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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 153
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 11/24/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Concussion |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| DX CONCUSSION W/O LOC/LAC SCALP, <1CM HEMOSTATIC: PT TOOK A NAIL TO THE HEAD W WORK'G UNDER HIS CAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 08/30/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT IN AN ATTIC @ A THEATRE; HIT BACK OF HEAD ON RUSTY NAIL. DX: PW SCAL P |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/07/2009 | Age: 17 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 HIT HEAD ON NAIL CUTTING SCALP. SCALP LACERATION. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/25/2009 | Age: 19 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, Ceilings and walls |
| BUMPED HEAD INTO A NAIL THAT WAS IN CEILING WHILE WORKING ON SHED SCA LP LACERATION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 02/24/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Head | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Ceilings and walls |
| PT HIT HEAD ON SCREW THAT WAS STICKING OUT OF WALL, SUS LACERATION TO HEAD% |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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