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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 221
See also: Other years, Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/15/2009 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: School | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 16YOM, FELL AGAINST A NAIL AT SCHOOL, PUNCTURED THIGH, PUNCTURE WOUND R THIGH |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 09/04/2009 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Female | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| FELL ON RUSTY NAILS. DX-PUNCTURE WOUND THIGH, STRAIN COCCYN AND LUMBARSACRAL. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 07/28/2009 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers |
| PT SHOT SELF IN UPPER LEG WITH NAIL GUN ACCIDENTALLY. NAIL IN FEMUR ARE A. DX:RETAINED FOREIGN BODY. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/02/2009 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Upper Leg | Diagnosis: Puncture |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Furniture |
| L THIGH PUNCTURE WOUND: R THIGH ABRASION; NAIL STICKING OUT PIECE OF FURNITURE, PUNCTURED L THIGH, SUSTAINED ABRASION |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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