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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 290
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 10/31/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 25 YOM CUT TOP OF HEAD ON RUSTY NAIL AT HOME LACERATION SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/04/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT AT HOME HIT HEAD ON A NAIL/ DX 3CM SUPERFICIAL LAC SCALP |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/09/2008 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT STOOD UP AND HIT HEAD ON RUSTY NAIL LAST NIGHT. D: LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/06/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT RAN INTO A NAIL CUTTING SCALP DX: SCALP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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