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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 492
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.
National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records
| Date: 12/07/2010 | Age: 23 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Other public property | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 23 YOM SUS FB TO EAR AFTER STICKING A SCREW IN EAR CAUSE HE WAS MAD% |
| Disposition: Treated and transferred to another hospital |
| Date: 07/19/2010 | Age: 19 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 19 YOM INJURED EAR FROM BOARD WITH NAIL. DX-LEFT EAR HELIX LACERATION 2 CM |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/09/2009 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Female | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Cabinets, racks, room dividers and shelves |
| OPENING A CABINET, HIT EAR WITH A RUSTED NAIL DX: EAR LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 04/03/2009 | Age: 17 years | Sex: Male | Race: Not stated in ER record |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT IS A 17 Y.O. WITH MR, PLACED SCREWS IN BOTH EARS. DX FB EARS. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/01/2008 | Age: 25 years | Sex: Male | Race: Other |
| Location: Not recorded | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT WITH LAC TO EAR FROM A NAIL |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 01/14/2007 | Age: 21 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT SLIPPED AT HOME AND CAUGHT EAR ON NAIL DX// LEFT EAR LAC |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/30/2004 | Age: 20 years | Sex: Female | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT WAS POKED IN EAR W/NAIL. DX: EAR ABR. |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 06/07/2003 | 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: Ear | Diagnosis: Other |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| 18 YOM USED NAIL TO CLEAN OUT EAR ACUTE OTITIS EXTERNA R |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 10/03/2002 | Age: 24 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Laceration |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Ceilings and walls |
| PT STATES CUT HIS EAR ON A NAIL STICKING OUT OF A WALL IN A FREINDS BASEMENT |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 03/15/2002 | Age: 16 years | Sex: Male | Race: White |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| PT PUT TACK IN EAR, FOREIGN BODY L EAR |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
| Date: 05/13/1999 | Age: 18 years | Sex: Male | Race: Black/African American |
| Location: Home | Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded |
| Body part: Ear | Diagnosis: Foreign Body |
| Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks |
| Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment |
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