Accidents - Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks - 16-25 years old - Years 1997-2010 - Upper Arm

Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 1,683
See also: Other age groups, Other products, Other body parts.

Accidents - Years:

Year 1997:	225
Year 1998:	92
Year 1999:	196
Year 2000:	23
Year 2001:	55
Year 2002:	192
Year 2003:	152
Year 2004:	81
Year 2005:	243
Year 2006:	302
Year 2007:	31
Year 2010:	87

Accidents - Sex

Accidents - Race

National Electronic Injury Surveillance System Accidents Records

Date: 10/19/2010	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
17 YOM WAS ACCIDENTALLY HIT IN THE HEAD WITH A BOARD THAT HAD A NAIL IN IT, SCRAPED RIGHT ARM. DX-LAC UPPER ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/26/2010	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
22YOBM PT REPORTS ACCIDENTALLY RUNNING INTO A NAIL IN HIS HOUSE, LAC TO L UPPER ARM. DX. LAC L UPPER ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/19/2010	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
20 YOM RAN UP AGAINST A NAIL. DX: L ARM LAC 6 CM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/25/2007	Age: 22 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SCRAPED AGAINST NAIL/UPPER ARM LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/13/2007	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
DX LACERATION TO UPPER ARM: RAN INTO BOLT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2006	Age: 18 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Ceilings and walls
PAITENT SLIPPED IN BATHROOM & GRAZED RIGHT ARM ON A NAIL ON THE WALL AT HOME. DX: 6 TO 7 CM LACERATION TO UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/09/2006	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PATIENT SCRAPPED UPPER ARM ON A NAIL 2 DAYS AGO. DX-ABRASION UPPER ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/01/2006	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
NAIL WENT INTO PATIENTS UPPER ARM DX: PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT DISTAL BICEP #
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/12/2006	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: School		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT SUSTAINED A LACERATION OF THE UPPER ARM FROM A NAIL AT SCHOOL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/17/2006	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT HAS NAIL IN ARM DX: PUNCTURE WOUND TO LEFT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/04/2005	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Nail guns or stud drivers
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT IN THE ARM WITH NAIL FROM NAIL GUN DX: R UPPER ARM PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/14/2005	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
CUT UPPER.ARM ON EXPOSED NAIL ." LAC'
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/20/2005	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Ceilings and walls
NAIL IN WALL--STUCK IN ARM DX PUNCTURE WOUND BICEP
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2005	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT HIT ARM ON NAIL PRESENTS WITH PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/18/2005	Age: 24 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Ceilings and walls
RT UPPER ARM LACERATION.PT HIT UPPER ATM ON ANAIL IN THE WALL AND LACER ATED ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/01/2005	Age: 19 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SUPERFICIAL ABRASIONS - STUCK SELF WITH NAILS WHILE ROOFING
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/02/2004	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Desks, chests, bureaus or buffets
UPPER ARM LAC-CUT ON A NAIL ON A DRESSER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/28/2004	Age: 16 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT FELL ONTO A NAIL AND INJURED UPPER ARM.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/04/2004	Age: 23 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
A PIECE OF WOOD WITH NAIL IN IT FELL ON ARM DX: L UPPER ARM PUNCTURE WOUND
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/01/2003	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 Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT HIT ARM ON NAIL. DX: PT LWBS.
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 07/02/2003	Age: 23 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Ceilings and walls
CONTUSION TO UPPER ARM WHEN STRUCK ON NAIL THAT WAS HANGING IN WALL AT HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/2003	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
STATES HE FELL ON A BOARD WITH A NAIL IN IT DX LT UPPER ARM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/26/2003	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
17 Y/O M C/O LFT ARM WOUND. PT FELL ON NAIL. DX PUNCT. WOUND AND CELLUI TIUS.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/01/2003	Age: 25 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks, Ceilings and walls
PW RT UPPER ARM WITH CELLULITIS.PT HIT UPPER ARM ON A NAIL IN WALL.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/04/2002	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
DOING YARD WORK, HAD NAIL STUCK IN UPPER ARM. PT PULLED IT OUT HIMSELF. NUMBNESS, STIFFNESS TO ARM. DX; PW LT ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/24/2002	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
PT "I GOT CUT ON MY ARM BY A NAIL" STSTES PATIENT - DX LACERATYION TO RT AXILLA.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2002	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
# 22 YOM HAD NAIL GO INTO UPPER ARM DX PUNCTURE WOUND ARM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/14/2002	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 Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
DX PUNCTURE WOUND LEFT UPPER ARM: NAIL STICKING OUT AT HOME, LEANED AG AINST IT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/13/2002	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
SCRAPED ARM 20 YO BF SCRAPED ARM ON NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2001	Age: 20 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/27/2001	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/08/2000	Age: 18 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2000	Age: 17 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/08/1999	Age: 21 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 09/08/1999	Age: 22 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/15/1999	Age: 25 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/03/1999	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: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/21/1999	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: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/24/1998	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/20/1998	Age: 20 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Puncture
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/1998	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 Arm		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/03/1997	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/02/1997	Age: 16 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/19/1997	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: Upper Arm		Diagnosis: Foreign Body
Product: Nails, screws, carpet tacks or thumbtacks
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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