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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,928
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National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/28/2006 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT STUCK TO FINGER W/A NAIL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/19/2006 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers |
| SHOT WITH NAIL GUN @ HOME DX PUNCTURE WOUND L INDEX FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/18/2006 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers |
| PATIENT PUNCTURED FINGER WITH A NAIL WHILE USING A NAIL GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 12/01/2006 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers |
| SHOT SELF WITH NAIL GUN.FB THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/29/2006 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Floors or flooring materials |
| PT FELL ON NAIL STICKING OUT OF FLOOR AT HOME INJURING FINGER DX:PUNCTURE WOUND TO FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/14/2006 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Pliers, wire cutters or wrenches |
| LUG NUT STUCK ON INDEX FINGER FOR 10-20 MINS. W/A POWER IMPACT WRENCH, USED SOAP W/ NO RELIEF. DX. CONT R INDEX FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/10/2006 | 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Hammers |
| HAMMERED A NAIL INTO A FINGER, ?MECH " PW" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 11/08/2006 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers |
| PT SUSTAINED WOUND FROM NAIL FROM NAIL GUN IN THUMB AT HOME DX; REMOVAL SOFT TISSUE FOREIGN BODY TO LEFT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/12/2006 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT. HAS A NAIL THAT PIERCED THROUGH 3RD FINGER ON L HAND. DX. FB, PW L MIDDLE FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/08/2006 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers |
| FINGER PUNCTURE WOUND-NAILGUN SHOT NAIL INTO FINGER-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2006 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 18YO PUNCTURE WOUND FROM NAIL RT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/30/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers |
| PUNCTURE WOUND TO LT INDEX FINGER FROM NAIL GUN |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/24/2006 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT SUSTAINED FINGER INJURY FROM A NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/19/2006 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| RIGHT INDEX FINGER PW. PT INJURED FINGER ON A NAIL |
| Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA) |
| Date: 09/05/2006 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers |
| PT WAS USING NAIL GUN AND NAILED LEFT THUMB WITH 18 GA NAIL PUNCTURE |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 08/28/2006 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| CUT LEFT 3RD DIGIT ON BOLT AT HOME. LACERATION FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2006 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers |
| PATIENT C/O TRAUMTIC HAND PAIN, HOT NAIL WITH NAIL GUN THRU INDEX FINGER. DX-PUNCTURE WOUND FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| GOING THRU HIS POCKETS SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO L) 5TH FINGER ON METAL SCREW DX: LACERATION TO L) FIFTH FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/15/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Clothing |
| GOING THROUGH HIS POCKETS, SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO LEFT LITTLE FINGER FROM A METAL SCREW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/09/2006 | 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Hacksaws |
| PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF A FINGER WHILE USING A HACKSAW TO CUT OFF A SCREW. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/05/2006 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| FINGER LAC-CUT ON NAIL IN BOARD-@ HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/04/2006 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT RECEIVED CUT TO FINGER WHEN SHE CAUGHT IT ON A NAIL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/24/2006 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| WORKING @HOME, NAIL WENT THROUGH FINGER, DX; PUNCTURE WOUND TO FINGER/ |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/03/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| LAC TO FINGER WHEN VAUGHT IT ON A NAIL AT HOME |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/01/2006 | 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT CAUGHT FINGER ON A NAIL AND SUSTAINED LACERATION. D:4TH DIGIT LACERA TION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/28/2006 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| CUT FINGER WITH NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/24/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PW TO FINGER WHEN STUCK BY A NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/20/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| RIGHT THUMB STR. PT STRAINED THUMB WHEN HITTING IT ON A NAIL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/11/2006 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| HEAD OF NAIL WENT UNDER NAIL BED OF RIGHT THUMB PUNCTURE WOUND |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/18/2006 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| CUT FINGER WITH NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/05/2006 | Age: 22 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT CAUGHT HAND ON A NAIL. DX: R THUMB LAC 2 CM. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/28/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT AT HOME DOING YARDWORK AND GOT SIMPLE AVULSION OF RIGHT LITTLE FINGER WITH A RUSTY NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/27/2006 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| CUT FINGER ON NAIL/FINGER LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/21/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| CUT FINGER ON A RUSTY NAIL " LAC" |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/19/2006 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Avulsion |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| FINGER LAC. FROM RUST NAIL ON CHAIR FINGER AVULSION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/10/2006 | 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Jewelry |
| PATIENT FELL FROM THE ROOF, CAUGHT WEDDING BAND ON A NAIL. DX-INJURED FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/22/2006 | 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT THREW A BRICK WITH A NAIL IN IT DX: LACERATION RIGHT THUMB |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/10/2006 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| RIGHT INDEX FINGER PW. PT STUCK FINGER WITH A NAIL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/27/2006 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| GOT TACK STRUCK INTO PIP JOINT OF R INDEX FINGER AT HOME DX R INDEX FINGER PW |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/17/2006 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PUNCTURE L 3RD FINGER, PT SUST INJURY W/A RUSTY NAIL AT HOME, C/O PAIN, SWELLING, REDNESS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/10/2006 | 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Fracture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT FELL STRIKING A NAIL FRACTURED LEFT PINKTY FINGER |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/09/2006 | 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| ABSCESS WITH POSSIBLE FOREIGN BODY LT THUMB: PUT RIVET THROUGH THUMB 6 MONTHS AGO, AREA NOW REDDENED AND TENDER (NOT STATED SEEN ANYWHERE) |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/23/2006 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT PUNCTURED HER FINGER ON A SMALL NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/13/2006 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Fences or fence posts |
| PT PUTTING UP A FENCE AT HOME, GRABBED MATERIAL AND GOT STUCK IN FINGER WITH RUSTY NAIL. D: PUNCTURE WOUND. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/12/2006 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Finger | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers |
| PT FIRED FINISHING NAIL FROM GAS POWERED NAIL GUN INTO FINGER. DX: PW R FIRST FINGER. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/05/2006 | 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: Finger | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT ABRADED THUMB ON RUSTY NAIL. D: ABRASION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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