |
| FB LEFT KNEE. PT SOT KNEE WITH A NAIL GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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